PROBLEMS OF FISH AM) FISHING 307 



A record iit the end of a .successful year iiii^^lit read sonu'what 

 as follows: 



ReCOKD I'liODl CTION 1 KO.M a I'OM) Ol (>M: A' UK, 1 KOM 



One to Ten Feet Deep 



0000 pounds cattish $;.300.00 



80UU pounds bluegills 8U().(M) 



5000 linuerliug cattish, removed in fall to thin stock .... .')<). 00 



5000 hugerliug bluegills, removed in fall to thin .stock . . . 25.00 



12 dozen frogs (5.00 



50 dozen crawfish 10. Oo 



1 ton yellow and green .striped nuicket shells HO.(M) 



50 wood-ducks' eggs, early 12.50 



3 pairs wood ducks 45.00 



1000 bunches water cress — from clean, fenced intake .stream 5o.oo 



100 dozen water lilies lo.OO 



100 dozen cardinal-fiower .spikes lo.(M) 



10 bu.shels cowslip greens 4.00 



1000 pounds basket willows — from margins and island . . . 50.00 



Total S052!50 



Seeds, tubers, bulbs, and [dants of ac^uatic duck foods, any of whicii, 

 if present in excess, might be made to iucrea.se the account, are quoted 

 in a price list as follows : 



Duck potato, or wapata {Sagittaria latifolia): bulb.s, 15 cents each ; $5 



per 100. 

 Wild celery {Vallisneria spiralis) (must be wet): 35 cents per pound. 

 Water cress {Nasturtium officinale): plants, 10 cents each ; $4 per loO ; 



$20 per 1000 ; .seed, 50 cents per ounce ; $5 per pound. 

 American lotus lily {Nelumbo lutea): tubers, $1 each; SIO pt-r dozen; 



.seeds, $1 per 100. 

 AVild rice {Zizania aquatica) (nm.st be wet): seed, 85 cents jm r ]...uiid. 

 Potamogetons (mixed): $1 per (puirt ; $20 per bu.shel. 

 Wild .sago {Potainogeton pectinatus): $1 per ijuart ; $25 ^ler bushel. 

 Mu.sk grass (Chara) (mixed or .single species): $7.50 per crate. 

 Duckmeat (Lemna): $1 per (luart ; $10 per dozen (piarts. 

 Anacharis, or Elodea {Philotria aniadensiH): $(> per crate. 

 Coontail, or hornwort {}ri/riuphyllum) (various .species): S7..'.o pir ,raie. 



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To tliis list we might add : 



Cardinal flowers {Lohelia cardinalu<), .seeds and plants. 



Water lilies {Castalia or Nclumho) (various species), seeds and rootstocka 



