The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1915-07-17
MILLIONS OF FISH
PLANTED IN STATE
MICHIGAN COMMISSION PLACES
TOTAL At MORE THAN
fs4yooo,ooo.
REPORT FILED WITH FERRIS
Seeks to Bring orayiIns Back Into
the Crest Statement Tells
Of Evil Attendant on Distri-
button Of Fry.

1913 and 1914 there were planted by
the Michigan fish commission In the
waters Of the state 134.660.S36 fish.
from small fry up to fingerlings. They
were scattered into almost every town
ship in the state and the commission
IL certain that large majority of them
were able to hold their own and live
after being placed in the water
Out Of that huge number but q lit
tie over 100000 were anything but
inland water fish. Lake trout In the
output we're 5,260.590 but some of these
were planted in inland waters.
The report of the commission. which
has just been filed with Governor Fer
ris, states that there are certain peo-
pie in the state who ask for fish fry
for planting purposes and yet do not
plant them. II is intimated that here
after each person who gets an allot-
ment OF fish will have to be personally
known to the commission. or at least
recommended by somebody who can
guarantee that the fish will be taken
care OF.
says the report, has had to contend
with improper practices by persons
who make application for young fish
and In the planting of fish. Reports
have frequently been received that
downright deception Is resorted to for
the purpose Of getting more than fair
share of young fish for certain lake
or stream; that planting instructions
are not carried out. nor the young fish
planted In the waters represented to
the commission.
THE capacity OF the several Michi-
gan hatcheries being far short Of the
demands. the commission. In all fair.
ness, feels bound to declare that It has
no products of the hatcheries to waste
through negligent or improper treat
ment Of the young fish after they have
been shipped. In behalf OF the large
majority of applicants for young stock
who deal fairly with the commission,
It Is only right that the different
schemes resorted to, In order to secure
an professionally large quantity of fish
for favorite waters, should be stopped.
The commission feels that this situa-
ton impels It to use all legal means
within It's power to end these decep-
tive practices.
One kind of deception worked In
fish planting, while not particularly
harmful SO far as results are con-
quite unreliable. This is the practice
of persons fling several applications
for different waters and then placing
all the fry and young fish they receive
in q single lake or stream. Where
this Is done It Is not probable that any
given water is overstocked, so the fish
are not wasted. It may happen and
probably has happened that the COM
mission has delivered fish In good faith
for certain water several years In
succession with no apparent results,
when in fact this water has received
no fish, except on paper"
The 134,O00.0O0 fish distributed In
the two years were classified as fol-
lows:
Brook trout, 12,193.000; rainbow
trout, fry, 7.252,000; fingerlings. 4S7.-
700: German trout, $4,000; lake trout.
5.250,500; small mouth black bass, fry,
1,S46.008; fngerlings, 653.505; large
mouth black bass, fry, 2.834,500: fin
gerlings, 1,099,7S5; perch, fry. 46,900,-
900; fngerlings. 125,300; yearlings. g.
160; wall-eyed pike. 54,965,O00; war
mouth bass, 99,S50: bluegills, 112.900:
landlocked salmon, $4,000; grayling.
100000.
The commission Ii trying to bring
back the grayling to Michigan waters.
Fifty thousand of them were planted
each year In the hope that once more
this gamest of the game fish could be
induced to live in this state. The gray
ling left Michigan streams some years
ago upon the advent. in large numbers.
of the brook trout.
In 1913, $4,000 grayling were placed
in the north branch of the Au Sable
river, In Crawford county, while last
year $4,000 we're divided between the
same stream and the Otter river In
Houghton county.
Board Of Education Elects Officers.
The state board OF education elected
the following officers for two years:
President, DR.. Thomas Nadal, Olivet;
vfco- v,raotIaux E,raA ToNo~c D.t-~