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FOREST AND STREAM, 



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JfislfcttUwe. 



THE WISCONSIN COMMISSION. 



THE State hatchery, situated at Mine Springs, iiVa miles 

 from Madison, is now in better condition limn ever be- 

 fore, having been thoroughly repaired unaei the now superin- 

 tendent, Mr. James Nevin, formerly in charge of the hatcheries 

 of the Canadian Government at Newcastle. Mr. Philo Dun- 

 ning, of Madison, is president of the Commission. ;is he tins 

 been for some years* and beins near the lmtchcrv is com 

 polled to do most of the work. The various legislatures are so 

 parsimonious in making appropriations, that the Commission 

 la OompeDed to resort to every possible t link in order to savo 



way managers, plants his chair !,v 'their desks, and sticks like 



a burr until free transi>ortion of spawn and frv is obtained. 



This process of cutting off corners is carried by him in other 



directions with equal persistence. Superintendent N.-vm is 



not less economical. The liver nee 



fish at the ha Ichory costs about. Sill ner month- l.nt no t.h» 



lungs of food animals can 1 



ously eat.cn by the Bsh, 



markets end sl.-'i u 



as possible. This effects 



per year. 



The Milwaukee Hatchei 

 not to be abandoned. T< 

 running-water fish requir 

 and Mackinaw, or lake tr< 

 in spring water, hence the 

 ery. Tho spawn of these 

 in spring ponds, but most 

 signed to tho colder water 

 spawn. 



At the Nine Springs Hatchery there are fourteen ponds, 

 arranged in two chains. A map of either chain would look- 

 like a map of the .meat lakes. The (irst pond is on the side 

 hill and contains the youngest fish. The next lower contains 

 yearling fish, the next those two and three years old, and so 

 on down. The last ponds are large. They lie at the foot of 

 the hill, receiving the waters from all the springs that open 

 into the ponds above and contain •surplus" fish. The '"sur- 

 plus" ponds are 10Sx200 feet in size. The springs forming 

 these ponds are large and their waters of a temperature rang- 

 ing from fifty degrees to fifty-live degrees Fain-. The pond 

 now containing three-year-old California mountain trout is 

 supplied by a dozen springs boiling up from the bottom, and 

 the clear overflow is about five barrels per minute, Below 

 this pond is a rani which lifts water to I he hatchery buildings 

 and the food house, the meat choppers M which are propelled 

 by an over-shot water wheel, the ram and wheel both being 

 propelled by overflow water from the same spring. 



The hatchery is supplied with both "the Chase patent glass 

 hatching-jars and the old-fashioned troughs. The fo mer are 

 so arranged that the water Hows in from the bottom and out 

 over the top, eanT>ng oil all dead ami diseased eggs. 



The native brook trout spawns in the fall, November, lie 

 cember and January, and the fry are. planted in the following 

 spting. California mountain trout, spawn in April and May 

 and Mackinaw trout in the fall. The different periods of in- 

 ubatiou are as follows: 



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-avm._ 



of seve 



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ithstan 



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ill 



.■port 



is 



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-.hilly i 



ropa 



.-Ui- 



lake 



ind 



diffei 



cut COT 



dilio 



ls 



Whit. 



lisli 



b, canu 



ot be s 



iccf.s 



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v hate 



led 



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 rixty d 



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v will die a 



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ii'n 



n ; : 



Dorrtna 



when Hi months old, from 100 

 to 150 eggs being the average; a two-vcav-olrt or a two-vear- 

 and-a-balf-old trout yields from GOO to 700, a three-year-old 

 r,500, and a. four-year old from -J.iKlO to 3.5HU eggs. 



Bass will not hatch at Nine Springs in less than thirty days, 

 as the water is too cold. The spawn is therefore ta' en to "an 

 adjoining mill-pond. Whiten, h and Mackinaw trout will 

 hatch at Nine Sprnrrs in lifty days, because the water is too 

 warm. Their batching- t-iine is in winter in t.heir natural state. 

 Lake Michigan during that time is full of floating ice. and 

 thereforo cold. The longer the period occupied in hafchin-— 

 up to the longest period required bvany given fish in the 

 natural state— the hardier will be the voung fry. When 

 Superintendent Ncvin took charge of tin- ' hatchery he found 

 trout being hatched in tiftv davs by covering up the water- 



Sipes an troughs. Bad. luck folio Wed this rapid incubation. 

 Io removed the coverings and admitted fresh air, occupied 

 seventy days in incubating and brought fourth lino, healthv 

 hardy fish with which lie savs he had the best of luck, lb- 

 says he will turn out -2,000,000 speckled trout, next year, and 

 4,000 000 one Yen r from the comine: sprite;. He expects lo 

 hatch 25.000.000 whitefish at the. Milwaukee hatchery this 

 winter. For this he will use the Chase ja s exclusively. The 

 whitefish spawn are obtained fioni Lake Michigan.— A/i7 »■»■■- 

 Jcee Sent i wl. 



CARP. 



THE following notes on the growth, spawning, edible quali- 

 ties and manner of cooking German carp received from 

 the United Stiit.es l-'ish Commi.-- : .-ii in I"-.-!, are published in 

 the Bulletin of the United St at — l';-h Commission. They are 

 contained in letters to Prof. S. F. Balrd : 



To-day I can go to ray ponos and catch carp of seven 

 pounds weight, which were planted two years ago tho 19th 

 of this coining December. .Several pom Isiiave young fry in 

 them to tho amount Of many hundred thousand each I went 

 personally and put them into shallow water lying fair to the 

 sun, with brush, stumps, and old roots to make places for 

 spawning. I have sown rice and transplanted water lilies, 

 etc., to make shade and concealment for them. We have 

 caught quite a number to test- the edible qualities which all 

 pronounce not excelled by any of our Indigenous fishes, 



I always instruct the cook to clean them ni'-elv; then wrap 

 the hsb in a linen towel, have a larire kettle of water boiling, 

 coil the fish neatly in the kettle and boil fifteen minutes, then 

 turn off the water, remove to a linking pan without in 

 and put in the oven, bake and then baste with butter gravy, 

 A nice dressing could occupy tin- interior <>t the Bah and tho 

 space around the sides. If properly done it mates a dish tit 

 for a king, or a hungry fisherman.— W. Van A.ntwkiiI 1 (Mount 

 Sterling, Montgomery county, Kentucky, Oefc, ill, 1S82), 



My ash surpass all expectations in growth. Thev are esti- 

 mated bv the most competent judges to weigh tour poun 

 When I received them from you, Nov. 7. 1S81, they wereabi 

 two inches long. After putting them in the pond I never s 

 anything of them until the l-">th of .lime. I then comment 

 feeding them twice a day on bread and potatoes. Icontini 

 this until th- middle of July; then I commenced on BW- 



dilation of the water running from a spr 



in it to hold it, down, nl=o a few 



the caip in the box. Thev remained the 



them on emmbs of corn hi- 



every day and supposed they v. ■■• 



drained mv pond and it. was ready for il 



surprised in taking them out to find t 



rock and dead. That left me but ten 



them were sick, When I turned the 



they swam slowly off into dep water, and ho 



■„ek in 

 1 put 

 1 fed 



T ha 



' 1 xi 



ponds 



-itli i 



feet of earth to separate them. Into t 

 was sunk I put the common fish. While taking the carp from 

 the box one of them accidentally fell in with '1 

 bream. I had not seen any ot the ear], until the first day of 

 the present! month, when a liov lishinc I'm- the common" iish 

 caught the carp that, had accidental em. The 



bait was a worm. I measur. d his length, which was VI inches 

 from the nose to tho parting of the tail. When put, in the 

 pond, about December 2(5, they were each of them about three 

 inches long. In the case ,,f this one it shows a gain of nine 

 inches in length in six months. Of course, I put him with his 

 o-vn kind. I have not. r-een them, however, since they were 

 put iu. December 36, 1881, I suppose they are doing well 

 from the condition in which I found that one. For food 1 

 give them cabbage leaves, lettuce, tomatoes, peaches, apples 

 and com bread. I discover small fish in their pond. I would 

 like to know at what age thev breed, John Yost (Brandon. 

 Franklin county, Mississippi, July 30, 1882). 



CARP IN TEXAS. The Austin Statesman says: Commis- 

 sioner Lubbock has had remarkable success in his shipments 

 iu every instance El Paso is iu El Paso county, which issoven 

 hundred and twenty-two miles from Austin. Mr. Geo. B. 

 Zimpleman writes from El Paso. Aug. 10, to Mr. Lubbocki 

 "Dear Sir: I arrived at El Paso, about forty hours after 

 leaving Austin, with my fish in very fine condition, not losing 

 one. I have taken special care of them on account of the 

 weather being very hot. and very frequently the water 

 bad. 1 cliauged the watet whenever I had a chance, no 

 matter how often, and kept it cool with ice. I have no doubt 

 from the way they arc. doing now that I will be successful." 



Vlie Metmel 



ToiftsUre prompt attention communications should be ad- 

 dressed to the Forest and Stream l*\d>lishing Co., and not to 

 individuals, in whose, absence from the office mutters of im- 

 portance are liable to delay. 



FIXTURES. 



U'-'N'CU SHOWS. 



September 4, 5. 8 and 7.— New England Fair Bench 81io»-, Manchui 



tcr, N. H. Charles A. AnOrewa, Superintcn lent, Wast Boxr.-.i I. Ma-- 



September 6, 7 ami 6.— The Dog- Fanciers' association of Montrea 



Canada, Second Annual Bench -l,o-v. entries clou- Sept. 1. Job 



V. Campbell. Secretary. P. (). lira v-i ■ anaila. 



ieptetnber 11. 12. 13 and H. -Springfield Bench ShOW 



ill. 

 Oct 



Annua! Be 



li Shu 



i.I.-l. 



.ten!. Danhi 



Jan. 1.2.8.4, 

 den, Conn. Joi- 



O.I 



Kniri 



164.— Mei 



i.ien Poult 

 . .Secretary, Mer 

 HELD TRIALS. 

 November 19. 1*3. -East ern Held Trials Club. r-'it'll 

 at Bisrb Point.. N - 



Me - 



' Stake, No- 



ITl 



■ Dn-I): 



imiiJ TrinN. 

 esc. .oily I: for Nil- 



Stake, Nov. I. W. a. 



IT. Y. 



all's Second Annual H'iel ' 



inbers only. I'.r.tri.-s close 



•nnel flub. Fifth Ac 



nisil 



A. .lil.nl field T: ..«K 



:retary, Gilrov. Cal. 

 th. in Stali-s Field 

 . K. Kenattd. Secre 



December 10.— New ( 



Trials at Cam. >n. Miss. 

 lur.v. N.-« Orleans, I,n. 



"AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER." 



THOSE intending to register their dogs in the next number 

 of the. American Kennel Register Should send them in 

 at once, as only those will appear which are received before 

 the first of the' month. Tho pedigrees should be carefully ex- 

 amined before sending, and to avoid mistakes nil names 

 .should be written plainly. 



MONTREAL DOG SHOW. 



FOLLOWING is the premium list of the second aunual 

 bench show of the Dog Fanciers' Association of Montreal, 

 Canada: Rough deei hounds, bloodhounds, foxhounds, bea- 

 gle--, oil. -i- hounds, basset hound-, daeh-hutide, spaniels, Span- 

 Norfolk spaniels, cocker spaniels (other than blacK), English 

 shepherd doirs, smooth-coated collies, Vomeranians, Labra- 

 dore, 'bulldogs (under 35 lbs.), bulldogs; (over 23 lbs.), smooth- 



King Charles span- 



erriei-s mnder i lbs 



tan terriers lover 7 lbs.). Line; and fan terrier- ..in 1,-r i lbs.!. 

 Yorkshire terriers (blue and tan. over 7 lbs), and Yorkshire 

 terrier- (blue and tan, under 7 lbs i, dogs >., and s:;. I.itcne- 

 the same Best Cage of rough-coated terrier puppies, and 

 ! of smooth-coated terrier puppies, not less than 

 each. Special prizes, requiring no entry fee. will 

 be onered in nearly all of the classes. The secretary informs 

 us that the first prize will be made 85, in all case- where 

 the winning animal comes from a instance, Mr. James Watson 

 Watson of New York will judge nil of the classes. 



table, too, bm corn is 

 veinber they bade me 



caused ,p,irc an exci, 



them.— bAMi'Ki, O n.i 

 Dec. 1-1, IJM8). 



About the middle, of December, 1881, 

 Miss., in good order, twenty carp from 

 Commission. Unfortuiiateiv the poud 

 coption wj-. -locked with other tish. sue 

 cattish. I undertook to .in. in i 



Ire -he-s deep. I l.oie.l a number of hoi'.- 



T 



THE SPRINGFIELD DOG SHOW. 

 HERE wUl be a bench show at- Springfield. 111., under the 

 ' is of the Springfield Fair Association, commencing 



i id next summer 'i'h-v have 



■ pie conio miles to see 



(Millvillc, Butler county, Ohio, 



tS Champion ! 



e.lal: ope: 





-.Villbe.-lt 



EiitriescloseScptembcr 1. 



-T<HE 



Mat 



St. Bernards, ,!.,. 

 Beriiirds, dogsoi 

 bitches, SKI amis 



riop. i.y bilehes ■- 



bitches (he sane 

 black and'tar. or 



THE LONDON DOG SHOW. 



linm list of the Loudon, Out., beuch show, 

 J t k-t. .', is a- follows: 



same; puppies, .!.• :s. 



-r ,i,-l .-:,: bitches t 



..,-. C --I-. :.l 



dog-or bjtch, lift; 



anil :--".: bitches tin .-•■ 





Champion lri-1. wal 



< .■ -;. .in--!- ri.,- , o 



class, dogs, 



>• bitch. - 



other than I.t-h. Bell 



■ ■• spaniels 



and &>. Champion t 



eld spaniel-, in- ■ ■• 



or bitches, Sit); opei 



class, do s or b 



Champion cocker spa 



dels, any color, un 



bitches. SK); open ela 



ss, other than black 



ami .-.',: brtchPB tic- 



same. Black or Hv 



bitchej the same; p :; 





and S:;. Foxhotmds, 





Beagles, dOgB, Si" :i 



■ 



teniers, dogB, $10; bi 



■ ; i. the same; ope 



>-■■: bitches the -aim 



; puppies, dogs am 



pion collies, dogs, *l( 



: bitche- the same: 



and $5; bii ■!■■- tin- -; 



me; puppies OO'-I- ( 



dogs, dogs or bitol 



: 



bitches, -S'lU and s".. 





or bitches, $10 and 



I '.in. lie Oiiiino 



bitches, 810 and -■".. 





haired Scotch ternei 





broken-haind t rrter 





riers, flogs or bttohes, 





of en das.-. ■ 



ndsa;'b'it'ehestlie 



or hitches' 



teiri..rs, other tha 



bitches, J'Jii. Open class, dogs 

 lowing are. the 



A— Best mastiff dog or bitch, felt hat. value s:i. 



B— Best St. Bernard dog or bitch (rough or smooth coated). 



Obi' 



5.50, 



O— Greyhound dog or bitch, hammock or ti-liine, rod. at the 

 option of the winner, value .-:; 



D— Best English seti ir dog, It- nhngton revolver, value *8, 



E— Best i:n"lish setter bitch, lunch basket, value --i'-. 



. '.n.h-'i ,-i i ti-r dnu il' bitch J nippy under I'.' months. 

 fishing rod. valued ai Sf 



O— Best Gordon setter do:, pair of hunting boots, value ■<'•. 



H— Gordon -. tier Ditch, boxing gloves, value $a. 



I — Gordon seti sr doe pj- bitch (to be judged by the. Malcolm 



.]—]:'< 



(log. pearl handled revolver and box ot 



t bitch, box of cigars, value S3. 



)r dog puppy, under 12 months, pair of 



E— Besl lr 



L-Best Iri 



-. iuk..._ 



M— Best Irish setter bitch puppy, under 12 mouths, - ; I 



A'— Best pointer dog, cent, .-man's traveling companion, 

 value U. 



O- Best pointer hitch, box of cigars, ?alui 



P— Best pointer puppy.dog or b.t.ih, under 12 months, flask, 

 value $2. 



Q— Besl Irish wat.-r .-panjel. dog or bitch, gold pencil and 

 pencil holder, value 1 1. 



R— Best field spaniel, over 38 lbs., dog or bitch, croquet set, 



S— Best cock, r spaniel, under :iS lbs., dog or bitch, box of 

 cigars, value ■-">. 



i Besl foxhound, do;: OI - bitwll, pair of rubber, boots, 



l,'— l'.csi beagle, dot or bitch, concertina, value s J. 



V— Best fox-terrier, dog or bitch, that has never pivvi- 

 ou-lv won it m -I prize, sdk iimhullu, value $4. 



W— Best pair of lox-lenier puppies, under 13 months, 

 silver trap, value- IB. 



X— Best collie, dog or bitch, spool of barb wire fencing, 



'y-Lii.-t bulldog or bitch, felt hat. 



Z— Best bull-terrie.r, dog or bitch, box oi .-il.-ms. value $3. 



AA— Black and rim terriers, over 7 lbs., best dog orbitcjt. 

 pair of opera si pprr.-.. value ■-•;. 



BB— Dandie Dnomont terri . m bftoh, doll's 



oarriage, i 



CO He. '.hi, -ton terriers, best dog or bitch, silver goblet, 



H-lrish tc. 



;, best dog or bitch, flasfe, value f'2. 



i dog or 



-red and ov. 

 >f Irish settej 



dual 



jss than 

 >r club, 



111-:, 



GO— Best set 

 than five, to b< 

 club, cast 815. 



EH— Besl kai 

 five, to be owned aud 

 cash 815 



II— Best kennel of pn) 



n.b o\\ n-il and enteral tjy one ni'iiviuuai or.. t 



JJ — Best Iftiiiicl of cocker spaniels, under .- . ■ is! 



of not less I ban live, to be owned and entered by one indi- 

 vidual or a club, one dozen ivory-handled knives, ■- 



KKL— Be-: ; • i ■ : ... Ii.tch. ■■ ■ . 



a resident of the United States of America. 



dogs ow.vru r5 i,..Niin\ isii .sinrrins 

 LL— Best English setter dog. gold and silver medal, value 



i : 30 months old. 



s. the same. Champion uelcl spaniels (any color, 

 sigbl pun i-l-i and cooker spaniels 



-eidit p:„miUi. dogs, or oitehc- 



r bi'tches, tli' and ot bitches, 



.he con 



11' 

 clgareti 



!i. pair of shooting -na.nts, made 



■ bitch, owned b\ a if.-iilent of 

 io. sugar-cured L 

 or i.irch. meerschaum cigar and 



