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to an impossibility to transport white or silver bass in cans. We 
have lost a larger percentage in transportation than any other 
kinds of fish. Rock bass and yellow perch and bull-heads are 
good fish to put in some waters. All large waters with soft bot- 
toms are suitable for bull-head. They are great breeders. They 
make a hole in the muck or bank large enough to admit them- 
selves, and then dig out a room two feet in diameter and lay 
their eggs and watch over them until they are hatched, and take 
care of their young for three weeks. Six years ago I put 600 
bull-heads in Chautauqua Lake, and for the last two years any 
parties wishing a quantity of these fish can go and take a pailful 
inashort time. This is but one of many successful attempts 
with these fish. 
Four years ago, Mr. Newell,a gentleman living in California, 
sent me 500 California brook-trout spawn. I hatched and raised 
them, and have now 264; some of them weigh two and one- 
half pounds. Last March we took 60,o00 spawn from them. 
We distributed all but 20,000, which we are raising. They are 
a great deal easier raised than our brook-trout, and I would like 
to see large shipments of the spawn made to the Atlantic states. 
I think they will do well in many of our waters. Iam quite 
certain that we have many waters that the Meland river-trout 
would do well in, and would like to see larger shipments of the 
spawn made here. 
Grayling seem to lose their breeding faculties as soon as 
they are removed from their native streams in Michigan. Seven 
years ago I went to the Ausable river and took some grown 
fish. I brought eighty-four to the New York State Fish Breed- 
ing-house. I arranged good places for them to spawn, but they 
never have shown any signs of going on the beds, and never 
have spawned since we have had them. I do not think that 
grayling would be a profitable fish to put in our waters. I 
hatched the spawn that I took at the river and raised the young, 
and they never have shown any signs of breeding. 
Salmon are a good fish to stock any waters that are suitable 
forthem. They want rivers with no obstructions from the sea 
to the head, and that head must be clear, cold water. We have 
not salmon streams enough in this state to pay the expenses. 
