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fish. In addition, the state has the satisfaction of furnishing its citizens 
good sport with rod and reel and good fish at a small cost. 
| While Illinois exports some rough fish, like carp and buffalo, it is 
obliged to import the better grade of fish, like black bass, pike-perch and 
lake trout. 
Black bass retails in the Chicago market at from 25 to 30 cents a 
pound. This high price-is due largely to the fact that the black bass 
on our markets come from Vermont, Virginia, Iowa, Wisconsin, Mich1- 
gan and other distant points. 
When we have developed our fish interests we will be able to 
put black bass and other good fish on our market from our own waters 
at a much lower price than that which now prevails. 
The table which follows shows the amount and variety of fish caught 
and shipped to market on the Illinois River from Bath to Valley City, a 
distance of about 170 miles, during the past season. This does not take 
into account many small catches made and not reported, nor does the 
table deal with the great amount of fish taken with hook and line in 
these waters: 
COMMERCIAL FISH CAUGHT ON ILLINOIS RIVER. 
Sun- 
fish 
Bul- Bull- | Cat- Dog- Assorted 
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pies 
BES BPN Pel 
Bath yee ge lee en] seals see sete cesta ale oie | a eee etie ah eu ete eater | acter | a eee 700, 000} 700, 000 
Bediord 2 e0o5..c-2 3, 000). 2. s¢c5 02.2. snl see sae. ce | letelemeee cial cele er oiere re We Sea ete eee 3, 000 
IBTOWiin ee eee 378, 200] 111, 300| 236,550} 51,300) 110,800) 8,000} 3,000 10,000; 909, 150 
Beardstown. ....-.- 1, 034, 300} 246, 200} 70,400] 180,100).....-... 20; 000)?" 16; /600|Saeeeeeeee ‘1, 557, 600 
Chillicothe: 22, 5-< 950, 000. 80,000) 78,000; 10,000; 2,000, 10,000 800) GR ae ee 1, 130, 800 
IMS INC) 05 SS osidoe DOs 000 sem 000)) ae le 200) | Mersey L000) eoeee 500 Sateeee eee 60, 700 
Havanese tose scicle cise sreid willale's tetas viltata ere bate ee Ryae te oer Donen rece ae |e 2, 200, 000) 2, 200, 
Henry eoaoseene ces 453,000} . 5,000) 74/000] 12, 000)... ...)..-.- Ju]. 6. eee et eee | 544, 000 
Liverpool.......-.: 422,743} 16,776| 157,547| 88,819] 3,099) 46,870/........ 550,000! 790, 854 
Meredosia..c ccuicinn ee wcte cee ale foe eis eee lie oisee tun | sie aioe nlc Sens obec amenlehicle sneer 
DePPy = aes Sake wie erst ole ster ore o's] ate edere caeiel] ciefote «te choles ree cre | Ee ree | ee ee 500,000, 500, 000 
Montezuma... ..-- 205900] MS ;000|2 2 eee eee lee ee ees O00) seeeeees 150). eee 24, 650: 
Naples: 228028 22S: lees rage ca Sones tote see ell oon eee tee eee tema Sees | oe eae 34, 500 34, 500 
Pekine sss sete 1,000,000) 60,000} 65,000} 45,000]........ 55,000} 2, 000 8, 1, 235, 000 
POONA Thee cae ee 1, 412, 000) 121,500} 84,000} 56,000! 12,200) 5,000/........].......... 1, 690, 700 
Robie eae cee eee 150,000} 5,000} 75,000) 20,000 , 0 20,000). .<2.. 2] eee omer 271, 000 
Valley City 22.52. 66, 000) 5,000), | 2, 00012855. 63 LT O00 eee 500 10, 000 84, 500 
Total aeeecees ee 5, 944, 743} 657, 276} 843, 697) 463, 219] 131,599; 164,870) 13,550) 3,517, 500) 1,736, 454 
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HAVAN AS PIS HATCH inky. 
On the Illinois River near Havana is the only fish hatchery where 
fish fry are hatched in jars that the State has. For several years this 
hatchery has been idle. This year it was put in shape for hatching of 
pike, perch and carp fry. The spawn was secured for this work and 
the fry duly hatched and distributed as shown in the table referring to 
the distribution of fry. 
In addition to the fish fry hatched and distributed there were a 
great many fry and small fish rescued from the overflowed ground, from 
which the water had receded, leaving the fish stranded in pools that 
would dry up during the summer. 
