Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . ^r-the preZf ason. 961,318 eggs were collected, only 23 per cent were savrd^tbe i„ °bemg apparently dae to the improper handling of the eggs DurWthe season, 6,000 trout were handle.!- nfth^ s i me eggs. During BmmEmm E, o e Th; balln e ! »IP^^ Eastern States and inTT \ ,-^l an additional 200,000 purchased were heldat the station to be hatched and distributed during the 8,11 ohtieirr/sir^f^caLr ^i lor ^^t,- ^^^- ^^^ -^ Of this shipment 9,900 hatched, and at the close of the year 9 138 fr^ MolT )u ,? ™ ^ <?? distrib
Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . ^r-the preZf ason. 961,318 eggs were collected, only 23 per cent were savrd^tbe i„ °bemg apparently dae to the improper handling of the eggs DurWthe season, 6,000 trout were handle.!- nfth^ s i me eggs. During BmmEmm E, o e Th; balln e ! »IP^^ Eastern States and inTT \ ,-^l an additional 200,000 purchased were heldat the station to be hatched and distributed during the 8,11 ohtieirr/sir^f^caLr ^i lor ^^t,- ^^^- ^^^ -^ Of this shipment 9,900 hatched, and at the close of the year 9 138 fr^ MolT )u ,? ™ ^ <?? distribution iu Vermont waters Of100,000 steelhead-trout eggs received fron, p„,.f n . ™ters. Of 91,000 fry were planted dufing May fnd jlf ° _AtMAedose of the year the stock on baud was as follows: Specie I Calendar year in which hatched. 1898. I 1897. Steelhead trout Kainbow trout Pacific salmon Brook trout Landlocked salmon .. i 770 .... Report U. S F, C. 1898 (To face page XLVI.) 14/M! f -» 1 \ hLiii??nm 1 WHifP fl WSK^KMUJHiL 1 :%^i. TWO VIEWS OF TRAP AT GROTON, VERMONT, 1897. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XLVII The Pacific salmon fry placed in the ponds for experimental purposesweighed 1 pound 10 ounces to the thousand on July 1. These wereconfined in n pond about 8,000 square feet in area. In January, 1898,they weighed 41 to the pound, and in June the average weight hadincreased to V2 to the pound. Great dissimilarity was noticed in thecolor and shape of .lake-trout eggs taken from different waters. Forexample, the eggs of the lake trout taken at Willoughby Lake closelyresemble those of the landlocked salmon, and aie much larger thanthose from Caspian Lake, 600 of the Willoughby Lake eggs equaling 4fluid ounces, while it required 800 from C-^spian Lake to fill the samemeasure. It was also noticed that the fry hatched from the CaspianLake eggs were much smaller and more active. During April, as the troughs in the hatchery were much crowded,some
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