92 TWENTY-EIGHTH ANNUAL MEETING 



and leaves in the water, or on gravel, and can be taken out bod- 

 ily on branches to which the eggs adhere, boxed up in lots and 

 shipped and placed in any other stream where it is wished to 

 introduce them. They then hatch out naturally and go on their 

 way rejoicing. They will furnish food for your bass in time. 

 At the same time there is a good deal of discussion about them. 



Mr. Prather: Do you think it would do for us to have fresh 

 water shrimp introduced as food? 



Mr. Titcomb : You might be successful with them, and might 

 not. In some places I have introduced them, and in other 

 places I have been unsuccessful. I am unable to say to what 

 waters they are best suited. I think the gentleman from Mon- 

 tana has described a lake where the smelt would thrive. 



President Peabody: Alluding to carp, Mr. Ravenel stated 

 to some of us last night that the carp had furnished food for 

 the crappies and bass. 



EXHIBITION OF MODEL OF FISH-LADDER, BY DR. J. C. 

 PARKER, WITH REMARKS. 



President Peabody: Dr. Parker has a matter which he 

 wishes to bring before the convention, and has a model which 

 he wilKshow you with his explanation. 



Mr. Parker: I will just say a word about the perennial 

 question of fish-ladders, and that there are ladders and lad- 

 ders. I will just show you the features of this invention. In 

 this representation I intended to have a full working model, 

 but failed to get it out for want of time. The idea is to have 

 a trap made just as 3^ou would have a pound net, with a lead- 

 ing line leading up as I show you here. The construction of it 

 is such that this would always be above the highest stage of 

 water. My idea would be to have it all enclosed and the 

 frame drop right down in so that it can be taken out at any 

 time and cared for. You can use any power that is available. 

 Of course, during the time of the running of the fish there 

 would have to be an attendant, but until those things are tried 

 the real practical side of it has yet to be determined. That is 

 about all I have to say, and I just exhibit this to the Society. 

 You are not limited as to the height. You can have it any 

 height you desire. It is only a question of the length of chain 

 you use. I think it can be made very cheaply so far as the 

 question of expense is concerned. By the time another meet- 

 ing is held I shall have one in active operation. 



Secretary Whitaker: It strikes me that there is an advant- 

 age in that device over any other. You would not necessarily 

 have to cut an opening in the dam? 



