BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 393 



A GEOGRAPHICAL CATALOGUE OF PERSONS WHO HAVE STATED 

 THAT THEY ARE INTERESTED l> FISH CULTURE. 



By CHAS. W. SIUILEF. 



In the report of the United States Commissioner of Fish and Fish- 

 eries for 1872-73 there was published an "Alphabetical List of Amer- 

 ican Fish-culturists and of persons known as being interested in Fish 

 culture" (p. 558). That list, consisting of about 325 names, contained 

 a fair representation of the fish-cultnrists of that day as known to the 

 Commission. It was then stated that the list would be subsequently 

 revised, but opportunity did not present itself for such revision until 

 1881. During that year and the succeeding year a circular was sent 

 to each person whose name appeared in the old list and to each of the 

 members of the American Fish-cultural Association. All were asked 

 to furnish the names of other fish-culturists known to them. The latter 

 were iu turn addressed with the same circular, and the list which is 

 now published has been elaborated in that way. Some 1,200 or 1,500 

 persons have been reported as interested in fish-culture who have not 

 replied to these circulars; the following list, however, contains only 

 the names of such as have been heard from direct. 



Although it contains about 3,200 names, the list is by no means a 

 complece one of the persons in the United States who are practically 

 interested in fish-culture. All whose names are presented either have 

 ponds or hatcheries, or have contributed to the literature of the subject, 

 or have taken an actual interest in the stocking of public waters. The 

 date affixed to each name denotes the year since which each corre- 

 spondent, according to his own statement, has been interested in tbe 

 subject. The letter P attached to the year indicates those who reported 

 that they owned or leased ponds or lakes, and the letter H those who 

 have in the past operated, or are now operating, hatcheries. 



It is intended to supplement this list in the Bulletin for next year by 

 printing the list of persons who, having carp ponds, have actually made 

 application to the United States Fish Commission for carp. Only a 

 few such persons are mentioned in the present list. 



From the magnitude of this list and from the fact that it can easily be 

 trebled may be seen something of the deep and widespread interest 

 which has been awakened in fish -culture during the past decade. 



Acknowledgment is hereby made of the kindness of all these persons 

 in responding to the inquiries of the Commission. Many of them have 

 given interesting information concerning the progress of fish-culture 

 in their vicinities, which will in due time be collated and published. 

 Acknowledgment is also made of the clerical assistance of Mr. E. 

 H. Wilson, Mr. C. W. Scudder, and Mr. C. E. Latimer, each of whom has 

 shown a commendable interest in securing for it the high degree of ac- 

 curacy desired by the compiler. 



