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ic) Brook teout {Salvclimis foniinaUs). 



Eggs of this species are collected at the IS^orthville Station from fish 

 reared in ponds. The number furnished for distribution during the 

 ■winter of 18Sj-'S6 was 145,000, which were assigned as follows : 



To State commissioners and iudividmils 50,000 



To Wytbeville Station, United States Commission, for hatching and rearing. 50, 000 

 To foreign countries (international exchange) 45,000 



Total 145,000 



The eggs retained at the station to be hatched yielded 25,000 fry. Of 

 these 4,000 were distributed to aijplicants in Michigan and Indiana, and 

 the balance retained at the station for rearing. 



[d) Lake teout {SalveUniis namaycusli). 



The eggs of this species distributed by the U, S. Fish Commission 



are all collected at the Korthville Station. The total assignments of 



eggs the present season aggregated l,031,000j these were distributed 



as follows : 



To State commissioners and individual applicants 408, 000 



To other United States stations, to be hatched and reared 450, 000 



To foreign countries (international exchange) 175, 000 



Total 1,031,000 



The eggs retained at the station yielded 115,500 fry, which were dis- 

 l)0sed of as follows : 



To applicants in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan 75,500 



Eetaiucd at the station, to hatch and rear 40,000 



(e) Eainbow teout {Salmo irideus). 



Eggs of this species are collected for propagation and distribution at 

 Baird Station, California; North ville Station, Michigan; and Wythe- 

 ville Station, Virginia. At Baird Station the eggs are obtained from 

 wild native lish. At North ville and Wytheville Stations the breeders 

 have been reared from eggs artificially impregnated at Baird Station 

 ^and hatched and reared at the stations. 



The total production available for distribution was as follows : 



Prom Baird Station, California: 



Hatched and planted in McCloud River 23,700 



Hatched for ponds at station 11,300 



Forwarded to applicants and Eastern United States stations 246, 000 



From Northville Station, Michigan : 



Forwarded to applicants 5, 000 



Hatched for rearing at station 30, 000 



Prom Wytheville Station, Virginia: 



Forwarded to applicants 30, 000 



Retained at the station to be hatched and reared 166,000 



Total 517,000 



Our experience, extending over a number of years, has clearly shown 

 that the results from planting the/r^ of any of the species of Salmonidce 



