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The egg of the sea salmon requires still longer to hatch out thau 

 that of the whiteflsh, and many cases are on record where as examin 

 ation of natural spawning beds in the spring has .shown the existence 

 of eggs with embryos in them which had been deposited by the parent 



fish during the previous autumn. 

 Washington, D. C, April 18, 1885. 



IO!t. KII'OKI ON THE ««« DOODIC SALMON WORK OF |ss| w 



By CHAS. G. ATKINS. 



The measurement of the stock of Schoodic salmon eggs at Grand Lake 

 Stream at time of packing and shipment, and the record of previous 

 losses, enable me to complete the statistics, as follows: 



Original number taken : 1,820,810 



The total losses up to that time, including the unfertilized, which were re- 

 moved before packing 254, 110 



Net stock of soundeggs 1,566,400 



Reserved for Grand Lake 397, 400 



Available for shipment to subscribers 1, 169,000 



These were divided among the parties supplying the funds for the 

 work in proportion to their contributions, as follows : 



Allotted to the United States Commission (£f ) 608, 000 



Allotted to the Maine Commission (-&) 234,000 



Allotted to the Massachusetts Commission (^ 5 ) 187, 000 



Allotted to the New Hampshire Commission (-&) 140, 000 



Total 1,169,000 



The share of the United States Commission was assigned and shipped, 

 under orders, as follows : 



A. W. Aldrich, commissioner, Anamosa, Iowa 50, 000 



E. A. Brackett, commissioner, Winchester, Mass 25, 000 



H. H. Buck, Orland, Me., to be hatched for Eagle Lake, Mount Desert 20.000 



Paris, Mich., for Michigan commission 50, 000 



Madison, Wis., for Wisconsin commission 50,000 



R. O. Sweeny, commissioner, Saint Paul, Minn ",000 



South Bend, Nebr., for Nebraska commission 20,000 



E. B. Hodge, commissioner, Plymouth, N. H 40, 000 



Cold Spring Harbor, N. Y., for New York commission 60, hi mi 



Plymouth, N. H., for Vermont commission - .'"',000 



Plymouth, N. H. , for Lake Memphremagog 26, 000 



Central Station, Washington, D. C H»,000 



R. E. Earll, World's Exposition, New Orleans 5,( 



G. W. Delawder, commissioner, Baltimore, Md ■'. 



Myron Buttles, North Creek, N. Y 5,000 



A. R. Fuller, Meacham Lake, N. Y 20,000 



