Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-05-01
Uncle Sam a Good Fairy for Fishermen

fish the utmost protection. A por''o'
of stream Is selected as an iu
closure for the collected salmon anu
wooden rack barriers are erec'e"
across il nearly a half mile apart, 80
thar the current is retarded sHsh'-
ly but the salmon confined securely
within. The salmon are then taken
,rom the cars" in nets and liberated
| In the Enclosure.
In October the fish are taken from
the barricaded stream and placed III
floating wooden pens ~ feet long ana
4 feet wide .moored 10 the bank III
front of the spawnhouse. When the
females are ripe they are taken Out
- the pens and carried 10 the spawn
house. where the spawntaker, wearing
WATERPROOF clothing and wooden init
tens seizes them and strips them
NJ their eggs in much the same fash-
ion in which shad are stripped.
As soon as the spawn of single
female is taken and deposited in the
large tin pan a male is seized and
the milt expressed upon the eggs. the
pan is then swayed until the milt
becomes well distributed over the.
eggs. The pan is then passed TO
asher. who continues shaking them
and pours in a small quantity OF
water. This is done several times ana
the eggs are placed on shelves to
await the process of swelling.
Afterward they are laid on trays
and carried to the hatchery, where
they are piled up. 10 to 20 deep, In
frames so arranged as TO allow the
passage of water through the stack
freely. The entire winter is passed
In these stacks. After long and care
full treatment they are ready Tor
Matching and can be shipped in spe-
cially prepared packing cases. The
Matching is gradual and great care
must be exercised in feeding and
nuturing them. Finally the vigorous
young salmon appears in full-hedged
form and is ready TO be released,
otter reaching a certain age, 10 shit;
for himself.
in the propagation of trout, ponds
are constructed of wood about 30
feet long by Is feet wide. with free
water circulation through them. The
spawning season varies in different
parts of the country, beginning In
the middle of November In some
places and in Colorado as late as the
early part of May. The fish, both
male and female, are lifted out of
the pond in nets at the proper season
and the eggs are stripped and i'm
by the wet" or dry pro-
cess as described before.
After being stripped the females
are placed in one pond and the males
in another, for the latter are very
and often fight each other
until exhausted. They lock their
jaws together, sink to the bottom of
the pond. rest a while on the bottom
still holding each other in the grip,
and then rise to the surface again
to continue the fight. Their teeth
are long and not infrequently they
bite pieces OF skin and flesh from each
other.
The fertiiized eggs are incubated
On trays, which are placed in troughs
arranged for the passage OF water
through them. They are watched
carefullR as TO the temperature and
seration of the water and the dead
eggs are picked out. After they have
Matched out they are kept in
troughs suntiI too large and then
placed in rearing ponds. Trout
are distributed and shipped as
eggs on trays prepared for that
purpose: and as frys. In several
instances trays of eggs have been
shipped to England, Mexico, South
America. New Zealand and Japan.