New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-06-26
FISH COMMISSIONS WORK.
EXCELLENT RESULTS OBTAINED By
SMALL EXPENDITURE.
INCREASE SHOWN IN sHAD CAloh-
STRIPED BASS IN THE WEST-VALUE
OF GREAT LAKES STATIONS.


Washington. June 25-The work Of the Fish COM
mission Is practically completed for this year Ac-
cording to the officials OF the Commission when
the reports are sent In on July they VIII snow
that II has been the most successful year In the
history Of the Commission. The great Duik Vi ''e
work has been In the collection and distripuuoh VA
the eggs and fry OF commercial food fish, ana
this year more cod, whitefsh pike. perch' pass'
fatfsh and lobster have been planted than ever
before. Fully as many shad have Deen piahteu
this year as last when the high-water marx IN
shad propagation was reached The great COM
mercial value OF the work done by the Fish COM
mission can best be Illustrated In the case OF shad'
The catch Of shad in 1885 was 100000 Inc sys-
tematic collection OF eggs and distribution OF shad
fry since that year have Increased the eaten an
nuaIly until this year II reached 3OcoO an IN
crease Of 10 per cent In fourteen years. At the
same time the cost OF shad has been decreased 10
the consumer more than 80 per cent. The value Oh
the catch this year was upward OF SSooVoo
LARGE RESULTS AT SMALL COST.
This result has been obtained by the Commission
with a total expenditure of $4,000. so successful
was the experiment made several years ago TOT tue
Introduction of shad and striped bass on the racine
Coast that the planting OF those two food hshes on
that coast has been suspended The shad catch on
the Pacific now ranges between one and TWO
millions annually The total cost OF introducing
the shad into Pacific waters only 5000. so
plentiful have the striped bass become In the Fa-
clfc Coast streams since their introduction that
they can be purchased in the markets of the coast
cheaper the year round than In the Eastern mar
kets When they were first introduced they broug"
81 a pound
The work at the California stations this year has
been confined TO the propagation Of the commercial
salmon and the sockeye and steelhead trout o'ei
forty million eggs have been distributed from 'hese
stations. From the five oregon stations on the
Columbia River 10000 900 fry have been planted IN
the Pacific Coast streams The new station az
Rakers Lake Washington established Tor tn r
propagation of bueback and silver salmon; VII T.,
beg in operations on July m me noG Colorado and
sonth Dakota for the propagation OF Eastern Drook
trout graynng and mountain or back-spotted trout
DISTRIBUTION IN THE WEST.
From these stations 6oOoOOOO fry distributed
In the streams OF Colorado Washington luaho,
Montana South Dakota New-Mexico, Arizona ana
Indian Territory. From the Middle state stations
in Iowa. Illinois, Missouri and Texas for the propa-
cation OF brook and rainbow trout, black bass ana
crappie 10000 fry OF all kinds were distributed III
stock In private ponds and streams and some puoi'c
waters From the stations on the Great Lakes
where the whitefsh, lake trout, herring PIKE perch
and wall-eyed pike are collected iOooW eggs ot
all kinds were taken and j00cOo.0oo fry planted Al
the shad stations at Bullockville. Ga. Edenton
" c. Bryans Point. Va, Havre de Grace ana
Gloucester on the Delaware, SoooooOcO shad egss
collected and 23oCoOO fry plantseo, d 9,n oo
ware 10000 900 shad eggs were collected anu z'%vo
Goa FRY planted in all the important streams ron a.,
Florida 10 Massachusetts, There are , ~ bo *
Virginia and Tennessee for the propagation OF Den
bass and trout but these have done niue ths year,
In Massachusetts, there are two OF the iarSest
marine sh-culture stations In the world; Al Ihese
the cod pollock fafsh iounders) and looster ar
rronopated over 800 900 cod eggs were collecteu
here and between 10000 900 and 2o.oooOo fry as
,rhuted over 40 go 900 iatfsh were planted i ne
iohster season has not yet closed. over lGoOo09
eggs have already been taken and i Is expeGGIea
that 5OOOOOOo more will be taken peiore the cioSe
OF the season.