Photograph by Shirley C. Hulse 



FERTILIZING THE) SALMON EGGS : OREGON 



It sometimes requires two men to handle a large buck. As soon as the "milt" is in the 

 pan with the eggs, a little water is added and the whole stirred until the mass of eggs is 

 thoroughly impregnated. 



changes are imminent. Various streams, 

 particularly on the Atlantic slope, have 

 ceased to be reservoirs of fish life and 

 have become mere vehicles for the dis- 

 charge of factory and city refuse ; other 

 streams, owing to the creation of dams, 

 long ago ceased to be available for 

 schools of migratory fishes that formerly 

 resorted to them every season. 



These were premonitory and for the 



most part neglected signs of conditions 

 that are gradually arising all over the 

 country. It may be doubted whether our 

 industrial development is incompatible 

 with the preservation of the physical and 

 biological characters of our streams ; but 

 the history of other countries and the 

 precedents afforded in our own country 

 clearly indicate that, when the time comes 

 to decide, the fisheries have to yield to 



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