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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Jastjaey 12, 1882- 



twenty-five leather-carp have been safely lauded, after a very 

 stormy VOyagft. The gale was a very Revere one, and on Wednes- 

 day, November 23, the mm! blew with hurricane force, and we 

 weie Obliged to -'heave to" for twenty-two hours. The Beat, were 

 very large indeed. We shipped ono during the night which dis- 

 abled the four seamen on watch ; one had two nba broken and 

 another his head badly out; the other two were lamed, The 

 wheoltmuso was " Btove in " and th« galli-. 1 ■ i ! ■_■. • ■ 1 i'i. One boat 

 was carried away on deck, breaking down the chimney stack uf ihe 

 donkey engine, Through all thia storm the carp did well, The 

 temperatuie of the water was 5(i degrees P. at New York, aud 

 during the voyage vaiied from 51 to i:, ] l 1 ^ degrees. I also I 

 with a little oatmeal and potatoes four tunes The temperature of 

 the water here at this time Of year is about 44 to 50 degrees, which, 

 1 suppose, will be rather too cold lor the osrp, I give them a little 

 oatmeal hut think they don't touch it. Jly brother is much pleased 

 -with the carp, and would wish me to thank you for all your kind- 

 ness. ITe -will value these fish very much, remembering how he 

 came to get them. We have gut our fish-hatching house up now 

 and a few hstchiug troughs with - . ■ . . isis ova in, but the 



ponds outside will be laborious w oik. 'the hatching house is Hil 

 feet long bv 30 feet, and built of granite. The first frvpond ia juat 

 fitriBhed, and ia 60 feet by 4 feet. The bottom is inad'e of concrete 

 and the walls built up with granite and Portland cement (three of 

 aand and cne part cement}. This makes a capital pond.— A. Wil- 

 son Ann 



THE EFFECT OF CULTTTtE ON THE SPAWNING TIME 

 OF TKOUT,— The following is a translation sf a communication 

 by Mr. Muller, of Tachischdorf, to the Fhelu rW ZWYtmy, or Stet- 

 tin : "During the past year the lime occupied by the spawning of 

 my trout (in Silesia) has occupied fully five weeks. Year bv\ em- 

 it becomes more apparant that artificial culture has Chang 

 habit in this respect Before I began stocking with artificially 

 bred fry the time of spawning was divided into two perioda, part 

 of the fish spawning generally about the 1st of October and occu- 

 pying from nine to ten days, and the rest of the fish spawned 

 afterward, sooner or later according to temperature. If the frosts 

 were early they spawned sooner, but if the weather continued 

 mild the spawning covered a long time. Those which spawned 

 first wore the brighter colored ones with reddish tints, while the 

 later ones were darker and had the white parts dulled with black. 



"Now we find the Bah all come up together to spawn, and thia 

 last season they canld be seen on the spawning beds every day 

 for five weeks. Aa a consequence the later ones need the same 

 beds as the first and thereby much spawn was loat. Thia cannot 

 be avoided, and, on the whole, ia advantageous for the reason 

 that if a Hood should occur during the time of first spawning all 

 the eggs in the stream would be lost but would be replaced by a 

 latex deposit," 



FISHCbETHliE ON- LONG ISLAND.— The lease for the Cold 

 Spring property has been signed by Mr. John D. Jones and his 

 brothers, and by the Fish Coinmigsionera of the state of New York, 

 but no further action has been taken. An early meeting of the 

 Commissioners is talked of in order to determine when to begin 

 and what to do. 



Mavor Grace, of New York, is having a trout perserve to cost 

 .-jfi.onn built on his place at Great Neck. Trout ponds are also to 

 be built on the farm of General Casey, at West l>e»r Parte In 

 several of the ponds on the south side of the island that Inn c been 

 depleted by eels and pike the German carp has been introduced 

 ■with success. 



Mr. William Furman. who for many years haa owned trout pre- 

 serves at Maspeth, owing to his heavy losses at the hands of 

 poachers, has moved his establishment "and fish to the Smithtown 

 River, where he baa erected tovereJ batching shanties. Heia hav- 

 ing a boat built to take hia fish alive to the New York market. 



CONNECTICUT SHELL FISHERIES.— The Commiasioners on 

 shell fisheries of the State of Connecticut will soon issue their an- 

 nual report, 2.U0U copies of which will be printed. At a recent 

 meeting of the Commission Mr. Hogarr, the --.: -.-..-v,,i- for the 

 Commiaaiou, stated to the members that the coat to the State of a 

 survey of some aixttf acres of ground made recently was about $20, 

 while the revenue was only ijfi "ill. In large, tracts, however, there wan 

 not a like disproportion, but, instead, a balance in favor of the 

 State. It. E. Cutis, of the United States coast surrey, has sent 

 the Commisaiou 106 bottles containing samples of the sound bot- 

 tom at different points ia the oyster grounds of the State, and 

 also three packages of oyster shells, showing the growth at one, 

 two and three yeara from the time of spawumg. The specimens 

 of soil were dredged up from the United States steamer Palinurns 

 last summer, and are expected to prove valuable in showing the 

 relative productiveness for oyster growing of different kinds of 

 bottom. 



A STATE ASSOCIATION rROPOSED. —It ia proposed to form 

 a fisheultural association for the State of Ohio, and wo have re- 

 ceived the following call, which has also appeared in some of the 

 local papers: Bdtior Forest ■ni'l Stream: As fish culture ia 

 growing rapidly within this State and others.it seems advisable 

 that those already engaged hi this profession, as well as others 

 who take an interest in fish culture, should form an asaociatiou 

 whose object it would be to advance the science in private as well 

 as in public waters within this State, by collecting facts regarding 

 pisciculture, protection or cultivation of our own good i . 

 introduction of uew ones, and arranging for the culturhrta inter- 

 ests. Gentlemen wishing to join Buoh an association will please 

 communicate their ideas on the subject, and oblige, yours truly. — 

 Hroo Mulebtt, 507 Race street, Cincinnati, O. 



DEATH OF A FISH COMMISSIONER.— We regret to leam 

 that Mr. J. II. Dinkins, Fish Commissioner of Texas, died recently 

 from the effects of injuries received by falling under 

 railway car while attempting to board it. Mr. Dinkins was 

 prominent citizen of Austin and was universally re.-nent.sh u 

 was an efficient and active fish commissioner and an enthusiastic 

 sportsman. St Bomphahed much in the i 



awakening the people and the Legislature of Texas to the import- 

 ance of fishculture. Hia usefulness was just beginning to be felt. 

 Hia dealh is o loss to his State. 



BLUE CARP.— A blue variety of carp ia cultivated in Germany 

 and France. It has lately beeomo a favorite, and is called by some 

 the best oT all 0«p. On Saturday last the North German Lloyd 

 steamer Douau brought a can containing a dozen specimeus'to 

 Mr. Blackford. That gentleman afterward learned that they were 

 from the ponds of Mr. Eekardt, at f.ubbiucheu, and intended for 

 Professor Baird. 



TROUT EGGS FOR GERMANY. -The steamer "Mosel," of 

 theBreman line ("North Germain Lloyds), which sailed on Satur- 

 day, the fith nist., took out 15,000 brook trout eggs for Mr. F, 

 Bu'sse, Geestemunde. this being the second shipment made to Mr. 

 Buste this winter by Mr. Livingston Stone. 



NEW PUBLICATIONS. 



in the country. It represents Impress ons anc 



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nooft on 1 as si iru -a side I PiHeardei 



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book is rich In quota' I. the mi ' „ ,. , ,,.. 



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them a delicious odoi i tores*, wB1 



the mountain burns could an be le ra. fo lavvt of nature In 



h-r poetic DloollB the boot will be a o it mad and read 



again. 



Tue Lrva Stock Jon aNAPAnsiANic -of. 188!.— We have received 

 from the publishers, Cassoll. i . m --.i ove-enntied 



volume, It. cont Ins, In "■'!:'! ■•n-c-i i - . ', , . . . . i. . : . ... 



i-a-h matter th twtound us 



rarmer, the stock raiser, the financier and thi 



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cactuade :.■ o ifronl in bead emhroldei . l a ui .. 



Kassau street, New York. ?! rear 



"COITNTRV FLEASOBE3." By George Hllner. PUMI 



Kobwrta Bros., uosfon. Tne amLn . '.iina wttn the 



•ye of a painter and i he soul ot a poi .. ranlcli 



Ondslts text in the wools or Marlowe's passionate shepherd, who 

 invites Ids love to come and 



Thai hills, arm ■ o. - -, -. .n I fields, 



Wood-. 



Mr, miner's work Is merely a transcript from a diary of a year spent 



FIXTURES. 



BENCH snows. 



January 11 to 19. Terre Haute, md., Fifth Annual Bench Show*. J. 

 B. Harris Secretary. 



January 1 7 to 80. St. .Tohn, N". B. Second Annual Bench -show. H. 

 W. Wilson secretary. 



March 7. Flics.burg, Pa. Bench Show 1 1 ma lincoln Superinten- 

 dent. 



Mays, 10, ii ami m. Third Bench snow ot the 



Massachusetts Kennel Club, Kdward J. For.-.i .■,■■■,■ 



Lincoln, superintendent 



FIELD TRIALS. 



September. Notional American li-iinel Club KleidTitalsonPralrle 

 Chickens. Jos. u. Uew, Columbia, Teen., Se. n 



December. National American Kennel Ciuh Field Trials on ciiiatl, 

 Grand Junction, Tenn. D. Br.vi.oii, Memphis, Turn., Secretary. 

 . ■«. — . 



TRAINING VS. BREAKING. 



In Ten Chapters— Chap. tii. 



IN the preceding chapters all of our work has been o£ a pre- 

 liminary character. We have expended much time i 

 patience in order to perfect our pupil in the rudiments of the 

 education that is so indispensable to that pride of the sports- 

 man's heart, a good dog. Long ago we thought our pet was 

 just about perfection in the performance ot his duties and 

 have anxiously awaited the coming of the crisp October flays 

 that we might put to the test our hopes, and, 1. y actual trial 

 in the field, demonstrate how much of wisdom pertains to 

 the course that we have pursued. Do we live among the 

 forest-crowned hills, the home of the lordly ruffed grouse ; 

 long ago we have located several broods of these regal birds, 

 and as we have paid them an occasional visit, how our blood 

 has warmed up, how our nerves have thrilled as we fondly 

 dreamed of the spirt in store for us when the falling leaf 

 should proclaim that 



The hunter's glorious days im. col n . 



The best or all The year ; 

 When through i uv ivo< liar i i i it i ■•■ e i >ar 



With royal sport to cheer. 



Should our home be toward the setting sun on the broad 

 prairie, whose vast expanse teems with numberless broods of 

 the toothsome chicken, with ever-growing delight and satis- 

 faction have we Witnessed from day lo day ihe added 

 strength of the whizzing pinion, and with ever-increasing 

 impatience at laggard time's slow Bight have we awaited the 

 duwn of the auspicious day that brings BUCh wealth of joy to 

 the sportsman's heart. Or, perchance, our hopes of happi- 

 ness are turning to the pride of the stubbles, the gamy, beauti- 

 ful quail. How cage; ly have we beaten the feeding grounds, 

 and as the merry bevy, with tumultous roar, have burst upon 

 our sight, how have we, with throbbing pulse, watched the 

 flitting wings, and earefu ly marked their flight as they 

 settled in the friendly cover or upun the distant hillside. 

 What visions of lithe bounding forms suddenly transformed 

 into living statues, mingled with flashing brown sprites, the 

 crack of the gun, and the cloud of fleecy feathers floating in 

 air, have filled us with anticipated satisfaction, as we lii mgbt 

 af the pleasure in store for us when the early fiosts should 

 call us forth to the field. Or do thoughts of th it line- billed 

 aristocrat of birds, "woodcock the magnificent," alone en- 

 gage our thoughts. Well, we know their sure abiding place, 

 and as we have paid them our devoir ami seen ibera dart 

 through the openings, and heard their querulous whistle, 

 how have we thought that the sere and yellow leaf would 

 soon be here to bring to us most royal sport. Do not look 

 upon this as a digression, for we dearly love the pursuit of 

 every one of these favorites; and we hope thai 

 reader, like ourselves, will so train your dog that, no matter 

 where your lines are cast, your pleasant sport is sure. 



Our favorite sport since childhood has been the pursuit of 

 that best of all game birds, the magnificent ruffed grouse, 

 and we have ever found, when our dog was any where near 

 perfect in circumventing this most wily bird, that but few 

 days, or perhaps hours, of practice were required to make 

 him equally adept in the pursuit oi any of the others. Id any 

 writers pronounce this beautiful bird unfit to train a dog 

 upon ; they rail against his subtle cunning, and are unstinted 

 in condemning his swiftness of wing :• . I Li . will give you 

 columns in disparagement of his" preternatural 

 which they miscall wildness, and earnestly advise you to 

 keep your young dog away from the- ruffed grouse's haunts. 

 Notwithstanding the evident sincerity of these writers, wo 

 must beg to differ from their views, and can only regrcl that 

 their knowledge of the habits of this king Of birds is not 

 equal to their skill iu framing sentences for his vilification. 



Having decided to give our pupil Lis first prac 

 with this most potent instructor as our co-worker, let us 

 " hie away to the fields with eager dog and tru-ty gun," and 

 test the sport so long anticipated. Our pupil should be kept 

 at heel until we reach the usual haunt of the birds, i 

 should be eiic ruraged to go on. Let him go where he pleases, 

 taking care only to keep him within bounds and 

 under your eye, that yon may see just Wlra' he is doing. Do 

 not bother him with any orders, if you can possibly avoid it ; 

 above all, dp not make him bnnt each particular corner that 

 you may think desirable, but rather allow him to take the 

 lead and to have his own swe -t will, can tent to follow him 

 until he has gained some little insight and lieco 

 what accustomed to ihe new life just op'ening before him. 

 See with what Lager pleasure he Explores thelrddenniys- 

 teriesof the covert, h rw his every graced 

 joy; how his sparkling eyes mirror his delight: 

 and proud.; pes upon ihe well 



discovered that something is in the Wind 6 

 "heaven-born instinct" within has FrozeD him rigid as the 

 r ck by his side. Choke duwn that rising lump in your 

 throat ; quiet the quick ikiobbinga of your heart; and, 

 while bleisiug your good fortune, be cool and ccfl 



never more need of cool, deliberate action than now. Four 

 I i at, and faltering eye or trembling baud will 

 insure his triumphant esc ise you Unwelcome dis- 



ire. Do not hurry, but, with deliberate haste, walk 

 i: and force a il ■■ and, i -ugh on 



para Band about to shoot at a Chip tossed in air, cooly 

 bring y ur gun mbi position, glance along the trusty bar- 

 rels and, with ." eye Of faith and linger of instinct," "cut 

 loose," and fortune grant your aim bo true I The chancts 

 are greatly against your obtaining a close shot at the first 

 rke, unless among young ami unsophisticated birds; but 

 sh'xn you must, nevertheless, even-should the flashing game 

 be far beyond your reach or, as very often happens, entirely 

 out of sight, for we have not done with him yet ; and most 

 potent is iha sound of gun and whistle of the hurtling lead 

 to drive from bis crafty brain the wisdom that causes him to 

 shun our close acquaintance. .Should your shot prove deadly 

 and l be conduct ot your dog be all that you could wish, with 

 B ii Ting pat mid kindly words, lead your pet straight to 

 your victim and as soon as his sensitive nose locates the 

 bird, at once pet and praise him without stint and talk to 

 hi ' ii intelligent companion. After a few seconds 



you should pick up the bird in a dainty manner, and while 

 carefully smoothing out the feathers, allow the dog to snuff 

 the grateful perfume, but on no account let him mouth it, 

 nor puke his nose among the feathers, thus teaching him 

 that the greatest care must be taken that not a feather should 

 de displaced. 



When your pup first shows sign that he has scent, do not 

 on any account speak to him nor make any sign, but allow 

 him to act his own pleasure. Should he go through the try- 

 ing ordeal to your satisfaction, congratulate yourself that you 

 sessed of a wonder; should his earnest inclination 

 overpower his innate sense of duty and cause him to become 

 unsteady and flush Ihe bird, you must at once call him in 

 and place him as near as maybe in the exact position that he 

 occupied when he should have pointed, and commanding 

 him to to-lio, give him to understand that yon are displeased 

 willi the performance. If you have killed the bird, and can 

 readily find it, you will add to the force of this lesson if you 

 oblige him to retain his position while you go aud bring it 

 to him, and as you hold it a foot or two" from his nose, repeat 

 your command of lo-ho. This, you will find, will cause 

 him to be more careful in the future. Should he become 

 ■Icnioralized at the rise of the bird and give chase, do not 

 despair, but calmly say to-h'>, and if he disregards the com- 

 mand, let him go, and be thankful that lie has ambition, em- 

 soiitig yourself with Ihe knowledge that in a short time you 

 can eradicate the fault, while the virtue will remain and 

 afford you gres in the future. When he returns 



you should at mice replace him in the position from which he 

 broke, and make him Mia for a short time, while you talk 

 to him about the enormity of the offence. It is not advis- 

 able to shoot when he Starts to chase, as, should you kill, he 

 may seize the bird and handle it loo roughly for his future 

 reithei ] he sound of the guu exercise a steady- 

 jug influence up n his excited nerves". Above all else, do 

 notfail tokeep perfectly uool yourself under all circumstances, 

 and to issue all your commands iu your ordinary tone of 

 c there is nothing so conducive to unsteadiness in 

 edge of the fact that you ate deiuoraK, 

 ized, and be is sure to become possessed of this knowledge 

 before it. is apparent to you. Therefore earnestly 

 strive to retain your self control, for without that you can 

 never succeed in turning out a steady dog. 



Should your bird escape the first onslaught, let no common 

 occurrence prevent you from immediately following him up. 

 Do not undertake this in a half-hearted manner, but put your 

 whole soul into the work and rest not until you have again 

 routed him. Give him a shot as he rises, and if he again es- 

 C :p._-s be hot discouraged, but with renewed efforts try him 

 ■cure in the knowledge lh.il, can you bur find and 

 keep him moving— although lie may be the wisest and, con- 

 sequently, the wildest grouse of them all— at last your 

 reward is sure : at last, utterly demoralized by the relentless 

 your pursuit, he has changed his tactics, aud, 

 quietly crouching on the ground with few and trembling, 

 wnits'foryou to pass. Fatal mistake! The keen-nosed clog, 

 more eager at each successive defeat, again becomes statues- 

 que and unerringly indicates the bird's hiding place. Now is 

 [preme moment. With nerves of steel— hardened by 

 the excitement of the long continued chase — you literally kick 

 him irom his retreat and" coolybrthg him down. What sat- 

 isfaction is in your heart as you smooth his beautiful plum- 

 age. What light is in your eye as you ga/.e upon his plump 

 form. What pride is yours as you complacently view the 

 noble prize BO gallantly won. A glance at the speaking coun- 

 of your four-footed friend tells you that he, too, is 

 happy; and, our word for it, a few days among these crafty- 

 birds will do more to develope the hunting sense of ah intelli- 

 gent animal than thrice the time devoted to the pursuit of any 

 other game. 



w 



CANINE AfLlOCNTS. 

 ohapter fifteen of the appendix to 1 





adenta 



adixis 



" Gordon 



.:,, I Unrgeipy by Dr. 



'i '' on hands of every breeder, 



■ ii,..-) . oiva'uiible. '! ais number con- 



clnde.-i the noii,:,- of this valuable addition to the canine literature 



of the dav. We should h ve I ot Vbi i >re un- 



i in this work, had noti _. - , 



. I; is uui intention, hu« eve., to ... ...... :■■ 



time to in.n V I icti ms us i\ n ul I. The 



iublisherB, Moaara. Oaaseh, Fetter, & Oo., 



ABS0B8SEI ■,-.-■. i - no- , 



•UiKeesses mav bo defined as matter or pns generated and col- 

 lected :o o , rlfchegl nds or tissues of the body. -Ehey are met 

 within all regions of the body, aud am ill and 



.,,.:. ,. , large. They arc nanally verj painful, End in 



I" highly dangerous, from the effects of their 

 pressure on imports 



, ,. i .. .',,■, . . ■ i. i-i: ■ ,|i I 1 1 :■•■• ,-• -. ■ 1 some 



o it, or tne deposit of uu- 

 ■ ial reasons. In dogsblowj 



iiv give rise to large i 



lie or phloem inona ; 



there is i- ■,.■:■■■. ''^ -kin, 



I, and there is p-eat pain and 

 npahied with heat, and the dog is moreorless 

 fevered, li let alone the abscess Usually goes on to suppuration, 

 fluctu&tlou is Mt, poinluiK occurs, ami finally it bur-:.-. Mam- 

 rnarvu'.i 



I earring . onilkin them that is not removed, at about 



the time she would have had pups had eho been ia whelp. 



