CojStservation Commission 343 



Bath Station 



I am pleased to state, in making my report for the fiscal year 

 ending September 30, 1914, that it has proved a very successful 

 one. Trout eggs were shipped to us from commercial hatcheries 

 and gave us good results. Our fry were free from gill disease, 

 Vv'hich had caused us some trouble in the past. This, I think, was 

 prevented by free use of salt early in the season. 



Very little difficulty was experienced in distribution which was 

 completed August 6th, Lake Keuka receiving the largest consign- 

 ment of lake trout fingerlings. This lake should receive a liberal 

 supply each year as a great many thousand fish are caught out 

 annuallv. 



As the conditions at this station and the repair work that must 

 be done are fully understood, I hope the Commission will be able 

 to give us the necessary funds so that this work can be started at 

 the close of next year's distribution. — Reported hy Henry David- 

 son, Foreman, Bath, N. Y. 



Caledonia Station 



The fish cultural work at this station has progressed very satis- 

 factorily during the past year. We have shipped 41,753,100 fish, 

 and have also furnished 17,722,000 eggs to other hatcheries. John 

 Roberts had fair success gathering lake trout eggs at Georgian 

 bay last fall. Our output of brook trout and brown trout was 

 short this year, because the eggs were not good. We were success- 

 full in hatching and distributing the maskalonge that were sent 

 here from Chautauqua hatchery. The pikeperch eggs obtained 

 from Constantia were hatched out and produced a fine lot of fish. 



With the help of Claude DoVille, our work at Sodus bay col- 

 lecting ciscoe eggs was a success. The fishermen of Sodus bay are 

 very much pleased with the results of planting fish there. They 

 say there are millions of small fish to be seen in the bay. 



We have done no repairing this year on account of lack of funds 

 to buy material and pay for help ; but a lot of repairs should be 

 made another year. The grounds never looked better than they 

 do now. There have been a good many visitors at the station from 

 all parts of the United States. It was a common thing to see from 

 600 to 700 automobiles here on a Sunday. 



