IIo Fish Cultural Association. 
those of Long Island, and I have been informed that they 
could be furnished here for twenty-five cents a pound. I 
think it would stop poaching if they could be furnished 
as cheap as that, and I do not think it is a profitable em- 
ployment to cultivate trout, though it is very amusing. We 
all know black-bass are profitable, and it might be worth 
while to cultivate striped-bass. The best way to do that is 
to have a law passed by the Legislature to stop the bring- 
ing of them into New York. for atime. There should be a 
law preventing the sale of striped-bass weighing less than a 
pound. These are the only two things which I know of by 
which the fisheries could be improved. I think from the lht- 
tle data I have that if the estuary-trout of Canada could be 
brought in here, and the striped-bass could be _ protected, 
there would be great improvement. 
THE PRESIDENT requested Mr. Reeder, Fish Commissioner 
of Pennsylvania, to give the conclusion Of the expenence 
which he told of some years ago in regard to black-bass. 
Mr. REEDER: I presume that you refer more particularly 
to the expemence which I had in reeard to the erowtiiaes 
bass. I am fully satisfied, so that I can say without hesita- 
tion, that black-bass spawn where food is abundant in early 
summer og late: spring: (AT that’ time ‘the next ‘yearjemey 
will weigh three-quarters of a pound to a_ pound, and. 
be mature fish.-+] have been so. often called upon beiGregiae 
Association to give my experience in regard to bass, that I 
do not feel as if I could say anything which would be enter- 
taining or interesting ; but there is one subject on which I 
think I can state some new facts. In 1871, before any com- 
mission was appointed by the State of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
Norris and myself purchased some salmon-eggs from Mr. 
