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should include the name of the main river, the name of the tributary, 

 and the name of the town, city, or village near where the fish are 

 planted ; the column of Remarks may include anything important inci- 

 dent to the series of facts recorded, as loss in journey to point of distri- 

 bution ; as, "Bellows Falls, Vt., only five fishes;" or, "An accident to the 

 railroad delayed the train some hours, the weather was warm, and the 

 fish in such precarious condition that they were put into the Connecti- 

 cut River to save them, though they were intended for the Merrimack 

 River." 



Table C is for record of distribution of any species of fish from the 

 hatching-establishment to the waters in which they are planted. It 

 should be filled out even where reference has been made to the distribu- 

 tion in Table B, as it contains the details of the transfer and planting 

 more fully than the latter. Filled out it might read : Record of distri- 

 bution of shad made from June 23, 1875, to July 5, 1875, by Jonathan 

 Mason, under the direction of the United States Commission of Fish and 

 Fisheries. 



No. of line refers to the numbering of lines from the top of the page 

 downward ; Date of transfer, the time of placing the fish into the 

 cans ; Obtained from, the fish-commission or private source supplying 

 the eggs; Place where taken, the name of the hatching-station 

 whence fish were obtained; Period of journey, the time the fish 

 were in the cans ; Number of fish Originally taken, the number 

 put alive into the cans; Actually planted, the number put alive into 

 the destined waters ; Introduction of fish includes Place, name of 

 nearest town, village, or city ; Stream refers to the name of the tribu- 

 tary in which the fish are placed, and Tributary of, to the name of the 

 main river ; Transfer in charge of, to the person having the respon- 

 sibility of the fish en route ; Remarks, to any important incident of the 

 transfer. 



The following specimen -tables will illustrate the nature of the data to 

 be recorded : 



