12 Report of the American 



Shad hatching artificially has proved a great success, as has 

 been shown by large Shad being sold cheap in most of the 

 cities of this state They were sold last season for from twenty 

 to twenty-five cents each, which is cheaper than they were ever 

 sold anywhere, away from the river, within the memory of the 

 oldest inhabitant. 



Nearly all the rivers between Florida and the Potomac, 

 have been so completely fished out, that there are hardly Shad 

 enough left from which to take the spawn to stock the respect- 

 ive rivers, and if something is not done soon, they could not be 

 restocked without transporting the young Shad from some other 

 rivers. The Potomac and Rapahannock rivers have Shad 

 enough left in them so that they could be restocked in a few 

 years, and all the Southern rivers could be restocked from them. 



In experimenting at the New York State hatching house, 

 we have found that the California Salmon can be crossed with 

 the Brook Trout. We have a few thousand Brook Trout spawn 

 impregnated with the milt of the California Salmon. They 

 have not hatched yet, but are far advanced and will hatch in a 

 few days. They may make a good fish to stock some kinds of 

 waters in this country. I shall make a great effort to raise 

 them, and while they are growing will study their habits and 

 growth and can make up my mind what kind of water, if any, 

 they are suitable tor. The experiment is a, cheap one. I do 

 not believe in expensive experiments for finding new kinds of 

 fish, to stock the ivaters of this country, as we have plenty ol 

 good kinds of fish with which to do this. We should study 

 economy. What I mean by economy is to bring about the 

 greatest amount of work for the least money. The more 

 money there is spent in stocking our waters with food fishes 

 the better will it be for the country, providing it is spent by 

 men who know the kinds offish with which to stock the differ- 

 ent waters in their country. 



