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ges, and has led to a more vigorous prosecution ol fish 

 culture, and more valuable discoveries in implement 

 and methods than in any other land. The fish of North 

 America are the finest in the world for food and sport, 

 while some species have peculiar recommendations to 

 the fish culturist. Probably the most valuable variety 

 to be found anywhere is the shad ; it is scarcely sur- 

 passed for the table, it is among the most prolific, it is 

 the most easily manipulated, its eggs hatch in the short- 

 est time, its fry require no care after birth, and being 

 migratory it draws its sustenance from the sea while it 

 travels far inland, in its periodic visits to the land. We 

 have abundant varieties for the vast extent of valuable 

 waters in our states, from the sluggish turbid streams 

 and ponds of the South to the lively sparkling spring 

 brooks of the North ; from the smallest ponds to the 

 immense inland seas of fresh water. For the lakes, the 

 Whitefish, Salmon Trout, Herring, Black Bass and 

 Wall-eyed Pike ; for the rivers, the Yellow Perch, Black 

 Bass, Shad and Salmon ; for still and deep streams, the 

 Bullhead or Catfish, the Perch and many other kinds of 

 coarse fish ; for the swift mountain stream, the Trout, 

 Gold Fish, a good coarse pan fish, can be grown in 

 all our rivers and bays. Beyond doubt, with very 

 little care and expense these fish can be made to 

 abound in our waters. But for some kinds this requires 

 government aid, since individuals owning parts of 

 streams will not hatch out fish there at their own ex- 

 pense for the benefit of all other owners of the stream, 

 and special legislation seems to be required to get fish- 

 passes constructed over the numerous dams in our rivers 

 and to prevent substances destructive to the fish being 

 thrown into our streams, such as saw-dust and the refuse 

 of paper mills, tanneries and dyeing establishments. 



