BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 465 



Vol. V, No. 30. Washington, D. C. Oct. 13, 1885. 



1G4.-IYOTE9 UPOIV FISH AIVO THE FISHERIES. 



Compiled by CHAS. W. SJUILE Y. 



[Mainly derived from the official correspoudence.} 



Black bass in Germany. — Max von dem Borne, writing to Mr. 

 Fred Mather from Berneuchen, August 18, 1885, says : 



" Perhaps you will recollect that you recommended to me the intro- 

 duction of black bass into Germany. In 1882 I received some of these 

 fish, when Mr. Eckardt returned from America. I am pleased to say 

 that the fish multiplied abundantly. I had 1,200 in the fall of 1884, and 

 have caught more than 22,000 fry this season." 



Zizania aquatica foe Germany. — A request having been received 

 from Max von dem Borne, of Berneuchen, Germany, for some seeds of 

 the freshwater rice (Zizania aquatica), a package was forwarded by 

 Howe's Express, April 1, 1885, in behalf of the United States Fish Com- 

 mission. 



BAISING BLACK BASS, SILVER BASS, AND CROPPIES TOGETHER. — Mr. 



William L. Leonard, of Wiuterset, Iowa, writes, August 28, 1885, that 

 he is highly delighted with his success in cultivating black bass, silver 

 bass, and croppies all in the same pond. The black bass hatched a fine 

 lot of young, and the silver bass which were put in late in the .season 

 hatched a few young. He proposes to put blue catfish into his carp 

 pond. 



Work of the Maine Commission. — Mr. E. M. Stanley writes from 

 Bangor, Me., January 20, 1885, as follows: 



" The Penobscot should have at least 1,000,000 salmon planted in it 

 every year. The only proper system to do justice to our work, to the 

 cause, and to ourselves, is never to plant less than half a million for 

 several successive years in any river to be restocked. But legislators 

 make demands upon us, and as we must have votes, we dare not always 

 refuse to scatter the plants. Our only hatchery capable of carrying a 

 million of eggs is at Enfield. The one at Norway we hire, as also at 

 Weld. At Norway we hatch the eggs for the Saco Biver. At Weld 

 we hatch 200,000 for the Kennebec and the Androscoggin, as also 50,000 

 landlocked salmon eggs for Webb's Pond, in Weld. At Bangeley we 

 hatch 50,000 landlocked salmon eggs for Bangeley Lakes. At Moose- 

 head Lake we hatch 100,000 landlocked salmon eggs for that lake. At 

 Enfield I reserve only some 20,000 landlocked salmon eggs for two or 

 three small waters where we dare not refuse." 

 -Bull. D". S. F. C, 85 30 



