Report of the Commissioner for 1875-1876 . B, stream supplying artificial pond between undulating hills; J, inlet j JD, inletdam; CD, collecting ditches; C, collector ; OD, outlet dam; 0, outlet j OC, outlet col-lector ; E, cavities, kettles, in which the carp collect for the winter; E, canal to letoff surplus water in case of freshets. 900 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. Fig. 6.—Plan of artificial I, breeding-pond for spawning fishes and spawn ; II, pond for small fry; III, pondfor large fish ; a, supply of water ; b, inlet; c, collector; o, outlet. VIII.—THE PROPAG
Report of the Commissioner for 1875-1876 . B, stream supplying artificial pond between undulating hills; J, inlet j JD, inletdam; CD, collecting ditches; C, collector ; OD, outlet dam; 0, outlet j OC, outlet col-lector ; E, cavities, kettles, in which the carp collect for the winter; E, canal to letoff surplus water in case of freshets. 900 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. Fig. 6.—Plan of artificial I, breeding-pond for spawning fishes and spawn ; II, pond for small fry; III, pondfor large fish ; a, supply of water ; b, inlet; c, collector; o, outlet. VIII.—THE PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHAD. A—OPERATIONS IN 1876. By James W. Milner. 1.—STATION ON THE POTOMAC RIVER. The efforts of previous years to obtain eggs of the shad in the riverssouth of the Potomac having yielded very small results, it was thoughtbest not to make the attempt in 1876, but to commence operations onthe Potomac at as early a date as possible, so that a loug season mightfurnish the opportunity of obtaining the largest possible number ofeggs. The steam-yacht Lookout came up the river during the commence-ment of the work, bringing Mr. T. B. Ferguson, commissioner of fish-eries for the State of Maryland. Throughout the remainder of t!ie sea-son, on the Potomac and the Upper Chesapeake Bay or mouth of theSusquehanna Eiver, our efforts were combined. On May 8 a camp was established at Ferry landing, near
Size: 2058px × 1215px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookauthorunitedstatescomission, bookcentury1800, bookdecade1870
