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FOREST AND STREAM, 



[Apbil 14, "1881 



pipe nf six inchcB in diameter crosses tlie hcrnl waters of two 

 of the principal (rout streams in (Jic tdWil of KUlred in that 

 county, and the pipe leaks mid mo doubt will poison the fish 

 fur below. The best trout fishing is five miles below the pipe 

 ill present, but it bids fair to he entirely destroyed. 



Tin: Fi.y Casting Tiivknament. — \Vni. Mills* Son. fishing 

 tackle dealers, 7 Warren street, N. Y. city, offer a Leonard 

 "Cntskill rod." which pn.nii.ses to be one of the lightest 

 trout mds ever made. It will be gold mounted and u£ split 

 bamboo. Tlie same firm offers also one of their rubber click 

 reels filled with their best enameled water proof silk line. 



Call ](• 



.•hamiln 



'Mill. , ', 



4p$1l guttme. 



THE AMLT.H'AN FISIICCLTUBAL ASSOCIATION. 



yHEr 



day, Mai 



to cull at the Hull 

 iatioti on Wednes- 

 i the chair. The 

 rot was i (-ad from 

 ',v. hi . T. f.niiiiiiKh-i.iiH-r ..f New Hampshire. Mr. Black- 

 ford than read the following tetter from Mr. Geo. Sbepar.l Page, 

 Vicc-l'iisident of flia Association, dated at London, England, 

 Jlmrli II : 



"As von aro aware, thcrnislnbn n falling exhibition at Nor- 

 wich, England, Easter week, and Mr. Huxley will read a payer 

 lithe herring familv. In all his liiaemiticcnt eollocti. 



Bahaa he has no shad. ] he 



(he English. Scotch and Irish riv 



existed there, was the princii.nl 



It seems that Mr. Huxley had 



would he well to do. bUl 



food of the. -had. Of course, on : 



present details in regard to our 



scndov'crimniediatclv by BteATuCJ 

 a part of which he could in-. -, nv 

 and the balance to oc exhibited ; 

 Huxley will. ..f course, give yi 

 at Ihe'oxhibition and at the IOT1B0 

 sirous of knowing by what mean 

 ensuing s.-;,,,,,,, and T s 

 ill that matter, providing 1 can 

 Just third; that per!' up- bv on. rl 

 some of these 3{>,00i,,(>nii English t 

 Hhad, and thai tl.r. ■ i,; „ p.^ibiiit 

 liali would be ao abundant aR to 1 



cd hii 



mlroduce them into 

 knowing that none 

 .initio Mr. Huxley, 

 /thing of this kind 

 their habits or the 

 lonly too happy to 

 . perhaps, have ro- 



yiBilsO v.-ry de- 

 millions of shod 

 exertions to aid 

 Liable assistance. 

 uccctin giving 

 ncli a fish aR the 

 .r ten yaara these 

 price. Mr. Hiui 



interested, 

 he haa pro 



Hu 



i> that he i 



mid ... 



B power to advance, it. Professor 

 "ei- fresh herrings with the shad, 

 ■i the English fish." 



Mr. UoosHviiLT-i bBlievethal Mr, Mather has eaten the shad of 

 Germany and, perhaps, hi will loll lis how (hey compare with 

 onrs V 



Mr. Matjikk - The lish which la catted shad in Guroj ' 



to 



i tlo.v< 



In 



to tftliO . 



thai time the question arose as to 

 shade, some of the Germans holai 



a- .(In- AiiH.ru -an. This, ot course 

 nuiit. and so it posted until la-l i 

 017 Inhibition it . i. :c Hired to Mr. 

 dJ.it of the German Fishery A->... 

 bmuglil down for bhe American (' 

 the Knife and fork. I. uh.i Ulna 



with" sauce after the Genu -.:. fash 



by a.'i'y' mean's: 



Mr. IIoosi.vki.t- Will Prof. Go 



wliic.l'i in'th. i fish of European! I 

 There nruutl 



nierwhenat I lie Herliii I'ish- 

 i lichr. the well-known PrCSt- 

 lon, to have some of Iheiriish 



', Prof. Goe.ie'and Mr. True 



The hroiled Bahwae pro- 

 ud Prof. Ward. ..I Itoch. st.r. 



iot lie as .■.:.-.!> ax 

 in the opercular 



tltion waR then proposed by Mr. 

 ary nien.b. iy may be elected by a 

 •« present at a regular meeting. 



bone Which show tl 



An amendment to the CI 

 Mather to the effect that 1 



two-thilds vote of all |ne 

 Cm, .1. 



Mr. Mathku— I will now piv.po e for hen ran- mend ■ 



A :.li..i. Dr. Thondatn- 



artiflcinJ Bali culture m A. u.-i .«:,. I i.rried unanimously. 

 Till following paper was tin u read by il: ■ President : 

 OS HM I!" "'Z(NG JkllES. 



l.v se: .1 m.:'I": 



Mr President and G.nl leineuol the Ann iieaii Fishculfii.al Asso- 

 ciation :-itou have again met lor Hie Mirpoa. niun.,1 benefit 



und an interchange ,d knowledge, siiel, as has come under our 



The Subject of In hi 



dl.'lUg In 



10 v, hull has l.e.n 



loinnnflu.g the 



allent.on Of fishCultl 





01 :< ■ , toi the [) 



1st. tt.w yu.us. 



and whether any of 11 



.■ VUJ ulle. 



Oi oill lidie-l e.O 



i.. ioinioied 



UpOU bj closr-h-.' II... 



Ihtog v. aro ccr.ai'i. : 



Ml) 1. Ill 1 



ud that is, 



we "would uoviakl 



mi' unless we 



tried. 







eatly improved 



We know that many 



vallotl, sol 



StOlJk Lav, b< t ■■ n> 



by putting I 



leieiit slral 



us, and also that li. 



tug and other 

 itiea into each 



hies havu 



methods of infusing t 



ie'wp >f ot 



.ie'VluCient «n 



io other thing. 

 EfybridizatK 



food, and also 



wate 8 blC Vili'.'i:i"o\.^. l amCir!m varie- 



ties can be erossci! ■ul\aiU:i'; , eousl,v, and which are productive of 

 the best results," but '.viih CM, this has not beer, ascertained, but 

 there is no cpuestiou but what it will in time. 



as iho.-e ou the land. 

 At different periods . 



mad,- several expj riinei 

 cessful one that 1 h*v< 

 been brought out this v 

 id the New 1'ork State 

 brook trout with the mi 

 oentageoftheeggstaki 

 were healthy and they i 

 inin-bnili fish, resembl 



rnpreguatea hatched. The offspi ing 



cd tO thrive. Tie 

 h parents: they will weigh at the 

 present umo irom turee-iourtns to one pound each. Last Novem- 

 ber they commenced to spawn for the first tune. Thee commence .i 

 the first and continued until the 12th of November, during which 

 lime we succeeded in t.d:iug P.), 41,0 spawn, lie, males and females 

 1 ■ ... i > ... . ... - i . i ; : I. . i i , :■ letcb.d in about miietv days, the 



o i I prolonged by fiie unusual eld winter. ' 



The vo II. .-ae :.;. i...w ::■ ■ •■• -.-ared and the young fry aro feeding 

 and doing well. The .piesliou now arises, W'ill thev be capable of 

 ili< ir own kind ? My (.pinion is they will, but tiino will 

 tell. 1 shall endeavor to put a lew thousand iutoBOme of our lakes 

 and streams and thus determine to what watord they are best 

 adapted. 



My next most successful experiment was with the cross between 

 the California salmon and brook trout. Th.v arc, now four years 

 Old and, I iko tie Bahnon trdut and brook trout livbnds, resemble 

 both parents. The cross was made with female brook trout and 



Dial. Cab iasaln.oii. Nea, ".v all the lisb l.ai e a deformed ap- 



. :.w of them arc pul.-.i ie.h. I.nst BeaBWl they ex- 



tbem. oi.'il there weiv. iViev wire not .. rlile. On attempting to 

 take the spawn from them the vent was found to be too small to 

 pass tlje eggs. The aperture wae enlarged and spawn taken and 

 impregnated with brook trout milt. None of them hatched. The 

 egga were nearly the size .,1 ..alncn . „••,.. 



L'h. parent lish hare dono well and Borae of them will weigh 



nearly, H not .pule, t«ro pound-. 1 do not think this cross will ever 

 amount to anything, 'lbe -almon used were those kept in eon- 

 lineiiient and not is laree or in as good condition as lit their nat- 

 ural stale. 



[ am of the opinion t li.it if the perfect salmon aud brook trout 

 could be brought together a perfect cross might bo made, or at 

 leaBt the experinn nt would l:e word, trying. 



I have made several other ixperiimnts in lnbriih/ine. snch as 

 crossing the hybrids with broil; trout and also crossing them with 

 salmon trout. " 1 have also crossed the brook U'.'nt with the Cali- 

 fornia mountain trout) all of which have been alleudud with uioro 

 or loss BUOOOBS. 



I have this season hoeu trying a series of experiments in im- 

 pregnating the eggs of brook trout, the rc-nlts or which will nu- 

 ll, .u'btedlv be interesting to i be society. Mv Orel experiment was 

 as follows: Jiv using a . small glass syringe 1 bljOflted the milt of 

 the mate brook trout int.. the v.nl of the ripe female brook trout 

 and iell it there thirty UOUluteS buforo taking the eggs. Tho re- 

 sult of this experiment was an impregnation of 7-0 per cent. In 

 my second experiment I tool, lilt Spawn from brook li 

 in'a vial, and corked (ightly.-lakmg care that no wafci 

 to get in. I then placed the vial undbr wain ami left it fortv 

 minutes, after which bro-.k trout milt was put oil them and re- 

 iaJ thirty minutes, the result of which was an hupreg- 



• 11 1. duectlv 



natic 



■<:,!. 



Third Experiment— I injected milt of brook trout into ripe fe- 

 male, and allowed it l» remain i'ourt. . n hours before taking. 15 

 pet cent, of them proved to be good. 



l'ourth Experiment— I injected milt of brook (rout into ripe fe- 

 male, and allowed it to remain ia fish twenty-f our hours before 

 taking. In this experiment none of the eggs were fertUised. 



Firth r.xpeiiment.— I injected milt of brook trout into ripe fe- 

 male, and left it. in fish one minute before taking. -10 per cent, 

 wae impregnated, 



.sixth Experiment.— Took brook trout spawn in 9lal corked tight- 

 ly, and placed under water for nine hours, after which mill was 

 put Ott them. IS per cent, of the < W s were imp,,,:. ... 



Seventh Experiment.— Spawn was taken (..,:. , female brook trout 

 ihn, I,..,,,-, alter she had died, and milt rr..m In e nude brook 

 trout put on them. In tins experiment If, per ceiil. were found to 

 be good. 



As all lishciiltiuists know the spawn of brook trout tnken in the 

 usual nav adheres b. In. pan b.r Irom twenty minutes to half an 

 hour directly after taking, we tried the expe.imeut of putting 

 them du-ectlv on the hatching trays within one mimile after they 

 Were taken, and kepi the pau in motion so th. v c.i.i.l n,.l Mi.k. 

 The re... ill of this experiment showB that the impregnation takes 

 place almost instantaneously, as hilly Ua per cent, we're impregna- 

 ted. 



During last summer 1 spent considerable time on sevew) of our 



posed they \ 



I learned 







that the alewivi- breed in 



h.-li food thi 

 wub them, 

 herring, for 







ss 



batch in a 

 the fall and 



■rger |...... 



te one h 



SsSrs 



L-. aud eoiise.pi.n:. 

 yed. The alewil'e tl 

 iy young fry for every one 





for lood 

 the be-t 



iBiibility to ..v. 

 and the lisli fi 

 pos.ible cpnd 



lion 1 ho '.'• tO 1 



• lake. 



vith 



This wilder hftB benn unusually severe and the ice 

 cieal ihi--i.li. ■■-.-.. and sunn- has fallen upon il 

 I. ['.lb. In all small I... lies ..I .(.iter, unless airhole, 

 s always i;r,al i tali I y aiueng the (i-li, caused by 



lit)— I would call att.jiiUon to one remark made by 

 he death of fish below the ice. If Ibis is the case 

 lould take measures to prevent it, and perhaps it 



.. invite discu-a-i'.n ••:' ihn siib.ieLt 

 : saw a pond oa the Genessee fiats, this wilder, 

 txeii over, and contained perch, cntlish, etc. The 

 ict thick, but near the head was a- small spring, and 



ill— The 



latter rl 

 lull. 

 Whiter e 

 the stern 



Y Mi 



3 be full of lish i 



sdil 



confirm Mr. Green. The 



ipring holes for relief. If 

 leu'mg tho fish would have 



inflation, but having 



■n >f fishes in eases where 



■is suspended, it 



3 which live in a 



fo in summer. Thev live 



I wr.it for the rainy s.-ason 



u high Northern latitudes 



iperatnra falls to a 



•i experiments with 



:a»es tho instinct of 



death might ensue 



he I- 



hibernation might be 

 while the lishes were torpid. 



Dr, H, ,.s,.n The question arises if a pond of large size freezes 

 entirely over. Most large bodies of water have air holeR. 



Mr. Matukii— The one to which 1 referred on the Mississippi 

 bottoms had no nir hole. It was about t.hreo acres in extent, and 

 perhaps five feet deop with two 1'oet of that solid ice from shore to 

 shore. 



TO ; 



F.l). 



RBf'OKT OF THE CONNECTICUT FISH COMMISSION. 



triumph. 



shad t.. the (.'oiii.eelic.il liii.-r and the introduction Of the land- 

 locked salnmii, "which is now doing well. During th-. last year 

 brook trout have been reared and distributed and carp supplied by 

 Prof. IJaird were introduced. Some tables and results of Prof. At- 

 water's investigations in the chemical aiiaiv-ds of the flesh of fish 

 are given, winch we omit, as tl,e\ will appear in full soon u. his 

 paper read at the lishcullural meeting. 



number ol' Penobscot sal 

 waters was smaller than in previo- 

 Head Brook, near liueksport, Me., 

 by Mr, Charles (1. Atkins, and fro 

 freshet in August. Sixty llioiisaii 

 hatching there were ten 'thousand 

 streams: West Jlrook. lb, all's ;s- 

 and White Brook : Trout Brook i 

 6,000— f.8,i)f)0 in all. S.uce the i 

 mon in the Connecticut which ha, 

 nays : " It is a sngj 

 men since were found dead in the 

 was thus caught it would be useli 

 the waters from which it was take 

 mon goes on as il there were no 1 

 being sent to Now York 

 and fifty cents per poum 

 Onlv a few have beon reported as 

 gratifying fact, however, 



introduced iuto the State 

 s years owing to an accidont at 

 where tho tisli bad been penned 



ii which thev wore ...... ft. by p 



I egKS were "received and alter 

 .hint. .1 in each of the following 

 ChralTa Noilh Brook 

 .•cuived 12,000 and Birch Brook 

 w was passed to protect the sal- 

 becu planted there, the report 

 it all salmon seen by the fisher- 

 net! Of course, when a Balmon 

 59 to • immediately re 

 i, 1 In truth, the capt 



til lo 



Ihn 



ad' lish 

 a dollar 

 market. 



the fact that the 



e than thir 



The state, 



of fisheultu 

 the llolvokedaiu "t( 

 the lishway built (I 

 speaking of tho fact tha 

 of the sal 



th. 



1 lo be applied 

 ) struck it out, 

 n if the lisher- 

 . tmn from lie: 

 lotion the past 

 I to make their 

 Btted b vail, for 

 t liver a her an 

 rand triumphs 

 could not. pass 



- lot in it 

 Prof, llaird has | 



tbeiebv adding n 

 his hands." 



After 



med the inauguration 



tea Connecticut has no 



tool notesays; " Since theaboye was written 



meronslv aw aided to the State 2SU.IJ00 of the 

 eggs belonging to the United States Commission, 

 i-jtli.-r to th. manv favors herct.d'ore received at 



past 3 



joint i 



Slates 



of Massacl 

 tainnieiits. huge 

 ive placed bin. in 

 Of brook trout. 



-.;■.-, 



in C-- A .banter on the 



or the landlocked snlmou were hatched 

 e Sbde in lobs, of 5.000 

 ich onlv received l.roo. 

 he landlocked salmon 

 in Maine, as usual tho 

 . Atkiu-, Esii„ for the 

 nssionand the 



ikii.'s scientific 



hico aud peculiar aptilnde for Ibis work 

 ,,,„.>.-! rank of successful tishcnlliirisls." 

 were llO.OOO deposited in twenty-one 

 Ih.nkin and 11. B Chalker attempted to 

 til the eggs ripened, intending to Iry and 

 ter, but sharksbroko through the netting 

 .1 just before (ho eggs were ripe in tho 

 p completes the report. 



H a reservoir al Hartford 



he operations for poevrringU 



I., i.d :,l Grand l.ak.- Stream. 



r the direct! if Charles G. 



id benefit ol the rjnitod State, 

 lotti 



BEP01K1 Gf THE NEVADA COMMISSION.— Tho second hi- 



-, il,.- fish ( , -mi,, i-.-i.-n, , of Nevada for the years 

 .i.ded December 31, 1830. On the adjourn- 



'.. -.Mature then VI re in the Slate batch, iy over 



:.!.-■ .ii fry, which were mostly deposited in 



:-- Hen.., with It few for the Carson River, the 



,.,- (lint Hi- linckee is :.s well adapted to this 



■tbi-i tic Columbia or (he McC loud. One weighing 



thTphvnto?! lommission in Eroeser Creek, a tribu- 



: hi,, r, J. son, received from Prof. 



■ I the Carson. Tho 



catfish ph"- . and Humboldt, Carson aud Truckeo 



« '.-hoe Eakeis so fully atocked, 



that further planting there 



■ been taken by our fisher- 



.:.: and weighing from one 



■- have also done w, II in the 



- -. lbe commissioner 



. .;-. of -l.ino. as be thinks 



I it best to "go slow.' He lias no Out to divide the responsibility 



w'ii), '''.hii imi ll.e.k:' it best to feel '„.. way. With his surplus 



appropriation In " ; " I" able to stoijl t 



v w, iters and iulrodllc 



A FISH iMMMlssiny FOR ATJMONA Aii/yiia, March 80.— 

 .rijgA. , c...'u t ion of otrr o'wu Legislature 



and is composed ,,! Hon. . taTy of the Ter.i- 



. Logialfttive Assembly 

 '. K. I'aggart, ol ^ uma 

 Thev ■• ' ; "V. Ireierint ltilh ol' Manli. this year, to 



...Vve ', ..tiiopnated to pay ex- 



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