CHAPTER VII 



GROWTH OF FISH. 



We have seen by the Keports of M. Milne- 

 Edwards and M. Costa, as well as from other 

 sources, what the French Government have done,, 

 and are continuing to do for the recreation of 

 Fisheries, by making large appropriations of money 

 and appointing competent persons to conduct and 

 superintend them. 



The question naturally arises whether the 

 enterprise justifies the amount of care, time, at- 

 tention and money which the French Government 

 is devoting to it. For the benefit of those who 

 may regard the project as more Utopian than 

 practical or beneficial, I will subjoin facts well 

 authenticated. The following are the results of 

 experiments made in Scotland with the Salmo 

 Salar known by the common name of Salmon. 



In November and December 1853 about 300,000 

 eggs were deposited in hatching boxes at Stor- 

 montfield, near Perth. In April and May, 1854 

 the hatching took place, and on the 15th of 

 April the young fish were first observed at large 

 in the troughs. In June 1854 the young fish hav- 



