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This closes the list of what I deem the most 

 suitable fish for cultivation, although there are 

 some others, which may be considered by some 

 persons as worthy a place in such a work, among 

 which might be ranked the different species of 

 Pimelodus or cat-fish, and perhaps some others, 

 but enough has been said in the preceding 

 chapters to guide any one wishing to make ex- 

 periments with other kinds of fish, than those 

 described. 



I have also omitted many kinds of valuable 

 fish, such as the Salmon, the White-fish, the 

 Shad, and many others, for the reason, that 

 strictly speaking they are not suited to what 

 may be termed domestic culture. 



Should this little volume meet with the ap- 

 proval of the public, I intend to publish a second 

 edition, which shall embrace all the valuable 

 kinds of fish in the United States, with illus- 

 trations taken from Photographic drawings, aad 

 otherwise handsomely embellished with views 

 of some of our most picturesque scenery, also con- 

 taining statistics of our important fisheries 

 showing the extent of their deterioration, and 

 the remedy. 



Any information relating to our fisheries, such 

 as statistics of their products in different years, 

 embracing as long a period of time as possible, 



