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their disposal, little was accomplished ; but they express the 

 hope that, with proper support from the Legislature, they 

 will be able to do a great deal in increasing the supply of 

 fish food. They also strongly urge the propriety of estab- 

 lishing a state hatching-house, in which eggs of the whitefish 

 and the various species of salmon can be developed, and dis- 

 tributed to suitable waters throughout the state. They point 

 to the great number of lakes in Wisconsin, there being no 

 less than 225, covering 388 square miles, and occurring in 

 sixteen counties alone. These are at present comparatively 

 unproductive, but are capable of sustaining a very large 

 number of fish. 



THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE AMERICAN FISH-CULTURISTS' 



ASSOCIATION. 



The third annual report of the American Fish-culturists' 

 Association, just published, contains the proceedings of the 

 annual meeting held in New York on the 10th of February, 

 1874. On this occasion a large attendance was present, con- 

 sisting of the most prominent fish-culturists of the country, 

 together with the Fish Commissioners of the several states 

 and of the United States. The most important communica- 

 tions made were as follows : On " The Introduction of East- 

 ern Fish into the Waters of the Pacific Slope," by Livingston 

 Stone ; on " The Experiences of a Practical Fish-culturist," 

 by Seth Green ; " Salmon-breeding at Bucksport," by Charles 

 G. Atkins ; " Report on the Work of the United States Fish 

 Commission," by S. F. Baird ; on " The Fish- Ways of Penn- 

 sylvania," by James Worrall ; and on " Laws for the Preser- 

 vation of Fish," by Charles Halleck. 



MEETING OF THE AMERICAN FISH-CULTURISTs' ASSOCIATION. 



The usual annual meeting of the American Fish-culturists 7 

 Association was held in New York on the 9th and 10th of 

 February, 1875, at the office of Mr. George Shepard Page, a 

 leading member of the body in question. A large attendance 

 was present from most parts of the country, embracing some 

 of the most accomplished and successful fish-culturists of the 

 United States and Canada. Among the more notable persons 

 present were Hon. Robert B. Roosevelt, president of the asso- 

 ciation, Mr. A. S. Collins, Seth Green, Fred Mather, Dr. Hud- 



