Sixth Annual Meeting, 



it is an uncommon thing to catch a trout that would weigh a 

 pound. I would like to ask whether the cause of that has been 

 from an excessive amount of fishing in the lake and not 

 giving the fish an opportunity to grow, or whether it comes 

 from their constantly breeding within themselves ; and whether 

 that deteriorates the fish at all. I would like to know that, 

 because we have been consulting somewhat about putting in a 

 new stock, and have rather hesitated doing it because the fish 

 that we have in there is what we call the silver-trout. Seldom, 

 if ever, will you find what I would call a red-bellied trout, but 

 they are a long, slim trout, perfectly silvery on their belly ; and 

 we were under the impression that if we mixed any other trout, 

 not knowing what they were, we might injure the fish that we 

 have in there ; and I would like to have any information given 

 me upon that point, for, if it is advisable to cross the breed, 

 Mr. Green, who has just stepped out, has kindly offered to give 

 us from 20,000 to 25,000 fish this spring, to be taken up and 

 put in there. I am much obliged to you, gentlemen. 



Mr. Phillips: Mr. President, I wish the approval of the 

 Association as to the nomination of an honorary member. 

 When in Philadelphia we were signally indebted to a Japanese 

 for a great deal of courtesy and information in regard to fish in 

 Japan. This person, who was one of the Imperial Commission- 

 ers, had his attention directed towards fish culture, and he 

 became in a very short time very thoroughly informed on these 

 subjects, procured all the books, studied all the apparatus, and 

 in an incalculably short period became in fact a clever theoreti- 

 cal fish culturist. He studied the idea with the intention of 

 taking it to Japan. I think he would appreciate very much the 

 compliment paid him if we were to make him one of our 

 honorary members. The name of the Commissioner is Mr. 

 Sekizawa Alkelkio. I have no doubt that in time some very 



