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Prof. Milner offered a resolution providing" for the organi- 

 zation of sections, which was referred to a committee of three. 



Mr. Edmunds read letters from David P. Rockland. Salt Lake 

 City, Utah, and B. B. Redding, San Francisco, California. 



Mr. Hallock : I suppose the gentlemen are all fatigued and 

 tired of a continuous session, and would like to go, but I have 

 got a little matter that I would like to present, following up this 

 idea as to the variety of fish-food, and in relation to fish culture. 

 During a residence in Canada of some years, I used to be very 

 fond of fishing for sea-trout, because I thought they were more 

 gamey than other fish, and I devoted naturally some little time 

 to examining their habits. I brought the subject up here a year 

 or two ago, perhaps oftener than I should, as to the identifica- 

 tion of the sea-trout, more particularly because I thought it was 

 so much more valuable than what I am pleased to call the sal/no 

 fontinahs. I thought if it was a distinct species, and its habits 

 should be carefully studied, it would enter very largely into the 

 notice of fish culturists, and they would pay more attention to 

 its propagation, because the time will come when it will share 

 the fate of other fish, and be run out and extinguished. 1 

 suppose there is an impression prevailing generally that this 

 fish was the same — the sal/no fontinalis, and what I suppose 

 might be called the sal/no Canadensis, and I have some specimens 

 here that I would like to show. That fellow in the jar there is 

 what I call a salmo Canadensis. It is a specimen of the trout 

 caught in a particular river in Canada. Thev average four or 

 live pounds. This poor fellow here has lost his color and 

 shape ; he has been in contact with alcohol, and faded out. It is 

 very natural with men, as with fish, if thev come in contact with 

 alcohol too much, they change in that respect. But perhaps the 

 characteristics of this fish are sufficientlv marked to make it 



