Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . HISTOEY OF OGLE COUNTY. 63S and rich receptive mold, is carried by the heavyraius into the once sparliliug water, clouding itmost of the year and depriving it of its formertransparency; and the fisherman, with his ex-terminating nets and seines, has added his shareto the destruction of the finny dwellers of thestream. Protective laws enacted by the State, andenforced by Fish Commissioners and wardens,have in recent years brought about better con-ditions in some of the streams of Illinois; but,as yet, not much has been accomplished fortheir protection and i


Historical encyclopedia of Illinois . HISTOEY OF OGLE COUNTY. 63S and rich receptive mold, is carried by the heavyraius into the once sparliliug water, clouding itmost of the year and depriving it of its formertransparency; and the fisherman, with his ex-terminating nets and seines, has added his shareto the destruction of the finny dwellers of thestream. Protective laws enacted by the State, andenforced by Fish Commissioners and wardens,have in recent years brought about better con-ditions in some of the streams of Illinois; but,as yet, not much has been accomplished fortheir protection and increase in the Rock being large and almost surrounded bywater of diverse conditions, it is ditBcult tolegislate and easily care for the fish in everystream and body of water. The law in forceJuly 1, 1905. said that seining shall be allowedbetween the first day of July in each year andthe 15th day of April in the following year, withseines, the meshes of which shall not be lessthan lyo inches square, in such rivers ands


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