Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-05-20
Plan to Plant Fish in State.
Reprinted from The Milwaukee
Journal.

Reprinted from The Milwaukee
Journal.
/ MadisOn-Now that snowdrifts are
about ont of the way and the worst
I of the flood waters have disappeared,
/ the conservation commission viii turn
/ its attention tothe annual planting Of
The game fish. Every year, about
5000 applicants. whose homes or
farms border on streams, ask for fin
( gerlings. The usual number Of re-
quests have been made for the 1922
season.
The boring of an artesian we'll at
the Bayfield, hatchery has afforded a
water supply much better adapted to
the propagation of young fish than
! the natural streams have afforded, and
/ this year according to b. o. Webster,
commissioner, it has been practicable
TO hold The youngsters at the station
GntiI they were advanced much fur
thel in the lingering stage For
purpose of distribution, they viii br
classified in gradatious numbered !,
2, , and 4, the sizes indicating that
they are !, 2, and : inches long.
Trout Are Better
The distribution OF brook aud
brown trout from Bayfield, and st.
Croix Falls will be better than last
season." Nh Webster said. There is
a larger number to be distributed, and
We anticipate better grade Trout
+ distribution viii be started in a few
days
"Up To this time, we have been
/ obliged to distribute earlier than now,
but this season we have been able to
+ hold it up until the roads were in
better condition for deliveries. This
has two-fold advantage, enabling
the applicant to reach the streams
more promptly, aud to plant the fry
when the waters are in better condi-
ton to receive young fish
Floods and muddy waters will be
mostly out of the way before the
Young trout begin to hustle their own
living. | think this delay will be
/ beneficial, especially for brook and
brown trout.
Like Big Fish
Generally speaking, the applicant
is better pleased if the fish are of good
size, bat feeding conditions also must
/ be taken into consideration. \ small
/ fish planted now goes into the stream
just when food is beginning to be
/ plentiful, and his growth throughout
! the summer VIII be rapid IL the fish
is kept in the hatchery until fall. he
/ IS of course OF larger size when he is
/ planted, but he goes into the stream
Just when the food supply is drcreas-
ing. and his growth viii be retarded.
believe the Early planted fis& will be
larger by next season than the fish
/ planted late, even if they have CON
siderable advantage IN size.
The output of brown trout will be-
1000, 600, to be distributed from Bay
field, Madison aud st. Croix Falls.
| The distribution of trout of all yarie-
ties viii be 10000. 900 TO II 600 .o0o.
Superior Gets Salmon
From quarter to half million of
Pacific coast salmon Will be placed in
Lake Superior. where it is hoped that
this variety will be we'll established
! No more silver trout will be planted
at least for time. The planting of
silver trout was an experiment tried
IN few of the northern streams. Ia
til some satisfactory results are
shown, the distribution will be dis
continued.
The proper method of obtaining
fry Is to write the conservation com
mission for application blanks" Mr..
Webster said. These are looked after
as Tar as our resources 90, if they are
iiled in the Office before Jan. I. and
the applicant may expect TO have his
bill TILED at the next distribution,
The commission always has from
5000 to 5000 applications on fle-it
receives more than does the federal
government. The fish are delivered
without charge, at the railroad station
nearest the stream where the appli-
cants desire to plant them. "
Muskellunge and pike will be dis
trlbuted during May, and the number
available VIII be dependent on wealth.
er conditions at the time it is neces-
sary to gather eggs from the streams.
II conditions are favorable. Mr.. Web.
sler Intends TO make wider distri-
button than IN former seasons. The
bass distribution is in June.