Report of the Commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1899 . , including new piling and new standpipes. Thematerial used for this purpose was lj-inch cypress, coated with pinetar. A new barn was constructed in the rear of the residence, threehydrants were installed on the grounds for watering the lawns, and arefrigerator was built in the corner of the icehouse for the preservationof liver and fish-food. An artesian well, 3-inch bore, was also sunk,with a view to increasing the water supply, but the flow from it issmall, and the water is strongly impregnated with sulphur. Fish-cultural operat
Report of the Commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1899 . , including new piling and new standpipes. Thematerial used for this purpose was lj-inch cypress, coated with pinetar. A new barn was constructed in the rear of the residence, threehydrants were installed on the grounds for watering the lawns, and arefrigerator was built in the corner of the icehouse for the preservationof liver and fish-food. An artesian well, 3-inch bore, was also sunk,with a view to increasing the water supply, but the flow from it issmall, and the water is strongly impregnated with sulphur. Fish-cultural operations were on about the same lines as in the fish this year were singularly free from disease, and as a conse-quence the output of the station was larger than usual. Of the 92,200rainbow-trout fingerlings on hand at the beginning of the year, 83,775were distributed in the fall, and 2,000 retained for brood stock, showinga loss of only 7 per cent for four months. Of this loss 1,500 were prob- Report U. S. F C. 1899. (To face page LXXXVIII. Plate SAN MARCOS STATION, TEXAS—WEST SIDE OF SUPERINTENDENTS DWELLING.
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