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FISH CULTURE IN SCOTLAND. 



I OME fourteen years ago Sir James Ramsey Gibson Mait- 



THE WAVERLY DOG SHOW. 



THE fourth dog show of the New Jersey Kennel Club was 

 held at Waverly, N. J., last week, in conjunction with 

 the fair of the New jersey State Agricultural Society. No 

 money prizes were offered, and in consequence entries were 



juonid 

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ffiKb' manySf3arattie«T Ho was, however, so systematic that 

 *e kept a correct and accurate account of a 11 his experi- 

 ments whether thev resulted in success or failure, that this 

 Mfcport. now published,* makes a valuable addition to the 

 literature of fiseulture. 



Part I of this history contains 278 pages, on heavy paper, 

 and is illustrated bv 1% cuts. Mr. Maitlaud has persevered 

 in the face of many difficulties, and has spent a great deal of 

 money in bringing* his establishment to its present state of 

 perfection. Prom the plates on page 33, showing an interior 

 staircase of stone, with ornamental iron railing, we should 

 •nidge that there was no hatchery in America that approached 

 it in cost of construction and elaborateness of detail. 

 The table of stock at the Howietown trout farm on Sept. 



*1 there are 228,902 fish of 



1 1886, shows that in thirty-two pond: 



different species, varying from six months to five years ana a 

 The species arc salmon, brown trout, Loch Leven 

 trout, American landlocked salmon, rainbow trout, Amen- 



ding 

 half old. 



6 brook trout, and hybrids, between several of these spe- 

 cies The oldest salmon were five and a half years, and much 

 dwarfed, the largest being probably not over 31bs.; but the 

 Wixm salmon fry reared from eggs obtained from these fish 

 the previous winter have thriven better and are much larger 

 t han some of the same age hatched from eggs from the liver 

 Taw and from this it seems probable that a second genera- 

 tion' of landlocked salmon will thrive, better and attain a 

 larger size than the direct produce of wild fish. _ 



Mr Maitlaud has been very successful, not only m rearing 

 fish but also in sending eggs to many parts of the world. 

 Etjo-s which have come to this country from him have been 

 packed in boxes elaborately made, with dovetailed corners 

 and handsomely painted, forming quite a contrast to the 

 rude boxes in use in America, which, however, are as effec- 

 tive- this being cited merely to show the care and system 

 with which everything is done in Howietown. No person 

 could read the history of this place without being impressed 

 bv the systematic manner in which everything is done troni 

 the taking of the eggs to the planting of the fish, even though 

 he may think some of the minute directions unnecessary. 



It is estimated that 20,000.000 trout eggs can be produced 

 annually at this establishment at a cost of a little over so.OOO 

 year and that when the demand has risen sufficiently to 

 bsorb this large quantity, eggs could be incubated, packed 



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and delivered m any part oi tne umwu muguum n. 

 m per 100.000 and yet leave a fair margin of profit. _ 



Charred wooden* troughs and glass grilles are m use at 

 Hometown, two things that never were popular with Amer- 

 ican hsln-ulturists. although they have had fair trial. The 

 daily care of the eggs in all the hatcheries at Howietown 

 occupies the time of two girls but as they also assist iu 

 packing, and the annual number of eggs sold is a little 

 under 2 000.000, Mr. Mai tl and thinks the great economy in 

 the use of grilles is evident. The objections to these in 

 America has been the breaking of the glass rods and the 



mi ana iuhuc muu [)vi.u<i«l — — — - - 



eggs, but allow the young fish to drop through as well as on 



^Toe^onds are compactly and conveniently arranged on 

 one side of a stream which is left as a waste and flood-way 

 course although rather solidly and substantially built. One 

 of these ponds Is made verv deep in the center, so that saline 

 water of a high density can be maintained at a small ex- 

 penditure of bay salt, and this is used to correct any epi- 

 demic of fungus which sometimes appears m the spring or 

 early summer in a pond of fish in high condition, and these 

 fish are placed in this pond. 



Mr Maitland finds earthenware more suitable than any 

 other material for taking of trout eggs in, because it is a 

 verv bad conductor, and the temperature of the water placed 

 in "it is very slightly affected by that of the atmosphere. 

 Howietown experiments show that the vitality of the milt 

 is much impaired by exposure to low temperatures, or even 

 to air or light; therefore, the custom prevalent among some 

 fishculturists of mixing ova and milt together, and leaving 

 them together for considerable time, and then washing oft 

 the milt and pouring out the eggs into the collecting pail is 

 contrary to common sense, and produces a large percentage 

 of insufficiently vitalized embryos. With earthen plates ten 

 thousand eggs can be perfectly impregnated by the milt ot a, 

 single fish: and although Mr. Maitlaud has no substantial 

 reason for it, he has a strong prejudice against stripping 

 several males over one dish of eggs. 



* "The History of Howietown," containing full descriptions of 

 the various hatching houses and ponds, and -«f experiments Which 

 have been undertaken there from 1873 to the present time; also of 

 the fishcultural work and the magnificent results already ob- 

 tained. By Sir J. R. Gibson Maitlaud, Bart. Published by J. B. 

 Gray, See'y Howietown Fishery, Stirling, Scotland, 1887. 



years. Last year the club lost money and they decided upon 

 a cheap show this year. Some of our prominent exhibitors 

 sent their best animals, mainly, we presume, in compliment 

 to the club, which is certainly deserving of its support tor 

 its straightforward course and efforts to please in the past. 

 Let us hope that the average Jerseyman will awake to the 

 importance of the dog question and that future shows of the 

 club will be more liberally patronized. The building is well 

 adapted for benching 500 dogs, the. stalls being already ar- 

 ranged, and as the animals were scattered over the space, the 

 many cmptv stalls did not impress one favorably, and the 

 display did not make nearly so good an appearance as it 

 would had the animals been closely grouped. John Reed 

 was superintendent, and it goes without saying that the 

 management was first-class. ■ 



The judges announced were: Mastitis, C. C. Marshall; 

 collies, J, D. Shotwell; St. Bernards, K. E. Hopf; English 

 Setters, black and tan setters, Great Danes, Newfoundlands, 

 foxhounds, basset hounds, dachshuude and miscellaneous, 

 Percy C. Ohl; Irish setters, Max Wenzel: pointers, Geo. L. 

 Wilms; all sporting spaniels, A. C. Wilmerding; Dandie 

 Dinmont, Skye, Bedlingtou, rough-haired aJid fox-terriers, 

 King Charles' spaniels, poodles and pugs, T. P. Rackham; 

 beagles, A. H. Wakefield; all other classes, James Morti- 

 mer. All were present except Mr. WenzeJ, and Mr. H. C. 

 Glover acted in his place. Judging began shortly before 

 12 o'clock on Tuesday and was finished before night, the 

 attendance was a little better than that of last year, but was 

 not nearly so large as it should have been. 



There were 237 entries, with 37 absentees; 33 of the re- 

 mainder were not for competition, leaving 167 in the 149 

 classes, many of which were not represented. There were 1U0 

 awards, leaving but 7 unnoticed; only 2 commended cards 

 were bestowed," 3 highly commendeds and 8 very highly com- 

 mendeds, with 87 firsts', 39 seconds and 21 thirds This we 

 believe is unprecedented iu the history of dog shows, with 

 the exception perhaps of the Centennial show at Philadel- 

 phia in 1876. The minor awards must not be taken in all 

 cases as indicative of the actual worth of the recipients as 

 in many instances prizes were awarded to specimens that 

 would hardly get them even in moderate company. The first 

 prize winners, however, with few exceptions, were well- 

 known winners. , . ... 



There were twelve entries in the open mastiff classes, with 

 four absentees. No champions were entered. First went to 

 the well known Pharaoh, looking well. Moses, a seven 

 months old son of II f ord Caution, made a good second. He 

 is one of the most promising youngsters we have seen and it 

 he goes all right he will make some of the good ones take a 



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He also won first in dog mipp;, . _ — , - • 



not a good specimen, with a sour look. Hildebert, shown 

 very thin, was vhc. In the bitch class first went to May- 

 flower, a nice bitch of good size and a fair amount of bone. 

 Her head is not massive enough and she lacks depth of chest, 

 Regina, not at her best, came second. Third was withheld 

 and vhc. given to Juno B., a very moderate specimen with a 

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The *St. Bernards were a capital lot, all the winners are 

 well known with the exception of Lady Alice, winner of 



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has°a ringtail. She was in good condition, except that she 

 has just shed her coat. It was thought by some that she 

 should have beaten St. Bride. The latter is the best in 

 head and expression and was in much better coat and is the 

 best mover. In the smooth-coated bitch class Crevasse was 

 the only one shown. The prizes were withheld, but the ex- 

 ceedingly good-natured judge shut his eyes and faintly 



W Ou?y two Newfoundlands were shown, one dog and a bitch. 

 First was withheld in the latter class and the judge .even 

 better-natured than the genial Mr. Hopf, electrified the on- 



dog class first went to Prince Jester, looking well. Buck 

 II " winner of second, has a fair head and good legs and feet; 

 he' is too shallow and was shown soft. Rex Gladstone, 

 placed third, is a very nice moving dog, with good lorn, legs 

 and feet; he is off in head with heavy ears set on too high, 

 and is too wide, in front. In the bitch class first went to 

 Mavis off in coat and a bit tucked up. It was a question 

 whether Forest Dora, looking well, or Passion, shown too 

 fat was the better bitch but there could be no doubt that 

 either was better than Mavis. There were no puppies shown 

 for competition. 4J 



Two dogs in the open class and two bitch puppies com- 

 prised the black and tan setters. The dogs are well known 

 The winning puppy we did not find. Lady Dora, winner of 

 second, is pretty but off in head and too light in tan. 



In Irish setters Gerald was alone in the. champion clog 

 class In the. open dog class Chip had an easy wm. Jake 

 Malone, placed second, has improved since we saw him last 

 spring Lancewood, winner of third, is not a show dog. He 

 is off " in ears, round in barrel, and his coat is not straight, 

 In the bitch class Wanda was alone; she has rather a i nice 

 head, but as she was nursing a litter, no opinion could be 

 formed of her. Two fairish puppies completed the list. 

 They were awarded first in their respective classes. 



In champion field spaniels, Compton Bandit had a walk- 

 over. The only entry in the bitch class was not for competi- 

 tion. The open dog class brought out three new ones, aH 

 noted English winners. After a careful examination the 

 flag went up for Newton Abbot Beau, a capital all round 

 black and tan with very few faults. He shows lots of char- 

 acter and will undoubtedly prove a great acquisition to the 

 breeders of this country. He has a profuse coat and splendid 

 feather although these were not in first-class condition. He 

 is not clean cut enough under the eye,which is about his only 

 fault Second went to Newton Abbot Laddie, also a very 

 good dog with a nice head of the cocker type. He is very 

 ' in body and has a nice flat coat. He might be 

 oved in. hocks and forelegs and does not move 

 _w„e free. Newton Abbot Lord, winner of third, is 

 also a very good specimen with a good head except 

 that he is overshot, which gives a bad appearance 

 to his muzzle; he is a trifle up on his legs, and might stand 

 better in front; he appears to be able to show a good coat 

 when in condition. In the open dog class for black or liver 

 cockers, first went to Baby Obo, one of the most typical dogs 

 we have ever seen; with the exception of being a trifle 

 straight behind but little fault can be found with him; but 

 he is much too small, not scaling much above 18lbs., and we 

 doubt the wisdom of giving first prize to a toy m what 

 should be most decidedly a working class. In the champion 

 class for other than black or liver, C. V. V. Sewell s Marion 

 was awarded the prize. She arrived too late for the regular 

 order of judging, and did not appear in the list of awards 

 published last week. The puppies were not a remarkably 



g °rwo°foxhouuds were shown, a dog and bitch; both were of 

 the same type and a racing-looking pair. Ihey look like 

 workers, but would hardly pass muster as typical represen- 

 tatives of the breed. 



Eleven collies were entered and there was but one absentee, 

 nearly all of them were out of coat. Nullamore, not m good 

 condition, had a walkover in the champion dog class, as did 

 Ladv of the Lake in the bitch class. In the open dog class 

 first' went to Loekgarry, a nice-headed dog, well made and 



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F I XT U R E S. 



DOG- SHOWS. 



Sept 27 to 30— Annual Show of the Southern Ohio Fair Associ- 

 ation, at Dayton, 0. M. A. Nipgen, Secretary. 



Oct -1 to 7 —Fifth Annual Dog Show of the Danbury Agricultural 

 Society, Danbury, Conn. B. C. Lynes, Secretary. 



Oct 12 and 13— Th rd Annual Show ot the Stafford Kennel Club, 

 Stafford Springs, Conn. R. S. Hicks, Secretary. 



Feb 31 to 34— Twelfth Annual Show of the Westminster Ken- 

 nel Club, Madison Square Garden, New York. James Mortimer, 



Superintendent. _ r , , _ 



FIELD TRIALS. 



Oct, 17 to 82— Second Animal Meeting of the American Coursing 

 Club, at Great, Bend, Kan. G. I. Royce, Secretary, Topcka, Kan. 



Oct 31 —First Annual Field Trials ot the Indiana Kennel Club 

 at Bickuel, Ind. Open to dogs owned in Indiana. P. T. Madison, 

 Secretary, Lock Bos 4, Indianapolis, Ind. _• ' ■ 



Nov 7 —Third Annual Field Trials ot the Western Field Trials 

 Association. R. C. Tan Horn, Secretary, Kansas City, Mo 



Nov, 31— Ninth Annual Field Trials of the Eastern Field Trials 

 Club, at High Point N. C. W. A. Coster, Secretary, Flatbush, 



K Secenurer?-Ffrst 'Annual Field Trials of the American Field 

 Trials Club, at Florence, Ala. C. W. Paris, Secretary, Cincinnati, 



°'jan. 10, 18SS.— Second Annual Field Trials of the Texas Field 

 Trials Club, at Marshall, Tex. W. L. Thomas, Secretary, Mar- 

 shall, Tex. , _ .„ „ i tt,. u 

 Jan. 16,-Fif th Annual Field Trials of the Pacific Coast Field 

 Trial Club, near Kingsburgh, Cal. N. P. Shelden, Secretary, 3*0 

 Sansome street, San Francisco, Cal. 



A. K. R.-SPECIAL NOTICE. 

 rPHE AMERICAN KENNEL REGISTER, for the registration 

 of pedigrees, etc. (with prize fists of all shows and trials), is 

 published every month. Entries close on the 1st. Should be in 

 early. Entry bla,nks sent on receipt of stamped and addressed 

 envelope. Registration lee (50 cents) must accompany each entry. 

 No entries inserted unless paid in advance. Yearly subscription 

 $1.50. Address "American Kennel Register," P. O. Box 2832, New 

 i'ork. Number of entries already printed 5400. 



11 undoubtedly invnrove in this respect as he gets older. x 



?affi wSrs&SSg puppy class. Third went to Danger, with a coat of good texture; he is a bit high on his legs, and 



n - nuu b £, ••• a trifle too straight behind. Lochmvar, winner of second, 



has a fair head, with ears a trifle heavy. He moves badly 

 behind, and for this reason should have given way to Gil- 

 ford placed third, a well put together dog with capital 

 shoulders, legs and feet; he is a trifle small, a bit cheeky, 

 and rather soft in coat. Only one bitch was shown Bonnie 

 Brae, a nicely shaped one with good head and ears; her coat 

 was scant, but of good texture; she moves very well indeed; 

 she is a trifle straight behind, and carries her tail too much 

 like a setter. Alloway, the winning dog puppy, has a beau- 

 tiful head, is well-formed, of good size, has plenty of bone 

 and a good coat; but alas! his left foreleg is decidedly 

 crooked; were it not for this he would be a very hard one to 

 beat in any company. . . 



Mr. Wakefield made his debut as a beagle nidge m public, 

 and handled his dogs very nicely. Bounce, winner m the 

 open dog class, is a very good specimen; he is a trifle short 

 in muzzle and ears, and would do with a little more bone. 

 The only puppy is a very moderate specimen with a sus- 

 picion of the basset hound in ears. , . 



Three pugs only were shown. Midget, wanner in the bitch 

 class, is too" voting for the place, to say nothing of the white 

 on her breast and toes. Lillie, winner of second m the same 

 class, should have been placed over her, although neither 

 are good enough for a first prize. The latter is of fair size 

 with no mask or trace to speak of, and she has white toe 



" The bulldogs are well-known, as are the bull-terriers, ex- 

 cept a very moderate lot of puppies in the latter class. The 

 fox-terriers are also well-known. In the open dog puppy 

 class the judge reversed his decision at Newport and placed 

 Suffolk Trap over Sly Mixture. We cannot agree with this, 

 although Trap has taken on a pound or more of flesh which 

 partly covers his faulty loin, and he also showed up better; 

 he is not good enough to beat Sly Mixture, even m the poor 

 condition in which he was shown. 



The prize was withheld in the black and tan terrier class 

 from the only entry, a little black bitoh minus tan. Bounce, 

 a very moderate specimen, was the only Irish terrier shown. 

 He did well to get a second. There were two Dandie Dm- 

 monts shown. Border Wang, winner in the dog class, shows 

 considerable character, he is off in ears and texture of coat 

 on head. There was nothing in the remaining classes that 

 calls for especial comment. 



PUPPIES AND SAWDUST. 



second honors, probably on account of his bad disposition. 



Mother Demcfike was alone in the greyhound champion 

 classes, as was Stormy Day iu the open dog class. In the 

 bitch class the only entry, Flora, is oft in head and ears, 

 light in bone and lacks substance all through, she is also too 

 flat-ribbed. Two of her puppies were first and second in 

 their class, both have the faults of their dam, although the 

 winner is better in bone. - - 



Mr. Thayer carried off all the honors m the deerhound 

 classes with his well known string. . 



There were twenty-live entries in the two pointer classes, 

 two of them not for competition and one absentee. In the 

 champion class for large dogs Beaufort was absent, and the 

 contest was between Robert le Diable and Nick of Naso. 

 Both were in capital condition, the former winning. He 

 also won the special over Naso of Kippen, who was m good 

 form. We cannot agree with this decision, as Naso is as 

 good at all points as Robert, and decidedl y beats hi in in 

 loin. Naso is not so catchy to the eye as his competitor, but 

 a close examination shows him to be a rare good one at 

 nearly every point that is required for work. In the open 



dog class the well-kuown Jimmie had no trouble m dispos- 

 ing of the others. Second went to Nip, a large, strongly- 

 made dog, with plenty of bone and substance and good legs: 

 he is fairly good in head and looks a worker; he is a trifle 

 out at elbow and bis feet are not of the best In the bitch 

 class Kate VIII. was an easy winner. Second went to Daisy 

 Ranger, vhc. at Boston last spring. Polly Vardem omitted 

 frorn our prize list last week, was third. In the light- 

 weight champion class Naso of Kippen was alone. 

 There were no entries in the bitch class. In the 

 open dog class first went to Bang Bang, looking his 

 best Nick o' Time, winner of second, is a handsome dog 

 with a fair head and body, good quarters and fair tail, which 

 is a trifle coarse. He is a bit light in bone and somewhat too 

 straight behind. Bangso, winner of third, was shown too 

 thin and soft. Banjo II., vhc, has a nice head except that 

 his ears are set on too high. He has good shoulders, legs 

 and feet, and promises to turn out something good, he was 

 shown much too thin which made more prominent his worst 

 fault, a long loin. In the bitch class first went to Queen 

 Fan, a good bitch off in head, muzzle, eye and ear. Modesty, 

 placed second, was not in first-class show form. Third went 

 to Flirt, quite a fair bitch, not good in head and muzzle. 

 Wanda, vhc, won second at New York last spring in the 

 puppy class. She has improved somewhat but is still far 

 from first-class. The two dog puppies were nothing extra. 

 The only bitch puppy is rather pretty with a fair head, good 

 legs and feet and tail, her ears are a trifle high and she is not 

 deep enough in chest. k , , . , 



Of the twenty-six English setters entered thirteen were 

 not for competition, and five of the remainder were absent, 

 leaving only eight iu the six classes to face the. 3iidge. Hotn 

 entries in tie champion dog class were absent. In the open 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



I would like through the columns of your valuable paper 

 to place before the public my two years' experience m breed- 

 ing dogs. I have lost some puppies of every litter bred and 

 nearly all died in their second or third week. As soon as 

 dead I put them under the sod and nothing more was thought 

 of it Six and a half weeks ago, I had a grand litter of Ger- 

 man mastiffs out of my imported Flora by P. Merker's Nero. 

 These puppies when whelped were the largest and finest lot 

 I ever saw, but as usual, at the age of one week they began 

 to droop and lose their appetite: three of them died, one alter 

 another, without my knowing what the trouble was. When 

 the last one died I made a post-mortem examination and found 

 that the intestines were full of long sawdust such as is made 

 in a shingle and heading mill, which I generally use tor bed- 

 ding. It was twisted together like a rope, making it imposs- 

 ible for such young puppies to pass it off without assistance. 

 Watching them I found that the sawdust stuck to the wet 

 teats and that they got it in their mouths while nursing and 

 swallowed it with the milk. I at once changed their bed by 

 tacking an old carpet over the sawdust and gave a dose of 

 castor oil to the remaining four. All of them passed more 

 or less of the sawdust and soon began to improve. Since the 

 change I can just see them grow and they are now at 63^ weeks 

 old the largest pups of their age I ever saw. Since my ex- 

 perience as" above I have had a litter of mastiffs, now three 

 weeks old. They are a very fine lot with not a sick one among 

 them. Heretofore at this age, when they lay on the saw- 

 dust, I lost some from every litter, and am satisfied that the 

 sawdust caused their death. I trust that this will be of ser- 

 vice to breeders and I would like to hear if any one has had 

 a similar experience. R. R. Oesterbeich. 



Detroit, Mich. 



