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pioneers of fish culture. As early as 1873, when 

 fish culture was still in its infancy, Livingston 

 Stone penetrated what was then the almost 

 unbroken wilderness of northern California, 

 located on the McCloud River, and artificially 

 fertilized and hatched salmon eggs at a little sta- 

 tion appropriately called Baird, in honor of one 

 whose services in behalf of the food and game 

 fishes of the country entitle him to the everlast- 

 ing gratitude of sportsmen, commercial fishermen, 

 and the general public. 



From this small beginning at Baird, salmon 

 culture has gradually increased, until now it is 

 carried on at more than a score of government 

 and State hatcheries in California, Oregon, and 

 Washington, at which, in 1901, more than a 

 hundred million eggs were taken and incubated. 

 While the quinnat salmon receives most atten- 

 tion, the blue-back salmon, the silver salmon, the 

 dog salmon, and the steelhead come in for a fair 

 share. 



For an account of the interesting methods 

 adopted in the artificial propagation of these 

 species, the reader should consult " The Manual 

 of Fish Culture," published by the United States 

 Fish Commission. 



