32 REPORT OF COMMISSIONERS OF INLAND FISHERIES. 



The Stocking of Ponds and Streams with Fresh-Water 



Fishes. 



Trout. 



The Commission has purchased of the American Fish Culture 

 Company, of Carolina, R. I., 40,000 yearling trout. These have 

 been distributed in the various streams of the State. We wish to 

 take this opportunity to acknowledge the assistance rendered by 

 many of the fishermen in the work of distribution. 



Shad. ' 



For a few years past the United States Bureau of Fisheries has 

 been unable to supply your Commission with shad fry, because of 

 the scarcity of the spawn. 



