368 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 6, 1883. 



SUCCESS OF FISHCULTURE. 



II V M. VON DBM BORNE. 



I l,:,„,l.,l.,l hi, I I. ,.;■ ,-.. ;;;.. 



IT cannot be often .-in.u uti 

 li-h thrives -, 

 '■!■<-■ in fishculture only whc 

 righl water. Ii' Bsh fry an 

 such places should be chest d 

 ash themselves would select 

 it is commoulv the ease thai 

 iu uncongenial waters, or it h 

 ornouutof fish food affordei 

 correspondingly limited weig 

 When tli.- ■.- undertake to si 

 one or two-vear old salmon, I 

 mi. i.l certain. The lake fctt 

 rapid brooks to spawn on ego 



ivlr 



,.l:.. 



.. tlus Clranbtr of the German 

 ■ 1 thai not Bvery kind of 



.1 Unit Wo can expect ■• nt- 



•'ii the right fish into the 



le Have! ai Potsdam with 

 t an v where, failure is to niy 

 resin lakes and reaorti to 

 mini, therefore 1 huid it to 

 .1 this fish in lakes andcarp 

 1 the yolk-sack. The same 

 iced from North Ametlca, 

 vhile they natnnilly inhabit 

 ■ turning out of salmon frv 

 tbo planting of ybungGer- 



..i the mouths of the streai 

 man chan in brooks, tor the former is lit he 

 latter iii i.-iki •-. The grayling is not so widely distributed as 

 the trout, and it is difficult to determine in case of a riv.-r not 

 already inhabited by this tish. whether it is suitable forgray- 

 1 i • i •_' nr not. In soon- instances toe planting of grayling con- 

 tinued lor several yours has been un-u. . . — i il. i.rob'nhlv those 

 waters, are not adapted to the species. 



Where, however, the appropriate conditions..! existence 



aroafforded the tish. and there is no lack of sustenance, suc- 

 cess is not wanting. The transplanting of our brook troul to 

 Australia, of our carp to America, of the California salmon 

 and the brook eharr to Europeure facts that admit oi no doubt. 



Tl uceessos of fi-hculture are. of course, more readily ob- 



aervaali when small bodies of water, brooks or lakes, are 



ban in case, , I large river systems: thev are easier 



recognised in the culture ot (...-:<! fishes than of tlie migratory 



kinds thai rim to t h.- s.-a and spend nc-t of their live? there. 



ih.it theinciva f -alin.in in the Prims i- yearly 



dent. In the Bauer the yield is extraordinarily aft 



imVook'a'hve-a 



ig continually leaping. It i 

 a; lit Witt en. in Soptembel 



id-a-half pound saluuui in 

 red paiin.r twenty uulUm 



, Mr. Carl 

 the Ruhr 



tingen many sal 



Miihlhcim. Iii't 



',• hope thai the capture is I 



• plentiful 



Hiil': 'liVe ;':'•.; 

 ometothemark 

 l- breeding estab 



i-l.'iuen, iit'kiuihige'ii cam 



J ':'£} 



the 



the lisli- 



ni.in possession, a great number of salmon fjry have been 

 turn, ,1 ,.ut in the Bhine Valley. The following table shows 

 thai since that time the salmon fishery has improved, though, 



in I i sure, it cannot. In: -hown how much lislicult i:rr has e,,,,- 



iribni.-d to it since the final result is the product of sundry 

 factors in part unknown. 

 IE BO ■ -Ti.Tn.Mr.NT oii- 



Year. Salmon, 

 1870 21,6»i 



i-;t 



■ 



18J3 . 5B,8W 



l-.l .77.080 



For the mouths of ( 

 puedthatthe 



of tin- year, is the We 

 • , r\ good. lh" West 



now rich, l ill salrnoll t 



Th- Mil..-. -Professor 

 information that so u 

 of the Elbe, in Bphemi 

 cents), and in June to 

 was iimre than double 

 K..lin. aecofding to tli 

 man), more than l.th'K) 

 number hitherto imhea 



'..pound- S-hoolsofV 



Moldai 



The 



salmon 



Rantza 



I KIlAi IN., si l-I.li. 



ear. Salmon 



is i he bestyeai 

 irtsthat in.Iuh 



th, 



Saale, though bai 



and several wei 



i. at Brcitriibiirg 



nil dams, was v 

 the I • j, per .Sim le 



y 



ider.— Acconli 

 !i:,l. the increase of Si 

 'ins has beenremor 

 ,.| ,,, -hum-sized sal 

 At I ;orkendorf mat 



reports i hat the salmon Gsbi rv has much improved, and that 



... c,„,s. .,,,,,. ,„..., .,,-,,,,, Captain Badehas established him- 

 self in the neighborhood of the city and engaged in the sea 

 fishery inclusively, At the mouth of the Warue many hun- 

 dreds? of salmon arc now yearly caught. In eonsco'i i ■• thi 



magistrate has petitioned Herr Brtt 

 .Ttl.wm sahnon eggs hatched for him an 

 Warnow basin. On the whole coat 

 salmon fishing has experienced a ren 

 I am sorry to Bay that undersized sain 



Ilk" 



g-Holstein.-Yo; 



St. 



fall of last i 

 cents) per on 



Wehrau haye got &.\ 

 through the planting < 

 ways con.-isi in tatcrea: 

 ballig many salmon i 

 which were in "p-a! <i 

 1 o0-10()to 170-100 mi 

 the neighborhood of 

 trout were taken, w 

 Owsehlag about 300 

 in the winter. The 

 Rhine sahnou and 

 pounds apiece. The 

 of Bk 



3D, to 



■"1 in the 

 bur.- the 

 •ovement. 



In tl" 



., l„.twe..|, t-e 



Ti) cut salmon 

 tcted to hold the 

 mty of sea trout. 

 i salmon, the re- 

 ar. The- salmon 

 ,ch. fnl^si nine 

 re taken, and in 



iikspc 



•pound 



Kleiisb 



irp. ut oi 



liich bi 



night th 



pounds 



of salmi. 



faih-i 



. below 



:-tr 



e lisle 



-i!,.- Jo 



tin- fry 

 ment "of 

 median 



•a trout at the vil- 

 ble for -o small a 

 of the incroaai of 

 :isnci-, fish-breeder 

 undingoftheflsh- 

 ely small niunber 



small sea 

 > also, the 



•I. list rid 



■I, live th- pa 



r pouud. Tl. 

 lis. the prohil 



erv in Scotland 

 month, so that 



rigidly enloieed 



iesluu 



the 



•n of the Co issiouer uf Kish- 



V.islinieton in 1882), page 698, 

 statement that si 11( .e artificial 

 in California, the salmon have 

 eieiiiiiiciii i. so much so that, 

 icreasecl and the sea- lions and the 

 fishermen also, the salmon have nev. rtiel, — made a steady 

 gain in numbers, or in other words the fishery com mission has, 

 with the aid of artificial hatching, beaten the -oa-lions. the 

 canneries and the fishermen comTiJned. 



[TO UK ('<iXTi:.TI-.l,. I 



THE FLAVOR OF CARP. 



THE United states Fish Commission has been gathering 

 evidence on the table qualities of the carp, and Mr. c. 

 w. smile- has collected it in the Bulletin of the Pish C 



mission. II-. has pnblisl 



1 1 fa 



liable 

 a,,-- Ii 



The. replies— two hundred 



>m tweuty-foiir st.it.-. arid 



■ m fair io very good 10 



,nd emphatic approval SMS 



her fish, generally complimentary . .. '■■■' 



ness ;md hiuddy taste £9 



complimeutaiA- reports aside from 



10 



7. Favorable i 



They were I. 



laid down: IS 



on cooking 



fried. The; following roll 

 eaten during or immedi 



1 am infoiineil by .tils 



salmon. Th, re w< t •■ ci 



lice I'li 



iii-lit ii 



sahnon, of 





. 



weight, that brought 1 



1-10 ma 



•ks p.-r pOlilll 





thai lie- li-h- 



ermen received i.i'm ra 



irks foi 



them. This 







till better. 



At. Dii 



sen, up to tl 



■ ii 



[ddle "i Sep- 



t.-mber. 148 tish of id tl 



I -j~> ])oi 



ode bad bee 





i. hi. and as 



the fishing season lasts 





-October, the 



tote 





i ,,t twice t 



lal n 11 111 



serat least. 



In t 





ea'ch at Bteaubasch is i 



•ported 



likewise goo 



i. ai 



d the fisher- 



men .a i sc2, at the m< 



i.Ui o! 



he Kuddow, 



a re 



said to have 



salmon in n 





ight. 







Meckh nbnig Kivers 



— ( 'nlllK 



illor Brussow 



In 



Vellil ill 111- 



-l -- with an otlicial i 



f the la 



nldisliict of 



Dot 



eranalon; a 



pari of the Haiti.: coast toinqui 



re int.. the re 



nil.- 



of the plaut- 



in.; ol salmon fry. and 

 ■!■ -i- ibli . Formerly ii 



which h 



'found to lun 



e In 



• 11 vi \- oon- 



the dis 



rid of Dober 



in o 



i i • i .["',. i 



,-,. i-.i ' -.-.'. and a half m 



les long 



lived three 







h h-.ui two followed th 



■ fisher 



■ only asa - 







t.i.m. and obt lined but 



a scan 







in c 1880 Hi.- 



the following: 



The German method: Whcu voim-;, -av two tothreepounds. 

 they will do to (rv: but when they weigh ten to fifty pounds. 

 Iliei are generally stewed ill water first, afterward in a gravy 

 made of brown bread, a small portion of sugar or molasses is 

 added, and then enough of brown beer put in to make gravy 

 sufficient to cover the fish. iLeo Weltz, Wilmington, Od 



Boiled iii beer: They were boiled in beer after the Saxon 



fashion (not lager beer, but what i.s called common 1 : i. 



They \\-i\- delicious. (Hugo Mulertt. Cincinnati, O.) 



Cooked in wine: ! have ealen earpand lind tl i good One 



specimen oi live pounds was oooked as follows: First boiled 

 in while wine f,.r ir> minutes, and theu baked in an oven and 

 served with a i\ liiie wine sauce. It was eaten liv a number 

 of epicures and pn.ii. c-d a line table lish. (Eugene G. Black- 

 ford, Fulton Market, New York. I 



Partly boiled and partly baked: "Fit for a king." [always 

 in.-iiu.i chfi codlf to clean them nicely; then wrap the fish iu 

 a linen towel, have a large kettle of boilin- water, coil the fish 

 neatly iu the kettle, and boil 15 minutes, (hen turn olT the 

 v., :-. n move to a baking p:m. without marring, and put in 

 theoveu. bake and then baste with but.t"r gravy. A nice 

 tlpy the interior Space around 11 



ikes a dish lit for a king, or a hungry fish 

 erm'iiu. fW. Van \nlw.ip. Ml. Sterling, Ky.i 



•rh do, 

 u. fW 



DISTRIBUT1 



iF L'AKi'.— Although the facilities for the 

 production OJ carp hare been increased v.-ar by year, the 

 supply i- not v.-i equal to ihedemaud. The production of the 

 Government ponds Eorthe year can only be made tp supply 

 apphcationsalreadi filed in the Oflice of thi P". S. Kish Cooi- 

 missioif, byourtailing the number sent to each applicant. 

 Applications reaching the office subsequent to Nov. !'i, will 

 have to wait for the ensuing season. 



Something was evidently 

 Mexican mill yesterday, say 



the rise in the Ca) 

 supply I iii "in 

 wiis of sufficient s 

 they were. sho, in 

 Williams also foui 

 large to go down l 



the batte: 



s oi the 



(<•!. and 



ii to III. 



ui.wim 

 portion, 

 hat the 



ll!. Willi 



n. The 



!» 



uudred I loin in i)i 

 1'he trout are uow 

 iiig in the i en 



A wise screen t.e I u placed over the month ol i 



now the ftsh do not interfere with the batten. - 



lie Mmnel. 



i.i i 



..(lenfti 

 iristnl in Die Forest and fi 

 ndivtomls, in whose a&sen 

 lortance are Udble to delay, 



comnivntcations should bead- 

 ram Publishing On., and notlo 



from the offlr.' mailers of rm- 



Ueoemlier ID, SO ;ckI -.'! 

 In. . m i harlcs Lincoln. 



Jan. s\ :!. i. I'M Mend 

 ilea, Oram, joshfta Shuto, 



\,„-,l -. ism —The Clei 

 Bench Show. ( barlcs Ltn 

 r-i :uy. ( IflVeland, Oliio. 



December in.— k,-. 



tascli Show. Bntrlas ,-t's.- 

 i, v.-w Orleans, La, 

 oeiatloii it. neti Show, Mei'i- 



i'l"ii. ' ---:.n 



-how Assi.elati..u's Seeoa.l 



idem. c. m. Miuii,.-.ii s,- 



is Cm (.'lull's Southern Stales. |i'irl,i 

 i ai (..'uiiloii. Miss Eiiirie.s close Dec. D. ,1. K. Kennud, Setre- 

 i;.. Sew Orleans, I.... 



THE EASTERN FIELD TRIALS. 

 \\ T K gave last week the runninL; in the All-Aged Stake to 

 > \ the close of the heat, between Vision and Marguerite 11 

 Below will be found a full report of the remainder of this 

 stake, with a full account, of the running in the Derby, also fl 

 complete sumriKWy of both events. We are greath: - 

 to Mr. l; M Brown. Jr.. for valuable assistance in 

 the reports. 



ALLeAtiEl) STAKK 

 [Ciwrfntted from page Ssi.] 



Were the nevi bi-itee. ' Sueran m'the' Ul-Agr.l Slake at (he 

 Chicken trial, last y or. beating Countess, Druid, Bessie, 

 Count Xol ile and Ueit-nitle: was beaten by Vandevort's Don 

 in the dei 'iding heat foi lirsi place, and divided secoud with 

 Dashing Novice. In tin' All-Aged Stake at the National trials 

 last December, she beat Baden Baden. Carrie .1. and Peap ,,' 

 Day . and was placed lust. She also ran in the All-Aged Stake 

 of the Louisianna trial- a week later, uud won her first beat 

 by the withdrawal of Joe Chambers. In her next beat she 

 r Clipper, and was then wirhdno 



handled b 



before am 

 byth 



Short. Dr. Due 

 ■videntlv olf fri 



has 



ckn'e- ; s'''u 

 jrk he sho 



Th. • 



ue.l i 



was 



i!d ha 



■!. ■",'!■ 



1 iiublie 



,"l||e|-,i| 



si oir at 

 ranging 

 18 .-tile. 



oud. as he did not. do the 

 ■lack and white dog of • 

 he was handled by Capt. MiMii 

 2:S0ina Held of sedge ahd weeds; 

 and quartering her ground well at 



Dr. Duer moved at an easy gait, and quartered bis ground 

 uic.'h.bui would not range far from his handler. This field 

 was drawn blank, and Ihev were worked into an adjoining 

 field of stubble and around the hill to the starting point. We 

 then moved down the fence in the sedge grass acrossthe 

 branch Into a patch of weeds, where Sue pointed, and was 

 backed by Dr. Duer in nice style. Short was. ordered to Hush. 

 but failed to find the bird, we then movedon intoafleldof 

 sedge and pines whioh was drawn blank. They were ili.-u 

 ordered up at 8 for lunch. They were east off again ai ;: : -r. 

 in a sclge lielil, where Sue pointed. Just then Dr. Duer 

 flushed : -ingle bird and was dropped by Capt. M.-Munio. 

 Short to order flushed and killed the bird pointed bv Sue 

 which she retrieved very handsomely. They were th.-n 

 ordered up and the heal awarded to Sue. Down thirty live 

 minutes. 



DON.JTAK AM) ham; ham;. 

 This brace was th-n called. Don Juan has never beforo ap- 

 peared iu public. He is of medium size and can do good 

 work, but is inclined to be .jealous and did uol .-how at bis 

 best. Hang Bang is of medium size and is quite a good look 

 mg dog. Be was recently imported and has had bul little 

 work sine- his arrival. He won first in the puppy stakes, and 

 icr puppy oup it Slo ewsbury 

 iter .-up at the Blandford (Kug'.) 

 third in the puppy -lake- 

 -ud first iu the All-Aged Stake 

 Don Juan was handled bv Duke 

 rCapt. llcMurdo. They wen casl "if 

 ■ scattering scrub oaks. Don was the 

 . bevy verv nieely. Bang backing in 

 order, put up the birds, which he 

 to wing, bin Don was a bit unsteady. 

 order. We then swung out in the 

 ■d up much the fastest, ran-ing and 

 Quartering nicely, He has a very gamy way of going, and 

 uii.-ii thoroughly acquainted with the style of hunting that 

 is required lure, he will undoubtedly be a. very hard dog to 

 beat lb- appears to be staunch and has a good n..,. . f,,l 

 lowing up the birds, one flushed near the judges, atid soon 

 after one got up near Don. We then swung around and Don 

 challenged, but got too close and scored a tiush. The) Were 

 then-seat into some Woods, where Bang, while, going at .-peed, 

 made a stylish point, which Don backed a mnmenl and then 

 drew up, and the bird (lushed behind them. A kittle further 



J. He won thepr 

 me year, and wor 

 i Belgium) Trials, 



lEng.l in I 

 Trials th- 

 St. Herbs 

 at the same meeting. 

 White and Bang Bang i 

 in the sedge among sou 

 first io find, pointing 

 _-,.<,.i style 



but at once dropped 't 



on Bang again c- 



point, which Don. who appeared to 



I.,- jealous, refused to bac 



:. and 'ben on and scored a (tush. 



Bang then pointed .. hare 



Don backing indifferently. Work- 



!u;;l"'e v p'.'i'vam' : !!o'nl'''ii 



■ ■. into "■ ■ -I--.''. Bang 

 lu.-h Don backed a mom. nl and 



lie ui moved on. and the bi 



rd got up. They were then ordered 



up and i In: heat was ana 



ded to Ban? Bang. Down thirtv- 



four iiiiu'iie- This bea 



w.'i- watched with considerable 



interest as many wereon 



tious to see how Bang Bang would 



:e-., nil himself. Althoiigl 



the nature ot the ground was not 



suited lo him, he perfom 



e,i His work in a very credit-able 



miinuor. 





GLADSTONE J I 



were at ouce put dowu. 



Neither have before ever run in 



public. Gladstone Jr. is 



i line, slashing, going dog of much 



promise, but lacks in ex] 



erienee. Maiden l- rather a pretti 



bitch of medium size, hit 



lis too young to com p.i •• with the 



livers in an alba 



((la.i-ion. -li wa- handled by Capt. 



BIcM 



ut i 



lal. 



1 : 1-'. 



We 



edll 



aptly backed by 

 failed to put up the 



I U.-el.-tone -cored a 

 on uphill. Maiden aj 

 backed by Gladsbpn) 

 into a ravine, when 



(lushed but. not sho' 

 ■Ii,- -. iLc.ind pines. 



bis error and moved 



down th,- fenci tat 

 Maiden sored afalsi 



111 uhi 



i-l the bird 



distal 



adot him. Then working c 

 .. .je woods, both dogs did some nice work roading 

 th,- nun. in: birdi up i In- edge, of the woods, when D 

 point. -I and was backed by Maiden; th- birds were flushed, 

 and . logs ordered up at "'.::n. and the heat was awarded to 

 Gladstone Jr. Down forfcy-flva minutes. It was now dark 

 and we started for loivn" A It hough a late start had been 

 made, we had done a satisfactory amount of Work, having 



run t i,r. ..i'li si > ; huts with the exception of the finish a) the 

 one between Vision and Marguerite II. 

 SCOOT AHD TRIM 



were the next brace Scout was handled by Haight, and here 



