BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION 55 



ties and species of eggs that were laid down in each of the twelve hatch- 

 eries last autuum is given below. 



The total number of young fish of various kinds hatched and turned 

 out of these eleven institutions into many of the rivers and other waters 

 of Canada in 1^84 amounted to 53,143,000 ; and the total quantity of 

 eggs laid down in all the hatcheries in the fall of 1884 was 60,033,000. 



The particular number and description of young fish bred in each of 

 the nurseries in the several provinces during the hatching season or 

 spring of 1884 was as follows : 



Sydney hatchery, Nova Scotia ...salmon.. 853,000 



Bedford hatchery, Nova Scotia do.... 1,000,000 



Dunk River hatchery, Prince Edward Island do 1,000,000 



St. John liiver hatchery, New Brunswick do 811,000 



Miramichi hatchery, New Brunswick do 795,000 



Restigouche hatchery, Quebec ...do 940,000 



Gasp^ hatchery, Quebec do 859,000 



Tadoussac hatchery, Quebec do 985,000 



Magog hatchery, Quebec salmon trout.. 100,000 



Newcastle hatchery, Ontario do 5, 150, 000 



Newcastle hatchery, Ontario speckled trout.. 50,000 



Newcastle hatchery, Ontario whiteiish . . 3, 500, 000 



Newcastle hatchery, Ontario black bass.. 100,000 



Sandwich hatchery, Ontario whitefish.. 27,000,000 



Sandwich hatchery, Ontario pickerel.. 10,000,000 



Total of fry of all kinds 53,143,000 



These were divided by species as follows : 



Salmon, Salmo saJar 7,243,000 



Salmon trout, Salmo lacustris 5, 250, 000 



Speckled trout, Salmo foniinalis 50, 000 



Whitefish, Coregoiuis albiis 30,500,000 



Pickerel,* Ludoperca 10,000,000 



Black bass, Gi'ystes nigricans 100, 000 



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Total 53,143,000 



The particular number and description of fish eggs laid down in each 

 of the nurseries of the several provinces during the spawning season or 

 fall of 1884 was as follows : 



Fraser River hatchery, British Columbia salmon.. 3,000,000 



Sydney hatchery. Nova Scotia do 931, 000 



Bedford hatchery, Nova Scotia do 800,000 



Dunk River hatchery, Prince Edward Island do 1,250,000 



Miramichi hatchery, New Brunswick do 1,000,000 



St. John River hatchery. New Brunswick do 186,000 



Restigouche hatchery, Quebec do.... 700,000 



Gasp6 hatchery, Quebec i do 341,000 



Tadoussac hatchery, Quebec do 775,000 



Magog hatchery, Quebec No return. 



*This is variously known as lake pickerel, pike perch, wall-eyed pike, dor6, dory, 

 Stizostedium. 



