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seines, pounds, boat, fish cans and working tools is absolutely 

 necessary for successfully conducting this operation. 



Field stations for collecting fish for distribution have been 

 established in Falmouth, at North Watuppa Lake in the city 

 of Fall River, and on Marthas Vineyard. 



SANDWICH HATCHERY. 



The Sandwich Hatchery is fast becoming one of the sight- 

 seeing attractions on the Cape. The road from the highway 

 has been put in first-class condition, so that automobiles can 

 run as far as the hatch-house. During the past year 608 

 visitors registered at the Sandwich, and 735 at the East Sand- 

 wich station, representing twenty-three States and four foreign 

 countries, in addition to numerous persons who did not sign 

 the record book. At East Sandwich visitors should inspect 

 Superintendent Hitchings' fine collection of preserved salmon 

 and trout, as well as other fresh and salt w r ater fish, showing 

 the various stages of development in the egg and fry. 



When this hatchery (consisting in reality of two stations 

 about 4 miles apart) was purchased, all of the pools were 

 shallow with board sides. These are being gradually replaced 

 with concrete pools which have already proved their worth. 

 These ponds average 50^ feet long, 6 feet wide and 4 feet 

 deep. The death rate in cement pools of this type is about 75 

 per cent, less than in the old-style pools. At the Sandwich 

 Station the main road was made wider, new screens and egg 

 trays were built, the underbrush was cleared up around build- 

 ings, the meat house was moved across the road, lengthened 

 8 feet and sheathed inside, and a cement floor and chimney 

 were installed, so that it is now possible to keep the building 

 warm in winter. We have also acquired several acres of land, 

 giving us the entire control of the water rights. In our budget, 

 covering new construction work for the coming year, we have 

 asked for a new series of concrete pools, which, when installed, 

 will take care of all of the water supply, thus finishing the 

 developmental work at this station for trout culture. 



At the East Sandwich Station, in addition to the cement 

 ponds, we have built an addition to the shop, providing a place 



