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ling, fairly able to take care of themselves; and we know that all 

 the fresh water fishes can be ponded with success. 



San ]\lareos station has always planted fish and the results- 

 frdiii our ]ilants are most satisfactory, and some of them mos;: 

 wdudci'fiil. In the .""jO acre lake at Jacksonville, that is now 

 tcH'iuino- with Jislu this year they are catching bass weighing .") 

 and () pounds and one a few days ago weighed over 8 pounds. 

 This lake we stocked (> years ago. Eoony and Butts, we su])- 

 plied with fish <S years ago. These fish were hauled from Moiia- 

 hans, on the Texas Pacific line, 60 miles to some fine lakes near 

 Ft. Stockton. These lakes are now well stocked with fish, and 

 Mr. Eoony says that they catch some very large ones. Xear 

 Troup, we stocked a lake three years ago, and they are now ca tell- 

 ing many fish 18 inches long; and so it is all over the state. 



And all these good results, arise from the fact that fish wert' 

 planted, not fry ; for I know from experience that if fry had 

 been planted Ave would never have heard from them again, and 

 I will say right here that I would rather have for stocking 

 waters 100 fingerlings 3 to 4 inches long than 10,000 fry. Where 

 fingerlings are planted I feel sure of favorable results, and ver}' 

 doubtful as to results where fry are planted. While retaining 

 ponds, would be expensive, from the fact that they would have to 

 be of large area, although not very deep, I believe that results 

 would justify them, and I trust some day to see the plan tried. 

 (Applause.) 



DISCUSSION. 



Secretary Peahody : Perhaps I might mention that 3Ir. 

 Leary writes in connection with this paper: "I know this will 

 not suit some of my fish cultural friends, as where fry art^ 

 jjlanted counts sound big, but like many other things, results in 

 the end tell the story." 



President: Mr. Leary's paper is now open for discussion. It 

 raises one of the eternal questions. I have no doubt everybody 

 here has an opinion except the president. 



Mr. Eoot: I would like to give a little experience in Ijrief. 

 I went on the Ehode Island commission some twenty-five years 

 ago, and we were buying fry by the thousands and putting them 



