The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1906-10-11
PLENTY OF FISH.
THE GOVERNMENT DISTRIBUTES
LARGE NUMBER.
Nearly Every Waterway in the State
Got a Fresh Supply Of Fish
Last Year.

AtsSl y 0al
The work of propagation and dis
tribution of food fshert or the
past yesr has been vigorously prose.
outed In all parts Of the United
States by George NJ. Bowers, fish
commissioner. and bis assistants.
The principal function of the burea
of fisheries, the maintenance and in.
crease of the available supply Of
aquatic food products, has It's largest
fulflment in the artificial propogs.
tion and distribution of fish and eggs.
The extensive and depicting CONNER
cial fisheries for number Of species
and the constantly glowing demand
for food and gAme fishes for stocking
private lakes and stre5ms have led to
such an enlargement OF the field Of
operations that about fifty species are
now cultivated, the list including the
principal fiahes of all parts Of the
country. a very important feature Is
the lescue Of young hshes from the
overfowed lands Of the Mississippi
valley, vtare, otherwise, they would
be lost when the waters recede, Some
of the most valuable and far reaching
results have come from the accli NATL
zauion of non. indigenous fishes In va
rious waters.
The output for the year 1905 was
over $50, 600, 900, more than for anv
previous year in ohe history Of tho
bureau. This increase represents In
particular q great production Of Pac'
ific salmons, lake trout, pike perch,
yellow perch, large mouth black bass,
lake herring and lobster and in addi.
tlon, the propagation of the blue fin
white fish for the first time. The
shad out put was small owing to the
fact that an unusual proportion of
the marketed fish were caught in salt
or blackish water but few being left
to reach the spawning grounds, where
the eggs are obtained for the hatch.
cries.
The work of the commission was
either to distribute eggs or fry, which
are small sized fish nor grown, or dn'
gerlings, yearlings and adults, In
which class liz included all fish except
tha very small ones.
During the last year large mouth
bass, fipgsrlings, yeariings, and adults
have been deposited at the foil wing
places: Denmark, Savannah Pond, IN
the pond at EasEov r; In the follow
ing tributaries OF E 2ores river: Beaver
Dam creek, Buek Head creek, Cadar
Saoal creek, E isas crsaS, Elocee
creek, Fork Shcal creek, Poye's creek,
Two Mile Creek, Warrior creek.
TIE same variety OK Fl III have also
been deposited ear Fountain Inn sno
In Rsedg river, in Granville county.
Ia G7eenT.lle cgunG5 the following
streams have been we'll stocked with
large mouth bass: Buck Horn creek,
Middle Tiger river, Mount creek,
Rsedy River Mil pond, Richano
creek, Sou b E loree creek, South So
:uea. river and Wod's pond. The
same variety has III o been placed
near Jefferson, Johnston, K2rshaw,
Lauford, Lessville, Livingstone.
Lynct burg, Msoadon, Mullins, o ran
to, Neece5, Rock Hi, Catawoa PoA.
er Conp.Iy's pond, in SDartanburg,
st Dayton Mil pond, both 10 ser aao
Dragton pond proper, Floyd'i po1d,
High pond, Lsws0D's fork,s NJ bitt's
pond, Rjuqule's pond and Whites
Mil pond. Tney have also been left
T. Sunpter county and at Swansea,
Trenton, Troy, Vardery, Welford,
Weatvilla ard Williaton.
R-inbcw trout were gsnerous'p dis
t!ibuded In Yue's spring. near Gfesn'
TOOd.
Sun fish we're plscrd at Ba.nwell,
Bato burg In Goose crsek, near Char
.egtan, in the lake at Colun-Aia, also
NJ Cowpens, Darlington. Eloree,
Gresnvllle, Lancaster and Land7um.
In tile latGsr place the following
ponds were stocked: Bslus pond, Col
lis creek, Page Pond, Saith crack
They we're also left at McBaa end
RJck Hill and placed Ia tne city
reservoir at Spartauburg and in the
dayton pond. Trenton also received
L supply. The largest number p.acsd
were 5 25O large mouth black bass in
tho Rock Hill pom.
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