Fish Cultitrists Association. 



fish, but more to its protection than progagation. In 1874, 

 36,000 of them were placed in Buffalo Creek, above Niagara 

 Falls, to see what would be the result of introducing them in 

 Lake Erie. 



Sturgeon. — Experiments with this fish, made about four 

 years ago, but unsuccessfully, were repeated in 1875 with great 

 success, about 100,000 young fish being turned into the Hudson. 



Brook-Trout. — An establishment for the hatching of brook- 

 trout was purchased in 1875, and operations immediately com- 

 menced ; 1,229,000 of the young fry have been distributed, and 

 24 boxes. Importations of California brook-trout have also 

 been received. Of the first instalment in 1875 of 1,800, 260 

 hatched out, many of the eggs having been spoiled during 

 transit. 



Bass, Pike, and Perch. — The artificial propagation of these 

 fish was first attempted in 1874. Since then there have been 

 distributed 6,726 black bass, 2,532 Oswego bass, 17,764 rock 

 bass, 1,592 pike, 1,336 perch. 



Of the 647 lakes in the State, a majority have been stocked 

 to a greater or less degree, and in many most gratifying results 

 have been obtained. Trout are now being put in many of the 

 streams, so that in a few years there is reason to believe that the 

 fisheries of the State of New York will be fairly productive, 

 and vastly more so than they have been of late years. 



PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION. 



Dr. J. W. Milner, of the Smithsonian Institute of Washing- 

 ton City, read a paper on the legislation in regard to fisheries. 



