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than perliaps any other, as they^ after depositinj^j their eggs 

 leave them, whereas the black bass attend their nests, keeping 

 them clear of sediment by a gentle movement of the tins, 

 niitil the offspring are free from the egg, and able to take care 

 of themselves. The length of time required fer the develop- 

 ment of the eggs, renders it quite improbable that tlie 

 streams in highly cultivated farms will ever become abundant 

 with trout even if all fishing was stopped, unless the eggs 

 are artificially hatched. 



We are of opinion that the only effective method of keep- 

 ing up trout streams, is to hatch out yearly and keep until 

 the sack is absorbed a sufficient number of trout, and turn 

 them into the stream. This can cither be done by the State 

 from its central hatching house, or by individuals living on 

 such streams. 



The Brook Trout — West of Rocky Mountains— (iS'fl/v/^o Tn- 



dea.) 



We received a few eggs of this variety of the Brook Trout, 

 whicli differs from our "Salmofontinalis," in that it is marked 

 with black spots instead of red. This fish is described as be- 

 ing ot delicious flavour, it rises boldly to the fly, takes it 

 greedily, is active, plump, and afibrds good sport to the 

 angler. The eggs were received from California by Professor 

 Baird, through the mail, and remailed to Mr. Ferguson in 

 Baltimore. They were successfully hatched in his library, 

 and have been placed in a pond in Druid Hill Park^ wliich 

 had been prepared by the Park Commissioners, for fish 

 culture, near the "Crow's Nest." Many of them were 

 washed away by severe rains before the completion of the 

 ponds. The remaining fish are doing well and growing 

 finely, perhaps more rapidly than their cousins of the Atlantic 

 slope. 



Salmon — (Sahna Salar. ) 



Prof. Baird having presented the State with eighty thou- 

 sand salmon eggs, from the'Bucksport breeding establish- 

 ment, which is operated by the U. S. Commissioner, and the 

 Commissioners of the New England States, and superintended 

 by Mr. Charles G. Atkins, we placed them un<ler Mr. Kent's 



