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the catch of shad in the Susquehanna. In the Delaware in 
our State, in Pennsylvania, we have laws that everybody 
fishing with nets after the close of the shad season in the 
upper streams, that protect the young fry from the fine 
meshed nets, which are so destructive on the other rivers. 
Mr. MaTHER—I want tosay afew more words. I had 
concluded not to say a word more on the question of frv 
and yearlings, but I must add this: I have seen it stated 
that in some of the streams in the Yellowstone Park or 
West, several attempts were made to plant with fry, 
which failed, and other attempts made with yearlings 
succeeded. Now, the question naturally arises, suppose 
these yearlings do succeed and spawn there, what is to 
become of their fry when they are hatched?. They are 
the same kind of fry and of the same age we would 
plant. And it strikes me that if that is the case, if fry 
cannot live in those streams, and nothing but yearlings 
can, you have got to put in yearlings there every year or 
else there won't be any fish left. And as we have said 
something upon the cost of the fish here, without know- 
ing what their views are, | would ask Mr. Gilbert to say 
what he thinks a yearling trout will cost to raise, and I 
will ask Mr. Hoxie to give the same opinion. 
Mr. Crark-—Did you make a statement that fry 
could not live in the streams? 
Mr. Maruer—I said it had been said. 
Mr. CLark—How can I answer the question ? 
Mr. MatHer—The idea is this: If you plant fry in a 
stream and they cannot live, and if you plant yearlings 
and they do live, how are you going to stock that stream 
if fry cannot live in it? 
Mr. CLrarK—Will Mr. Mather point out where I 
am quoted as saying that [| would do anything of that 
kind ? 
Mr. MatHer—I do not say you said it; I say it has 
been said. 
Mr. Crark—If I found that fry did not live in the 
