The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-02-01
SALMON MATCHING
TO Be ILLUSTRATED
Will be Feature of Lewis and
Clark Exposition
ENTIRE PROCESS SHOWN
Exhibit of Animal Husbandry VIII
Also Attract Many Interested.
Eradication of Contagious
Diseases Progressing.
ENTIRE PROCESS SHOWN

Portland January S1.--tSpecial)-Th
oregon state fisheries exhibit which Will
he located in the north end Of the Forestry
Building at the Lewis and Clark EXPOSE
ton. will be one of fascinating interest to
eastern people visiting the fair. The eN-
hibit will show the methods used in
catching salmon, the chief fishing re-
source of Oregon, and there will be many
specimens of the 'lordly chinook the
king of fresh water fishes. Some of the
largest fish of the spring catch, weighing
So or 80 pounds, and measuring five and
one-haIf and six feet long, will be pre-
served in formadehyde in inverted glass
Jars made especially for the purpose. The
exhibit will be the finest of its kind ever
displayed at an exposition
In the large matching troughs. which
will be supplied constantly with eggs
from the fish hatcheries, the visitors may
see the various stages through which the
eggs pass before the fish are Matched, as
well as the newly spawned specimens.
An abundant supply of clear mountain
water will make it possible for the hatch
ing process to go on as well as at the
regular hatcl.eries.
The salmon Is adapted equally well for
life in fresh or salt water. The fish
spends his youth in the fresh water, and
when a year old, being then a youngster
four to six inches long, migrates TO the
sea. Four years later the salmon returns
to its native river, spawns, and dies.
The salmon returns to the river in great
schools in the sprin6, and in the latter
part of the summer. 1t Is then that the
fst ermen, most of whom still use the
picturesque boats adapted equally for
So ing or ring, get out their nets and
draw in the fish literally by the thou
sands. At this time the salmon will
weigh 81 to 40 pounds. and measure about
three feet in length. though much larger
fish are not uncommon. The fish general
~ brings five cents pound at the can
nc.ies, and a gooG fisherman makes as
much as SlGO a night
AS the salmon almost always dies
shortly after their return to fresh water,
it is really an economy to cal ture them.
a short closed season Is provided by law
ard the fish that pass into the upper riv-
during this season are caught and their
sTawn is taken from them for artificial
Matching. Of Tic eggs which are laid nat
urelly it is estimated that eighty per
cent. are eaten by other fish.
The whole life story of the salmon will
be Illustrated It the Lewis and Clark
Ger tennial, and photographs will explain
the methods used in capturing the fish
and preparing it for market by canning.
freezing or picking. An idea of the i'm
pCrtance of the salmon industry may be
obtained from the statement that there
were over twenty million pound cans put
up during 1904, and that the cold storage
arno p1 n nearly 600 tons.
Science and Farming.
The exhibit of the Department of Ag-
riculture at the Lewis and Clark eenten-
NAL will show in way that will be inter-
esting to people of all vocations what the
department is doing for the farmers of
tie country, and indirectly for every citi-
zen of the United States. All of the
bureaus that make up the department
will be represented and the agricultural
exhibit will occupy a large allotment
of space in the United States Government
Building
One of the striking exhibits will be that
of animal husbandry, which will show
the means that are being taken to eradi-
cate contagious diseases among horses.
cattle sheep and other stock, and the pre-
canton which are taken to protect the
public from tainted, infected, and other
wise unwholesome meats.
The bureau of Plant Industry. which
has spent several years studying the pois-
onous plants of the western ranges will
show a complete exhibit of all plants in
curious to stock, identifying each variety
and giving a remedy. The bureau will al
so illustrate the progress which has been
made in introducing fiber plants in this
country and a display of American fib-
res will be made for the purpose of con-
trasting them with the better known
varieties of other lands.
One of the most interesting displays
will be that made by the Bureau of
Chemistry, which has become widely
known through its war on adulterated
foods, and its more recent exposure of
adulterated and imitation whistles The
exhibit will demonstrate the work done
by the bureau in the discovery of frauds.
and indicate methods which may be used
in the detection of similar frauds.
Every farmer will be interested in the
exhibit of the bureau of Experiment Sta
tons and of the Division of Soils. as well
as the exhibit of the 'bugologist." who
has been studying insects which destroy
crops. and finding means of Graduating
the various pests.
While not directly affiliated with the
other bureaus, the Weather Bureau is an