Mexico weekly ledger., 1895-06-13
State Fish Notice.

! beg the special favor OF the publ
cation of the following notice in your
columns, and most respectfully re-
quest that all newspapers in the state,
friendly to fish production, also pub
lish it and send marked copy to me
for special reasons, to state which
would make this note too lengthy.
The return of hot weather makes it
impracticable to attempt the delivery
to applicants of young fry fish, until
cooler weather, or say about the first
of October. In the meantime persons
desiring stocking fish for their ponds
or lakes will please file their applica-
tions with Philip Kopplin, Superin-
tendent Missouri Fisheries, Forest
Park, st. Louis, Mo-, who will prompt
ly attend to the orders of all applicants
as soon as the temperature will per-
NIT.
| l desire to take this opportunity to
| congratulate the friends of p%iscicult-
ure generally, not only of u own
! missouri, but or the surr.-.saing states
upon the progress made by this com
mission within the last two years by
the aid of the press generally in edu-
eating the masses to the Importance of
this great industry, as a most reliable,
first-class source of meat supply, and
the cheapest and most satisfactory
which can be had, besides n which
can be neither monopolized nor corn
cred.
AS an evidence of this fact, within
that period-two years-the demand
for young fry for the purpose of stock
ing the hundreds of recently made
lakes has increased in the ratio OF
about 20 to / over former years. In
order to meet this extraordinary
demand, which we hope and believe
will double in the next and every sue
ceeding year, and until Missouri shall
be known and become famous, as she
should be, because of her apparent
capabilities, as one of the greatest
lake and fish producing states.
The commission last and this year
greatly increased the number of its
spawners or breeding stock to meet
this extraordinary and constantly in
creasipg demand. Recently Forest
Park (St. Louis) added forty acres o.
new lakes to her already great sys'
tenn which have been generously
rendered the commission for Matching
purposes, and which is now fairly
swarming with young "giant crappie'
:. and "black bass" for this fall ant
next springs delivery to applicants
: who, in due time, file their applica'
tons.
Again, we would beg of all apph
cants and correspondents to spell cor
~rectly and write plainly their owl
names. and the names of the neares
express office, railroads, etc., neares
and give the distance from expires
!. office to pond. Also give size ofpon'
y or lake, and quality of w~ater-wheth
er spring or surface, or both, and 1t
, depth how much featheredge or water
= four feet and less in depth, and wheth
: err yoncopins have been planted o
are growing therein. These are alb
: soluteIy necessary particulars, a strie
. observance of which will greatly facil
itate and tighten the labors OF tn
commission, and secure to all appl
cants a far better service.
Ibeg the friends OF pisciculture
:. watch the columns of the press &c
pertinent suggestions as to artiticii
= lake or pond practical pisciculture-
more properly termed ''fish farming,
= which are not to be found in any bool
u. and when you see these articles {
!, suggestions, cut them out and PR
y serve them for future reference, TO
!" when Won undertake to apply Their
te YOU NAV wish to read then ever agar
K Very Respectfully,
J. T. CRISP,
Chairman Missouri State Fish Con
nj mission.