Report of the American 



PROPAGATION OF FISH. 



BT SETH GREEN. 



Mr. President and Gentlemen of the American Fish Cul- 

 turists' Association : — 



I regret that I cannot be present at the meeting of the 

 American Fish Culturists, but will try and make amends for 

 my absence as well as possible. Since the last meeting, the 

 New York State Fishery Commission have been making some 

 addition to their hatchery at Caledonia, by leasing the Caledo- 

 nia Trout Ponds of Mr. A. S. Collins. This addition is one 

 that has been greatly needed for some time, as we have been 

 crowded for want of room to put the young fish. Consequently 

 we will this season distribute Brook Trout, in addition to Sal- 

 mon, Salmon Trout, White Fish, Black Bass, &c. 



We shall have about one million Brook Trout Fry to dis" 

 tribute, and the people throughout the State are taking advan- 

 tage of this opportunity to restock their depleted trout streams. 

 I am receiving orders every day, and shall commence to ship 

 them soon after the 15th of this month. When they are 

 deposited in the streams#they should be placed in the head 

 waters in the little rivulets a foot or two wide, that flow into 

 the streams, and not deposited all in one place, but distributed 

 all along the stream so that they will all get food enough, and 

 should there chance to be enemies near, they would have a bet- 

 ter show to get out of the way, and if it were possible to 

 deposit them in the night, a much larger percentage would 

 arrive at maturity, as by morning they would all be settled 

 down and find their hiding places in the shallow water, along 

 the edges of the stream. I have no doubt but that our depleted 



