Report of the Commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1899 . SAN MARCOS STATION, TEXAS—WEST SIDE OF SUPERINTENDENTS WATER-WHEEL AT SAN MARCOS STATION. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. LXXXIX ably killed by being placed in a pond in which the piling was coatedwith coal tar. The spawning season of the rainbow trout extended from December16 to March 10, the total take of eggs amounting to 349,629, of which225,939, or only 57 per cent, were fertilized. 125,800 eyed eggs, weresent to other stations and private applicants, leaving 100,000*to behatched; from these there were
Report of the Commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1899 . SAN MARCOS STATION, TEXAS—WEST SIDE OF SUPERINTENDENTS WATER-WHEEL AT SAN MARCOS STATION. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. LXXXIX ably killed by being placed in a pond in which the piling was coatedwith coal tar. The spawning season of the rainbow trout extended from December16 to March 10, the total take of eggs amounting to 349,629, of which225,939, or only 57 per cent, were fertilized. 125,800 eyed eggs, weresent to other stations and private applicants, leaving 100,000*to behatched; from these there were on hand at the close of the year 57,400fingerlings. In May 10,000 wild rainbow trout eggs were received from Califor-nia. These had been taken by the California Fish Commission at Sis-son, Cal., and shipped to Leadville, where they were repacked andsent to Neosho. They produced 6,600 fine, healthy fry, which will bereared for brood stock. The small number of eggs obtained this season and their poor qual-ity is due to the fact that the brood-fish were in poor condition fromconstant handling and interbreeding, and it is hop
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