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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Mat 12, 1881 



these ponds, or j-atlifr lake-*, have an extent of about 1,000 to 

 2.000 acres. Thc.v air- provided with gigantic dams, manv of them 

 60 feet high, ]Sy these the water is cloned in into broad valley. 

 containing no other fishes than carps from 4 to 5 pounds in 

 weight, if we consider the size of theso lake-like ponds, BUr- 

 ,Toun<?.ed bv enormous dams which arc- ovi rgrm\ n with oak trees 

 "100 to 800 years old, series of three and more of these lakes being 

 Wjtnncommou, then we can form some idea as to the remunora- 

 tivonoss of theso OHtablishments. particularly in Bohemia. 



The standard establishment with regard to the most extensive 

 hiiBinesB transactions is found in Austria. Thr; Prince of Schwarz- 

 onherg, of whom I have spoken previously, possesses more than 

 250 ponds of largo size, the smallest having about 10 an-., the 

 largest 2.000 acres water extent. 



We Rnd many villages where ponds of 60 to 200 and more acres 

 are maintained at the expense of the community. 



If the carp were a fish of iiil'ci-i"i ■'■mn'litv. Iii.e Hie buffalo -ii-li. 

 Tor mstanee, its sale would doubtli ibs be 'limited to the seaport 

 towns of Northern Oennany and the principal cities of OontraJ 

 Europe, as Vienna. Berlin and Paris. In the latter cftv. in spite of 

 •an abundant supply of salt-water and different kinds of fresh- 

 ■water fish, the carp is ever preferred to these, and, with the ex- 

 ception of trout and salmon, it frequently commands a price three 

 times as high as that of all the rest 



I maintain my oaRertion that the carp, whotber it bo scale, mir- 

 ror or leather carp, is one of thu most excellent fresh-water lishes, 

 and its introduci ion will bo of great value in point of national 

 eoonotny, especially on account of the facility of its culture and 

 the onormons extent to which this may be carried on. 



The carp and its value as a fish of culture will before long be 

 fully appreciated, so that we may be enabled favorably to com- 

 pare Uie results of its culture iii America, as also the extent at- 

 tained to., with any other country, to our complete satisfaction. 



PACKING EGGS FOR LONG JOIT.NEYS. 



THE latost improvement in packing fish eggs for long sea voy- 

 ages is that practiced during the last winter by Mr. Fred 

 Mather, of the Forest and 8tuf.au. The eggs were placed on 

 trays with a bottom of canton flannel in the usual manner, and a 

 piece of the same laid Dver them. The travs and the flannel were 

 thornnghlv soaked for a rtav ) ■■reviouslv, as no mure water came 

 near them. The frames were then field together bv strips lacked 

 across, and the lot put in a tin box with a tight cover which ro- 

 ".ainc.l all moisture and some air. The tin box was then put into a 

 wooden one with a two-inch space, all around for ice, and holes for 

 drip in the bottom. This wooden box had strips-on the inside of 

 the bottom to allow cold air under the tin, and strips on the bot- 

 tom outside to allow the water to drip without the holes becoming 



A lot of whitefiah eggs received from Mr. Frank Clark, of Nnrth- 

 villp, Mich., which ware by order of Profoseor Baird sent to the 

 Deutsche Fiecberai Vorcdn arrived in Germany in good order, after 

 h*vmg bean racked in this manner by Mr. Mather ; and two lots 

 Of eggS of loud-looked salmon from Mr. C G Atkins. Grand Lake 

 Stream, Mo., one for. fAcclimatation, Paris, and the 



othor for the Deutsche Fischers) Yorein. Berlin, went, as tlic fol- 

 lowing letters show, in the finest condition : 



s... ii t. D'Aoolimatation, Paris, April 5, 1881. 

 yv f .,vs.wr Bpenaer F. Baird— 



Dear Sir : "I have mnch pleasure in informing you that the 

 shipment of eggs of land-locked salmon arrived at its destination 

 in excellent order. The egg-- were pockod in perfect condition and 

 the large supply of ice preserved them admirably. We have every 

 reason to hope that your kind and liberal action in this mattor will 

 be the means of enabling us to establish in onr waters a fish of 

 great economic value. I am directed by the council to cohVoy I > 

 you their very high appreciation and hearty thanks for this now 

 and valuable present, and 1 pray you to accept the expression of 

 onr doep gratitude. 



" 1 avail mvself of this opportunity to inform you that our young 

 land-locked salmon of last year are doing perfectly well, so far as is 

 known, indeed most of tliem are in Chauvet Lako, where they 

 have spaco, deep and cool water. A portion of them have been 

 kept for experiment in a small pond, where the conditions are not 

 so good, but they thrive splendidly. J.'avskv.t Wati-kl, Soc'y." 



The President of the Deutsche Fishm-i Vmh* writes from 

 Berlin, April 5, 1881. 

 D& Frrd Mather, 



Dear Sir : " Mr. Busse, of Geostemiinde, writes me concerning 

 tho arrival of the eggs of the land-locked salmon repacked by you, 

 that : " There never was seen so beautiful a sending of fish eggs. 



"Ton liKini." 



THE ENGLISH FISHERY INHIBITION. 



Noitwic-jt, England, April 18, 



THE Exhibition was opened to-dav, Monday, April is, by the 

 Trine,, and Princess Of Wales. This is the first national ex- 

 hibition of the kind held in England. So far bock as tho cud of 

 last year the possibility of such an exhibition was mooted, and no 

 sooner was the hint (riven than a numerous and influential list of 

 patrons was found to support the scheme of an exhibition of fish, 

 aquatic birds and plants, machinery and. implements of every bind 

 employed in fishing industry and for fishculture, and special prizes 

 were offered for the best models in all things pertaining to fish 

 and oyster culture, nets, boats, implements and all things con- 

 nected with fishing. 



So great was the I" demand for accommodation that the committee 

 were twice compelled to alter their arrangements with respect to 

 the distribution of exhibits in the spaco at their disposal, and, in- 

 deed, it was only in the course of this forenoon that matters may 

 truly be said to have assumed a settled appearance. The result, 

 therefore, is that the exultation is hi all respects a most interest- 

 ing one, embracing as it does all branches of and appliances re- 

 lating to the Ashing industry. This city i as been selected by the 

 council as the Mace where the exhibition should be first hold, and 

 perhaps a better could not have been readily found. In close 

 proximity to Yarmouth, aud situated on a branch of the Tare 

 which is navigable up to the town. Norwich is in the centre of a 

 district where fishing as a vocation is pursued assiduously, and 

 whore pisciculture is ardently followed. 



The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at noon from Sand- 

 ringha.ni by special train, and were accompanied by Prince Leo- 

 pold aud a large party from Sandringham. incluJ, ■■.. 

 Spencer Walpole and Prof. T. H. Htixlev. Inspectors of Sain cm 

 fisheries. Arriving at the exhibition, their Royal HrghucssOfi 

 yed at the entrance by the Mavor and other corporatu 

 officials .,1 the town, wearing their robes of office. The parly 

 escorted to a richly decorated platform within the ex- 

 hibition. the nppftara.nee.of tho Prince and Princess upon which 

 was the signal for loud cheering aud the waving of hats and hand- 

 kerchiefs by the thousands of spectators assembled. Silence hav- 

 ing been restored, the inaugural ceremony was begun. It consisted 

 simply of the '-.resident of tho exhibition, Mr. E. BirVbeek, M.l'.. 

 reading an address of welcome to their Royal Highnesses, remark- 

 ing that the exhibition was fortunate in having secured their pres- 

 ence that day. and referring to it as an attempt to promote still 

 further this great industry and to provide for Urn social welfare of 

 thi o-:.i -rmeii. Tim Prince, of Wales briefly returned his own and 

 tin Princess' thanks for the manner in which they had been re- 

 ceived, and trusted that the exhibition would be the means of 

 evoking mure public sympathy than hitherto with the condition of 

 the fisher folks. The exhibition was then formally declared open. 

 Their Bova] Highnesses were afterward shown round the various 

 objects of interest, with many of which, notably the fish-hatching 

 apparatus, thev appeared to bo highly interested, as well aB in the 

 marine fishery implements and models: also a fine collection of pre- 

 served fish, by Mr. Jardine, principally pike, one of which weighed 

 36 lbs. The aquatic fauna of Norfolk and Suffolk was well ulus- 



txated in a series ol aquaria. 



One of the most interesting of the general exhibits is what may 

 justly be termed the lime splendid showcases of Messrs. Samuel 



ditch, which'aro devoted to specialties '■'•'.,, nirrd in'ii.' 

 art, and which bontain indeed a complete series of angling equip- 

 ment -of everything, iii fact, as it has been amusingly and graph- 

 fastidious Hsh, could desire. 



A splendid display i. f shore-haunting and fish-eating birds is 

 made by It. Slepbeus.m, F.-.p 'The V-'i's'u'ny (UwtU- displays an 

 angler's basket filled « it b implements devised bv its editor'. Mr. 

 Maivton. and all named " Fishing Gazette," as pliers, leads, knife, 



spinner, etc A curious rod is tl thermal," of Mr. Alfred. 



Which tells the temperature of tho river when roach are off then- 

 feed. There is a fair show of models of boats used in the fis.her- 



ii-l:c 



Ib.llan 



etbei 



after 

 ject. 

 trie-. 



dries, taking rank 

 and the United States. The 

 its are of crude form and urn at ;dl compact. This has arisen 

 the fact thai their li-.hciilturir.ts have been content, to follow 

 the late Mr. Backland. who. while an enthusiast on the sub- 

 ■t at all inclined to study tho methods of other COnn- 

 a.- unwilling to acknowledge that thev had anything 

 ii investigating. With all due respect to Mr. Buckland this 

 in his character, this insular pride, so to speak, has kept Gng- 

 far in the rear of other lands in this useful art. The Buck- 

 Museum is well represented bv plaster casts of fishes and 

 i apparatus, liah-laddere, etc. 



J. ako;.; Suai, ('atoiies.— The remarkable increase in the catch of 

 shad in the Delaware is attracting much attention. The number 

 takeu bv the fishermen of Camden county on Monday last exceed- 

 ed the catch of any one day in the past twenty veare. The shore 

 fishery at Howell's Cove, Gloucester City, tool; 8,700 on that dav, 

 the first haul yielding 2,600 ; Hugg & "Howell's shore fishery, 'at 

 Gloucester Citv, took 0,000: Bennett's shore lisherv, abovo Cam- 

 den city, took 8,000, and the giil-net fi.-hermen operating in the 

 portion of the river opposite Camdon County, took 7,500, making 

 an aggregate of 21, 200 shad taken by tho fishermen of one conuty 

 in a siuglo day I The ljr.ar.ease is no less marked in tho cquntieB ly- 



the 



u-tiic: 



the supply of young fish made by artificial propagal ii rn. We learn 



and 1880, was at the rale of about 200,000 fish each year (nearly a 

 million pounds), and the indications are that this rate of increase 

 will bo equaled if not exceeded this year.— Trenton, N. J., State 

 gazette. 



REPORTS OP FISH COMMISSIONS.— FiBh commission: •■■< will 

 please not lose patience entirely with us on account of the delay 

 in reviewing their reports. We' have had such a press of fishcnl- 

 turul matter in the reports of the American FLsheultural Associa- 

 tion and the carp articles by 1 >r. Bee el. n bjoh we have published 

 by the request of some twenty subscribers, that we have been 

 obliged to defer from week to week several reports. We publish 

 them alwavs in the order in which thev are received, and have 

 now ou hand the following Stat- reports to r,vi, „. KiaiOTll i. I ol- 

 orado, California and New Hampshire— which will soon appear, as 

 well as a list of the fishes of Oal&oruJa, by Prof. Jordan. 



GREAT HAULS OF SHAD-Philadclphia, Pa,— Tl 

 heaviest hauls of shad ever made at thai fishery wer'. made at the 

 Gloucester Bhad fishery ou the Delaware Kiver yesterday. At high 

 water 8,000 shad were caught ; at first ebb, 1,500, and at low water 

 1,000, in all 5,500. The high water haul is said to have been the 

 heaviest for twoutv years. Those hauls were made Mav 2, 18M1.— 

 O. S. N. 



TROTJT FOR WELLSVILLE— Wollsville, N. Y„ April, 1881.— 

 About ten days ago we received from the State Hatchery t.wcntv- 

 fivo thousand speckled trout fry and distributed tbem in the tribu- 

 taries of the Genesee River. We hope to get s.mie of the Cali- 

 fornia trout as soon as they are ready to send out. Those we put 

 in the Genesee two years ago are doing nicely. — F. 



Hotablrd Shooting Suits. BpthegrovaA McLellan, Valparaiso, Ind. 



Ladles, do you want, to be strong, healthy and beautiful. Then ubo 

 Hop bitters. 



Anv one wishing to have a badge or medal'made would do well to 

 consult adv. or WftlUnsno .v bennon, 1 t-.t r-'ulton St., F. Y. 



We ii.iv.' rc-civ-cl from Mr. W. II. CntWejiden, of L'azenovl I. '• '•.. 

 one ol bis new eiualog'i'-s. which Ii" - .vs lie should be pleased to fur- 

 nish to any of our readers who will send him their address. 



BtimL 



FIXTURES. 



September l. n.t Pittsburgh, Pa. close of entries I'enutrylvanlaFleld 

 Trials. First Annual Derby. I. It. stay-ton, Secretary, Pittsburgh, 



iri:. Hi., .ii ■-, , ii.n- ''.i. si. Louis Kermel Club Third Annual 



beo -' -:.:■ ■- ''"-- . ' - • ■ ■•■; L. 



O.BOX 2T4,NeW 



EFASTEIHS FIELD TRIALS CLUli, 



' rHE regular monthly meeting of the club will be held to-dav at 

 A 4:15 p, m„ Room IS, 2Vi6MHe Building. The following riiles 

 will come before the club and will probably be adopted as they 



stand. Should there be auy amendments 'they will be published 

 in our next issue i 



i it jieiye itu'u ju-utiaiLU or 



i.'iii attending !i meeting or 

 i snail have tho power of de- 



esoilbi 



ud dai 



• "his color. 



• must name his dog at the time of en 

 larkiugs and giving the names of hi 



Rule 4. For all stakes, the , 

 distinguishing marks of the do 

 secretary of the club, to ho filoi 



not to correspond with the 



such dogs' stakus or winnii 



:■ . to bo dig 



shall be forfeited. 



ud tho balai 



The foi 



eit him 

 iiitranc 



;'i , 



1st I 



tlittee r 



l Field Trial Derby 

 ' " aar preceding 



nomination. 

 ho drt 



lfcnisolves the 

 ■ exclude : aud 

 lie Executive 



ttu'cl. TheEseeulivi 

 right of refusing any entry thi . 

 no person who hasbeon found to the 

 Committee to have misconducted bitnS 

 tion with dogs, dog shows or dog trial- 

 in anv trials that mav bo held under I 

 Field' Trials Club. 



EiMfl 8. Immediately before the dogi. . . 

 the time and place ot putting <lo«-n tho first brace of dogs on the 

 following morning shall be declared and posted iu a conspicuous 

 place the evening previous. 



e drawn at any meeting 



Rule I). All stakes shall be run in tho order of the programme, 

 unless tho whole of tho competitors or their representatives in the 

 various Btakca may agree otherwise, in which ease the order may, 

 with consent -of the Executive Committee, be changed. 



Jiule 10. When two dogs owned or handled by the same person 

 are drawn together ouo of the dogs names shall be returned to the 

 Undrawn numbers, which shall then be well ehaken and another 

 name drawn in its place. If at tho latter end of a Trial it is fonnd 

 impossible to avoid running two such dogs together it then may 

 be permitted. 



Rule 11. A natural bye shall be givon to the lowest available dog 

 in each row. No dog shall run a second bye in anv stake unless it 

 is unavoidable. When a dog is entitled to" a bve, either natural or 

 accidental, his owner or nominator may run anv dog he may select 

 from the entries in his stake with him. 



! very dog must he brought up in its proper turn with- 

 out delay ; if absent for more than twenty minutes its oppponont 

 shall be adjudged the winner and entitled to the heat, and shall 

 in that cas-' run a bye. If both dogs be absent at the expiration o. 

 twenty minutes from tho time of call to run by the Judge or 

 Judges shall have the power fat disonshfv both dogs or line- the 

 owners any sum not to exceed tho amount of Ten Dollars. 



li«le 13. An owner, his handler or his deputy mav limit a dog, 

 but it, must be one or the other and when dogs are down in own- 

 er niuBt not interfere with his dog if he has deputed another per- 

 son to handle mid mint. him. 



Rule 14, The person handling aud hunting a dog may speak, 

 whistle and work him by hand aB he may deem proper, but bo can 

 be called to order by the Judges for making any Unnecessary 

 noise, and if after being Cautioned he persist, iu doing so, they can 

 order the dog taken up and adjudged cut of the stake. An oppo- 

 nent's dog cannot be purposely interfered with or excited, or an 

 appeal can bo made to tho Judges. If au opponent's dog points 

 game the other dog is not to be drawn across him to take the 

 point, but if not backing of his own accord he must be brought 

 aronud behind the pointing dog. Hogs niusl be hunted together 

 aud their handlers must walk within a reasonable distance of one 

 another. 



flute 15. If a dog be withdrawn from a stake on the field or at 

 any timu during the holding of a. Trial its owner or his deputy hav- 

 iug authority shall notify in '.riling, with his named attached, tho 

 Secretary or one of Ibc Executive Oommitteo of the Club. If tho 

 dog belong to either or auy of those officials tho notice must bo 

 handed to one of the others. 



B«fe 16. If any subscriber openly impugns the action or decis- 

 ions of tho Judge or Judges, during the progress of a Trial, ho 

 shall forfeit not more than *20, or less than ?5, at the diaoretion 

 of ti;e majority of the Executive Committee of tho Club. 



Rule 17. When two dogs, tho property of tho same owner, or of 

 confederates, shall remain in for tho deciding trial, the stake shall 

 be considered divided, and also if the owner, or deputy of one of 

 the two dogs, induce the owner or deputy of the other dog todraw 

 hhn for a consideration or bribe ol any nature whatsoever. If, 

 however, either dog be drawn without consideration, from l.une- 

 niss, injuries, or from any cause clearly affecting his chances of 

 winning, tho other dog may ho declared the winner, on tho facts 

 ol the .-:• ■■■•■ being clearly proved to the satisfaction or the Judge or 

 Judges. This same rule shall apply when more than two dogs re- 

 main at the end of a stake, which' is not run out . and in ease of 

 a division between three or more dogs, of which two or more be- 

 loug to the same owner these latter shall be held to take equal 

 shares of the total amount named their owners. In the division, 

 tie terms ot any aiTaiiKcnionts to divide winnings, and Ihc amount 

 of auy money given to induce tho owner of a dog to draw him must 

 be declared to "the Secretary. 



Rul-18. Anv objections to an entry must bo made in writing, 

 addressi 3 to the Sacrbtarj of the Club: and will bo acted on bvtho 

 Executive Committee, whose decision shall be final. 



HO person' shall be allowed to enter or run a dog in his 

 own or anv other person's name, who is a delimiter for either 

 stakes or forfeits in connection with Field Trials or Oog Shows, or 

 for any mosey duo under an arrangement for division i>r winning-, 

 OI for penalties leeiiiariv imposed for the infraction of rob •«■ , ■ by 



/>■', 20. 1 » 'gs shall be drawn iu braces by lot, and run ittheota, 



pedient. and the beaten dog to be retired except as hereinbefore 

 moutioued) and tho winner to be run again. Should the drawing 

 be made iu two sections, the winner of the first and second sec- 

 tion ball be run together to decide the winner of the First Prize 

 or placo. The defeated dog to run against such dogi as the win- 

 ner has directly beaten, or the best c 



■1,1 I 



shall 



ed',,,' 



the 



f selection or 



Rule 21. The Judges shall order up the dogs as soon as they 

 I.: .i determined which is the best according to thesc-ale of points 

 inKulc 23. L'nless a dog shows such lack of merit that iu tho 

 opinion of the Judges he cannot he placed, all docs .-hall, if limn 

 permit, have at least two chances to show their behavior on birds. 



Rule 22, Pointing hares, stink birds, larks, turtles, bittern - , gamo 

 chickens, guinea fowl aud turkey, or any bird generally considered 

 itauie, shall not be considered false points. A dog making a false 

 t and discovering it to be such, without any encouragement 



fr. i 



h-i. 



Jlt'eu 



ihii 



shall 



I be 



villful 



', Noso and Staunch- 

 •ti-ieviug. 10. P.ack- 

 tntal IDO. Negative 



1 to 10. The second 



.sen ;...d report- 



Iluk-li. Nope_ 

 ers, will be permitted to ae- 

 porsons Will not be permitted 

 tho handler of a dog is chsal 

 shoot, the Judges, or some ] 



yards to the rear. No person shall make any remark- ... 



Judges or dogs in bearing of the Judges ; jrach persons, 



fendiug, shall be expelled from the grounds. Should any handler 



of dogs annoy the Judges, after having been ordered to 6 

 Judges shall order such dog- as |„ ,» bundling up and out of the 

 stako. Tho privilege is granted t he handlers to ask the J udges for 

 information or explanation that lias a direct bearing upon any 

 poipt at issue; ponding such questions the dogs shall not be under 

 indeeee nt. Dogs stiheted with anv contagious disease, or bitches 

 iu season, will not be permitted on the ground. 



SAYINCiS ABOIT DOGS. 



• Kentuckian." asks, "Can the Eobest 

 01 -.[- i, ■•lets give the origin of the ad- 

 an insult V Isn't it really an insult to 

 lajority of the human : 



e to the r 



nder of mankind '.-" 



fcreut nations, and the 



not at all a discreditab 



collected some of Ibes, 



An Englishman say 



i.isi 



among <hf- 

 . ■ ■ 

 Quee.n Iil-s 



teeth," or "Don't bark if you can't bite," while the gootoh.* 



