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Show Urge Farmers to Ralsa Pish, 'Ther are signs that tho time is not far distant." said William E. Mcohan, former state commlsloner of fisheries and present director of the public I aquarium In Falrmount park, "when farmers will consider flsh culture as important a part of their calling as tha ralalDg of grain or potatoes or poultry. When tnat day arrives tho flbh induatry of Pennsylvania will rank aa high aa any other lndustr. There : are few farms In Pennsylvania without with-out springs, a stream and swampy land of which no uso Is made and upon which the farmer pays taxoB without any return. Most of the streams and the aprlngs and tho swamp land could bo utilized for the rearing of flab. Under Un-der Intelligent care an otherwise useless use-less piece of wet land can be mide to yield aa much, acre Tor acre, aa the moat fertile land." - Philadelphia North American. |