Nov. 2;}, 1883.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



331 



FISHERIES OF NEW YORk. 



WE have received "Census Bulletin No. 28f which 

 ciws I he commercial fisheries ol'lhe Middle States, 

 compiled by E. K. Kuril, special agent for the sea naileries, 

 and SI, McDonald, Special agent fin- the river fisheries, .mil 

 snlimiiicd by G. Brown Goode, in charge of the Fisheries 

 Investigation. Prom this tvi estracl thd following Ggures 

 relating to the .Middle Stales. N,w V.i-k and V • 



The statistic* of the sea fisheries of .New xorls have hem 

 gathered from the manuscript <>i' Sir Fred Mather, who has 

 visited : ,ii the important fishing settlements ol 1 ■ 

 in the burauil of his invcsliiraiions. ISefore passing to a re 

 view- of the business in New York, the eeborl presents the 

 following interesting table concerning the fishing interests 



of the Middle Stales- 



IVrsou- employed ](',,,>1V 



•r iYkmI ... ■-'. fs.l.imi' 



■is I'm- fowl :l'i,r."'S.M-:t 



is products for fertilizers ami oilier 



Ulfl.ilOJ.'.lKl 



larketnble condition .-, .'.-.'.' 



,-ed in the traffic an 

 jorily have I'.imilk-.- 

 ming thai 12,000 art 



ir person-' 



el ll.al hail of the re 



■ I he fresh 



•■ fishery arhis*i'i, 

 □.eluding 1 



Va ft pro* 



The greater portion of th 

 native born Americans, and a large m 

 depending ou them for support. Ass 

 married, each having an average o! fo 

 three children) depending upon him. a 

 iTi'iin.ler depend npou their own reso 

 «•>. (H)ii person- largely ilepcinleiil ou the usherii 

 lihood. Thousands of othors scattered nlong 1 

 bays and coves are interested in the li-hrnc- 1 

 of supplying their own tables and oecasiona'lly 

 neighbors with !ish and oystors. 



'1 he sea fisheries lire more extensive than eitl 

 water or oyster fisheries and the products have a greater 

 value. Tile entire oyster, industry, however, which includes 

 the ( nhanoeruci't in value of Southern oysters in preparation 

 for the market, exceeds in value the sea lisheri - by nearly 

 $1, 000,000, though fewer men a:" engaged in the work. 

 New York takes an important part, iu the fisheries, coming 

 fourth iu the list of fish-producing- States with products 

 valued at $4,380,565. Her m.-nh-iden fisheries are more ex- 

 tensive than those of any other State, and in is.sn the value 

 of the oil, scrap and compost reached $1,114,158, being 

 more than half of the yield for the entire country. The 

 Value of the products of the gyster fisheries tor thfl same 

 period reached $1,577,050, which is ■-Tenter than that for any 

 ol the other States exoepl Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey. 

 The New Yorl; lishenncn secure annually larger quantities 

 of both hard and soil clams than those 'ol aiiv othei Stale; 

 in 1880 the atuounl realized from the sale of these two 

 species -vas $51 r.ti!)!. In the shad fish, lies she ranks third 

 on the list, the catch in lstso reaching 8, Ttfo", COO pounds. 

 The fishery I - : 1 1 rests of the State arc thus shownin detail: 



fei-S'.as emplo/ed 72C0 



Fisliiug vusscla jui 



FteBiol boats . 

 Capital dependent on 

 Pounils of sea prodm 

 Value of sea product 

 Pounds of riverprod 



Value of river products 816495(1 



Pounds of lake products iOTOlOOO 



Value of Iain- pwlucls »-|,-,, s -„ 



Total value of produota to 1 he fishermen 9 i..".s.f :,,-,.-, 



New Jersey produced in 1880 $3,176,589 worth of fishery 



States, its oyster |)i'L'ducts. \ alucd at s?0.i)M!i,(i0.i, are e.v 

 ceeded only by those of Maryland and of Virginia. Its 

 crab fisheries, liom which the' fishermen realize $163,613, 

 are more extensive than those of any other State, while its 

 quahaug (hard clam) fisheries are second only to those of 

 New York. In the. menhaden fisheries it stands fifth on the 

 list, the oil, scrap and compost produced iu 1880 being' val- 

 ued at $14(5,286. Its river fisheries are of minor importance, 

 the total yield being only 2,752,000 pounds, netting the fish- 

 ermen $01,435. 



Over three-fourths of the entire catch in the United States 

 is menhaden, 318,588,700 pounds having- been taken in 1880. 

 The next species in importance for bulk is the oyster; and 

 allowing seven pounds of meat for each bushel' of shell- 

 oysters, we have 2;?,2;3S,100 ponnds of oyster meats. Of 

 the other species mentioned the following are taken in 

 quantities exceeding 5,000,000 pounds: Squctcairue. 11.00:!. 

 500 pounds; bluefish, G, 710,800 pounds: hard clams (allow- 

 ing eight pounds of meat to the bushel), 5. 988,664 pounds; 

 codfish. 5,247,000 pounds; shad, 5,207,200 pounds. Four- 

 teen other species tire produced in quantities ranging from 

 1,000,000 to 5,000,000 pounds each. 

 The products of Kew York's fisheries are thus classified: 

 Species. Pounds. Value. 



BJueffsh , 3,000,000 KJ',500 



Cod 3.580,000 07,125 



Clams ih.inli '-'.r'.o.Sti.i -jtW.nn 



Clams (softl 3,407,750 3S5,'68l 



Crabs 1,624.583 1)9,234 



Lobsters 135,000 5,002 



Menhaden 288,031,200 1.114,938 



Oysters - 7,303,100 1.577,050 



Squeteague 4,000,000 180,000 



Herring 230,000 3.750 



Shad." 2,733,000 13ti,i,b0 



Sturgeon 141,000 8,(140 



tofldi."! :ll/.ri" '*'.",." '.'.11' ".""'." l.i'r'-il.lir. sg'oOO 

 13,874,100 G13.JT5 



Total 333.533,173 S1.8S0,56E 



The outfit for this vast catch, consisting of vessels, boats, 

 nets, fykes, pots, haskets, factories, etc., is valued at $3,029,- 

 505. " 



Penjnsylvakia Angi.krs' Association.— Vhiladf Iphia, 

 November 17.— Ben Butler once said that it was no lack of 

 laws but the lack of enforcement of those already in exist 

 eiice that caused many of the troubles complained of Here 

 in Pennsylvania w r e have fishing laws sufficiently stringent 

 for all practical purposes, but, a? can easily be demonstrated, 

 they are next thing to worthless, simply because a proper. 

 observance of them is not insisted upon by (lie authorities. 

 This is espeeiftllv the case in Eastern Pen isUvunia, and 

 notably in regard" to the Delaware, Schuylkill and Susque- 

 hanna rivers and their tributaries. With a view to obviate 

 this-ahusp, an association of auders was organized on YVed- 

 heaaaj evening last, al Lincoln Kalf Broad streel and Fair- 

 mount avenue. The avowed purpose uf this association is 

 to promote, fiskcullure by the restocking ol -' tea ids o nd I he 

 enforcement of existing laws, which are so frequently in- 

 fringed. A. M. Spangler was elected President, Washing- 

 ton I. Sellers Vice-President, and li. M. Hartley Secretary 



and Treasurer. A committee was appointed la driti a eoB 

 siitulion. v itb instructions fo report at the net I meeting, 

 which will be held in the same place on Saturday evening, 

 November 2a. Already a large membership lias been 86- 

 cured, finite a considerable poftiori of which is from the 

 counlics adjacent to Philadelphia, Those desirous ol' join- 

 ihg the association are requested to attend the next meeting 

 or send their name- trj Malcolm Shipley. 508 Commerce 

 street. It is the purpose of tlie association to secure com 

 l'ortable headquarters, and combine some social features 

 with those already named. 



^fistfcttUitrt. 



CARP FAIL TO APPEAR 



Webstcu. .Ma--.. \mv. 

 1'rof. s. r. Hnird. U.S. Commissioner of Fisheries. 



Worn 



a -spected Kir-It is just af 



two to i 

 Washin 



paling! 



ill. a year ago that we received 

 one hundred young carp from 

 ihad stood the journey from 

 we wore then alrearlv airfciei 



iot only o U i---f:ie p,„„i " iwiih 

 eii- Mieiliuin all tin' niiiiieriins 



ty stocked with this valuable 

 lings of sorrow 1 tun obliged to 



June I took particular pains to iind them in l!i 

 in^ pond and watched for them repeatedly 

 and in the Lost li-ht. i.ut failed to Iind them.' 



brought merit wo quart pail full of little fish such as vri reput 

 in before it finally dried up, but they were all common brook 

 shiners, and my closest questioning liiiu and showing him 

 pictures of carp o:dv convinced me that not a carp had been 

 seen in this poud since the ice left. 



The steward of the estate in which the third pond was lo- 

 cated reported to me that, with the closest search during t.he, 

 summer, and also in the dry season, when the pond had been 

 reduced to half its size, he had been unable to discover any of 



After learning all these disappointing facts. I went to Mr. 



to notify you. 



How to "account for the loss I don't know. The eold Of wai- 

 ter could not. bo the cause, as none of th, ponds froze to the 

 bottom, and the carp stand as odld winters m (Vrmaiiv. which 

 I know from mv own experience. 1 saw a turtle (and killed 

 it) of the size of hi ei one pond and a thivc-loot uai ,,, - 



carp been carried out with a flood, as we had provided ample 



The question now most naturaUy arises; "Would you have 

 tho loudness to favor us with another supply of carp .to taw 

 the experiment over again, of course in a different way, aud 

 heeding our past experiences^" and should be much pleased 

 to receive a fa voi a tile answer. 



It has been our opinion that we would have, had a better 

 chance of success if we had risked them right in the "Big- 

 Pond," for which thev were finally intended, for, although ex- 

 posed to the danger of hungry pickerel, they -would have found 

 more food, more shelter, and "generally better accommodations 

 than in the small ponds. 



I have sent k copy oi this letter to Fohest and Stream re- 

 publication, and trust that tins will meet your kind approval. 

 Believe mo, sir. yours very truly, 

 0. Itisrbeh, Jr. 



TEXNESSEE FISH NOTES.— The carp placed some two* 

 years ago in the Capitol ground ponds have increased in 

 number largely, and size amazingly. As it is too much the 

 case, however, in tbispaitof the country, no attention is paid 

 to these valuable fisb.and small boys are angling them out by the 

 scores, instead of distributing tnem to pond owners hi the 

 country. Quantities ~,i iliie lisri still rviin.iuuf to be caught out. 

 of the "Cumberland River. Bass weighing from two to four 

 pounds, are of frequent occurrence. A luru/e party of sports- 

 men left to-day for Reelfoot Lake, where they propose remain- 

 ing a week or 'more in camp. A shad was reported to me 

 having been caught with the hook last week, but as I did not 

 see the fish, lam rather skeptical as to the reliability of the 

 sta.tement. If those fish were placed in this river at the proper 

 stage of water I think they would do well : in the Ouachita 

 that is the c&e, and the distance from salt water is about the 

 same.— J. D. H. 



WHITEFISH CULTURE.— Detroit, Mich., Nov. 15. -The. 

 whitefish work of this State has at last fairly commenced. 

 We are following up the experiment, which we made last year, 

 taking the fish and keeping tnem in large crates and handling 

 them everyday until we get every egg from them. Lastyearwe 

 tried the experiment with twenty-six males and females; and 

 only lost two, and they were injured in the net. We kept them 

 the most of the summer and still have on aftheB Inth bank. 

 We have in the crates fish that will produce us lU.oOfj.OOO eggs 

 now, and will put in enough to gi 

 l,e the largest hatch ever rna.de 



ndor 



utefish d™ 



s.— A. J. Keli.c 



CARP IN MAINE.— The first German carp that have ever 

 ieen introduced into any waters of Piscataquis county were 

 ihtutedin Squaghnquign Pond, in Munson, Nov. 9, by O. A. 



y other gentlemen of the sane city, are doing much to 

 'the Monson lakes and ponds a popular resort — J. P. 



SCOTLAND.— We learn that Mr. Archibald Young has be 

 appointed Inspector Ol Salmon Fisheries tor Scotland. J: 

 Young has had much experience in tisheulture and the fe- 

 eries and his appointment to tins position is a good one. V 

 can congratulate the friends of flshculture in Scotland i 

 having the right man in tho right place. 



$te jgemtel 



FIXTURES. 



BF.scn SHOWS. 



rfl, !", uurl 11. ISSS. Oleiidea Tnulin As- 



FttUd) TRIALS. 



EASTERN FIELD TRIALS. 



-rilK l-oiirfu Annual Field. 1 

 i Club commenced yestcr 

 .I- at -men I'm!,, all parts of I 



6b ( ( >ianl. near 

 Kor the All 



ii A. rosier. 



,V. |s. 



d Trials 

 lance of 



'rvdrv. 



CNp.-el 





f wealth, as the 

 aluable limlier. »l 

 g been a favorite 

 ids arc killed in tl 



:s in the 

 and the 

 consider- 

 doposits 

 > fast iu- 

 eonsider- 

 ere large 



lie!. 



m, and a 



them. 



i'fut.i 



those 





the l 



and acquired, which pre- 



The first (vent upon the caid was the Members' Stake. At 

 a meeting of the club on Thursday eveninc, Mr. Elliott Smith, 

 of New York, was appointed as judge in place of Mr. Sncll- 

 enbuig, who was detained at home by sickness. The other 

 judges are Col. James Gordon, of Pontotoc, Miss., and Judge 

 John M. Kinney, of Staunton, Va. Col. Gordon needs no in- 

 troduction to our readers, having very satisfactorily seiwed as 

 judge at several of our most important trials. Both Judge 

 Kinney and Mr. Smith arc well known to us as practical 

 sportsmen well qualified for the position. 



Diana II. having been withdrawn the remaining dogs were 

 drawn to run as follows : 



Peg. Dr. N. Rowe, Chicago, 111— Blue belton English set- 

 ter biteh, H years (Leicester-Dart), 

 ngiiinst 



Buckalf.w. W. A. Coster. Flatbush. L. I.— Orange and 

 white English setter dog, 3 years (Druid-HeJIer's Ruby). 



Plaotaoanet. James H. Goodsell, New York. — Lemon 



belton English setter '1":'. Jul; lis r'-.n iDaUeue, T'..!.o]:ai rh 

 Petrel), 



(ifjdinst 

 Dashing Monarch. J. C. Higgins, Delaware City, Del. — 

 Black, white and tan English setter dog, August 35, 1S7S (Dash 

 II. -Countess Moll). 



Bessie. J. Otto Donner, New York.— Orange and white 

 English setter bitch, %H years (Ranger II. -Belle}, 

 against. 

 Brock. Geo. T. Leach, New York.— Red Irish setter dog, 

 , .,,..,. a fount Bosco-My Duchess! . 



Dashino Rover.— T. 



Maeciiion-E'S Peg.— Dr. N. Re 

 and tan English setter bitch, ; 



ylor, Richmond, Va.— Black, 

 i, 3 years iDash 11. -Noma), 



ve. ChicaE-n. Ill,— Black, white 

 ears [DruittFi gi . 



Goodsell. New York. — Lemon 

 imelfl, 1ST'.) iTlnindcr i 'i 



Tick. Geo. W. Post. Brooklyn, N. Y— Liver and white 

 pointer dog, 15 months (Bob-Dido). 



Don. Chas. P. Stokes, Richmond. Va.— Black, white and 

 tan setter dog, 3 years (Pedigree will be given next week), 

 atiainst 

 Dolly. J. B, 1. Granger 



York.— Red Irish "Her 



Billy Flint. J. Herrou Grossman, Jew York—Liver and 

 White English setter dog-, -! years la son of Rot, Roy-Wuitding- 



ton's Fanny}. 



Of these, Plantaganet, Dashing Monarch, Daisy Laverock 

 and Tick failed to put in an appearance, It singularly hap^ 

 pened that the dogs that were absent, were drawn to run 



