THE state game and fish commission this year has put 

 fish culture on an entirely humane basis. 



Of course it is difficult even for a tender-hearted per- 

 son to get up sympathy for a fish* in distress, for a fish is one 

 of those cold-blooded creatures which never does any cute 

 tricks, never displays any signs of affection for human kind, 

 and is utilized only for sport and food. 



But this fish culture business carried on by the state board 

 is an important feature of the state government and the com- 

 mission members determined this year to aid in propagation 

 in such a manner that not even the most tender hearted of 

 persons cculd accuse them of so much as injuring the feel- 

 ings of the fish. 



Formerly wall-eyed pik<e were caught either in gill nets or 

 pulled from the water with seines. Both these operations 

 were a little rough on the fish. This year the commission, 

 which has just completed two successful spawn expeditions, 

 used what is termed the pound net. 



Strange as it may seem, few persons, even old-time fisher- 

 men, know much about fish propagation. They probably can 

 tell all about the breeding habits of birds and animals, but it 

 is little they know about fish science. 



Bass and crappie fry are gathered in the fall. Brook trout 

 fry are bought on the open market. Just now the game and 

 fish commission is busy with its pike spawn, gathering of 

 which is one of the most interesting operations. 



As soon as the ice goes out of the lakes and streams the 

 pike begin to "run." By this it is meant that they start up- 

 stream. If they are in a lake they all find the river which 

 flows into the lake and away they go up the river, every last 

 mother son of them. 



Take Lake Vermillion and Pike river, for example. The 

 commission has just obtained millions, of fry from there. 

 Lake Vermillion, on the shore of which stands the city of 



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