Report of the Commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1899 . & outputof brook trout, landlocked salmon, and the large-mouth black bass,which is particularly gratifying in view of the growing demand forthese species throughout the country. As an instance of the successachieved in artificially extending the range of brook trout, it may bementioned that at the Leadville Station, in Colorado, over 3,656,000brook-trout eggs were collected during the fall from streams and lakeswhich had been stocked comparatively few years ago, this fish not beinga native of this section of the United States. The
Report of the Commissioner for the year ending June 30, 1899 . & outputof brook trout, landlocked salmon, and the large-mouth black bass,which is particularly gratifying in view of the growing demand forthese species throughout the country. As an instance of the successachieved in artificially extending the range of brook trout, it may bementioned that at the Leadville Station, in Colorado, over 3,656,000brook-trout eggs were collected during the fall from streams and lakeswhich had been stocked comparatively few years ago, this fish not beinga native of this section of the United States. The propagation of the grayling, which was undertaken the previousseason at Red Rock Lake, Montana, was continued under better condi-tions, and 5,300,000 eggs were collected. Consignments of these weresent to Wyoming, Minnesota, Michigan, Rhode Island, and Vermont, inwaters where it is hoped this fine food and game fish may be established. Report U S. F. C. 1899. (To face page XIV.) Plate III. > in IC> o m> T>V> I X) m I m> z 9o z CO. REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XV The following tables show the output of the various stations and thenumberof fish and eggs furnished to the States and Territories: Statement of fish and eggs furnished for- distribution by the stations of the United StatesCommission of Fish and Fisheries during the fiscal year ending June SO, 1899. Source of supply. Green Lake, Me. Craig Brook, Me- St. Johnsbury, Vt. Gloucester, Mass Woods Hole, Mass. Cape Vincent, N. Y. Steamer Fish HawkBattery Station, MdFish Lakes, Central Station, D. C. Bryan Point, MdWytheville, Va .. Erwin, Tenn Put-in Bay, , Mick. h. Species. Eggs. 500, 000 82, 500650, 000110,000 230, 000 9, 669, 000 b 5, 965, 000cl6, 430, 000 Alpena. Mich. Duluth, Minn. Fry andfingerlings. 3,074196, 000399, 317 8,386 450, 000141, 875 440,000 15, 000 250, 000 106,445, 000 834, 000 70,610,000 92,143, 000 52, 441, 000 a 37, 853, 000 200,000 425, 000 5, 00
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