from Huningue during the first ten years was upwards 

 of 1 10 millions. 



At other points also the artificial system is exten- 

 sively employed. The salmon fisheries of the river 

 Tay and those of Ireland, those of the Thames and 

 of Scotland are notable examples. 



The number and extent of establishments de- 

 voted to the propagation of the various kinds of iresh 

 water fish are rapidly increasing in the old country, 

 and the importance of systematic pisciculture is 

 becoming more and more a subject of governmental 

 consideration. Such will be the case in our own 

 country also, as it becomes older. 



Already there are several more or less extensive 

 fisheries in successful operation in different parts of 

 our own country. 



The Legislature of our own State, two years 

 ago, appropriated $7,500 per annum to inaugurate 

 the enterprise ol fish culture in this State. 



The Governor, in his recent message, says : 

 " The success attending this work, thus far, is suffi- 

 cient proof that fish culture in Michigan is no longer 

 an experiment." He advises the continuance of the 

 appropriation, saying: "There can be no doubt that 

 in a very few years the returns from the expenditure 

 will prove it a wise and prudent investment." 



In this State the direction of fish culture is very 

 naturally toward the propagation of the white fish 

 of our great lakes. Indeed, it was owing mainly 

 to a proper estimate of the importance and value to 

 the State of the whitefish fisheries upon those lakes, 

 coupled with the fact that the supply of this kind of 



