REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. G7 



the lobsters ; but it depends also upon the difference in disposi- 

 tion of individual lobsters, for, when food is put into the car there 

 is enough for all, but some individuals prove themselves to be 

 much more courageous than others in foraging for food. 



The second point which we would emphasize is similar to the 

 first, namely, the greatly increased rapidity of growth in the lob- 

 sters, which are placed only a few in a car (see table 99. Cars 

 No. 53 and No. 54, as compared with cars No. 52 and No. 56). 

 Fear of one another, rather than the difference in the amount of 

 food put into the car, is the main factor in bringing about this 

 discrepancy in the rate of growth. The general problem of the 

 rate of growth and the factors which control it is worthy of care- 

 ful investigation. 



