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up and follow it out and if possible make it a success. 

 There are certain objections, undoubtedly, to the mark- 

 eting of fish by private individuals ; but the public 

 ofood must first be cfiven attention. If barren waters 

 can be made productive, so much has been gained, 

 so much has been added to our substantial food 

 economics. I think if this matter is followed out a 

 just conclusion will be reached, and some will, at least, 

 reap the glory of having bred and reared enough of the 

 food of fish to make the breeding and marketing of fish a 

 practical thing in this countr}^ todaj^ ; and I would like 

 to hear from some others on this subject. 



Mr. Mather : I would say for the benefit of Mr. 

 Whitaker, that Mr. Hansen, a member of this Society, 

 whose address has escaped me for the moment — 



The Secretary : Mr. G. Hansen, Osceola, Wiscon- 

 sin — 



Mr. Mather : Mr. Hansen is now breeding trout 

 for the market profitably, he writes me, and it was a 

 question with him whether he could reach the New 

 York market. He says his market is limited. He 

 can raise any quantity of trout, but cannot get the 

 price for it. There is no demand for them in his sec- 

 tion. A few hotels want them, and he wrote to me to 

 see if I could make some arrangement whereby he could 

 ship the trout to the New York market. He has got 

 more than he knows what to do with. 



Mr. Whitaker : Does he raise them on this kind 

 of food ? 



Mr. Mather : No, not on this kind of food. 



Mr. Whitaker : What kind ? 



Mr. Mather : I cannot tell 3'ou. 



Mr. Whitaker: If they are fed on liver he will not 

 find much of a market for them in New York. 



Mr. Mather : I am not willing to agree that liver 

 fed trout are not good trout. I find them good to eat. 

 Liver is a pretty good article of food, and I can make a 



