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ington Eiver, aiul as the shad were caught collected the spawn, after 

 which the fish were taken to market. From these eggs he raised 

 3,200,000 young, and turned them into the same river to return three or 

 four years hence. 



California teout in Delaware River.— The American Angler, 

 of April 5, 1884, announced that California trout are making their ap- 

 pearance in Delaware River, a boy having taken a twopounder near 

 Narrowsburg, N. Y., March 28, 1884. 



Sheepshead abundant. — Writing from New York, June 12, 1884, 

 Mr. E. G. Blackford reports the catch of sheepshead along the coast 

 from ilforth Carolina to Long Inland as exceptionally large and of good 

 quality. They sold as low as 5 cents per pound during the first week 

 of June. 



On the weight of brook trout. — On page 9 of the Bulletin for 1882 

 of the United States Fish Commission, Livingston Stone has given some 

 weights of 8almo fontinaUs {Salvelinus). Professor Agassiz pronounced 

 the Rangeley trout to be true Salmo fontinalis. The trout in question, 

 said to have been caught by Mr. Page, but really caught by my col- 

 leage, Mr. Stanley, weighed 10 pounds, and was a true fontinalis. 

 The Salmo oquassa never attains a greater weight than G or 7 ounces; it 

 is peculiar to Rangeley and Moostocmaguntic Lakes. Mr. Stanley, some 

 three years since, in dipping for oquassa or blue-back trout in October, 

 caught in his net a Salmo fontinalis of the enormous weight of 12 

 pounds.— E. M. Stilwell. 



Bangor, Me., September 17, 1882. 



A LARGE HERRING. — A herring measuring 13 inches in length, 7 

 inches in girth, and weighing 12 ounces, was forwarded by Mr. Wilson, 

 fishery oflicer, March 28, to Prof. Cossar Ewart, Edinburgh University. 

 The herring, which is' a splendid specimen, was caught about 3 miles 

 south of Girvan, oft" Ardmillan Point, by Dugald Robertson, Campbel- 

 town, in the seine trawl-net. [Edinburgh Scotsman, March 29, 1884.J 



A iviETHOD OF DESTROYING NOXIOUS FISHES. — The method fre- 

 quently adopted by fish-culturists to destroy noxious fishes is to intro- 

 duce quicklime into the pond. This for a time exerts a very destructive 

 influence, but before long becomes inert by slaking and forming a harm- 

 less combination. If the water is drawn off" after liming, of course it 

 would be very much better, and at the end of a week carp or any other 

 fish could be introduced. 



Dr. Rud. Hessel, suijerintendentof the carp ponds, said, i?"ovember 23, 

 1883 : •' Some four hundred eels have been killed during the last eight 

 days in the east pond, and there are still more. One barrel of lime is 

 required to exterminate them." 



