10 FISH CULTURE. 



adapted. For the lakes, the Whitefish, Salmon Trout, 

 Herrino^, Black Bass and Wall-ejed Pike ; for the rivers, 

 the Yellow Pike, Black Bass, Shad and Salmon ; for still 

 and deep streams, the Bullhead or Catfish, the Perch and 

 many other kinds of coarse fish ; for the swift mountain 

 stream, the Trout. Even Gold Fish, which are a good 

 coarse pan fish, can be made to abound in all our rivers 

 and bays. It has been proved beyond a doubt, that with 

 very little care and expense these fish can be made to 

 abound in all our waters. But this requires government 

 aid, since individuals owning parts of streams will not hatch 

 out fish there at their own expense for the benefit of all 

 other owners of the stream. Besides this, special legisla- 

 tion seems to be required to get fish-passes constructed 

 over the numerous dams in our rivers and to prevent sub- 

 stances destructive to the fish being thrown into our 

 streams, such as saw-dust and the refuse of paper mills, tan- 

 neries, dyeing establishments, &c., &c. 



But if with comparatively little care and expense our 

 great rivers can be stocked, in the meanwhile there is room 

 enough for private enterprise. There are few farmers in 

 our country who do not have upon their land a lake, or 

 spring, or clear running'stream. If these men knew how 

 easily they could turn this water to profit, not only by 

 raising food supply for themselves, but a supply for the 

 city and village market, there would soon be very few 

 waters without their finny inhabitants. How much this 

 would add to the wealth of the country any one can see at 

 a glance. Of course this art, like any other, demands study 

 and practice. But we do not hesitate to say that at the 

 present time an acre of water can be made to pay far more 

 than an acre of land. It is with difiSculty that I refrain from 

 saying more about the importance of fish culture in general. 

 It is an art in which I am deeply interested. But as this 



