REPORT. 



TUESDAY, FEB. 10, 1874. 



The third annual meeting of the American Fish Cultmlsts' Association 

 was held on Tuesday, February 10th, 1874, at the office of George 

 Shepard Page, No. 10 Warren street. New York City. 

 The Association was called to order at 11 o'clock, a. m. 

 The President of the Association being absent, on motion of A. S. 

 Collins, Hon. Robert B. Roosevelt was called to the chair. Mr. 

 Roosevelt gave thanks for the honor, and made some interesting state- 

 ments about the operations of the N. Y. State Fish Commissioners 

 especially with regard to the shad and the whitefish. 

 The record of the last meeting was read and approved. 

 The report of the Treasurer was read and accepted. (The papers read 

 at the meeting are printed with this report.) 



The Secretary read a paper by Mr. Charles G. Atkins, on Salmon 

 Breeding, at Bucksport, Maine. 



All those present interested in Fish Culture were invited to participate 

 freel}^ in the discussions. 



On motion of Mr. George Shepard Page, the " Forest and Stream," of 

 New York, was made the official paper of the Association. 



Hon. Spencer F. Baird, U. S. Commissioner of Fisheries, gave a gen- 

 eral description of his work for the year. 



Mr. J. W. Milnor read a paper by Nicholas Pike, on the Gourami. 

 Mr. Livingston Stone read a paper on his recent experiments in col- 

 lecting salmon eggs in California, and on the food fishes of the Pacific 

 coast. 



On motion of Mr. F. Mather, the constitution was so amended that the 

 list of officers should include a Vice-President. 



„^Messrs. Green, Porter and Kent were appointed a committee to make 

 nominations for the ensuing 3'ear. 

 Recess— One half hour. 



Mr. B. F. Bowles gave some description of Mr. Stone's Aquarium 

 Car. 



