282 EEPORT OF COMMISSIONEE OP FISH AND FISHERIES. 



SUMMARY. 



Date. 



Salmon 

 bought. 



Aggregate 

 ■weight. 



Average 

 ■weigbt. 



June 1 to 15, 1872, inchisive . 

 June 1.^ to 30, 1872, iucliLsive 

 July 1 to 8, 1872, inclusive ... 



Total 



Number. 

 231 

 309 

 152 



Pounds. 



2, 830i 



3, 880i 

 1, 8593 



Ponnds. 

 12.2 

 12.5 

 12.2 



692 



8, 570J 



General average weight, 12.3 pounds. 



Table IX. — Statement of operations in the spawning season of 1872 at Bitcksport. 



35 



37 



1872. 



Oot. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. J28 



Oct. 2H 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Ort. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 2r- 



Oct. 2i3 



Oct. 28 

 Oct. 29 



Oct. 29 



Oct 29 



Oct. 29 

 33 I Oct. 28 



Mother salmon. 



Eggs. 



7,600 

 8,700 

 10, 300 

 12, 400 

 9,200 

 7,600 

 7,600 

 9, 809 



12, 400 

 10, 300 



300 



700 

 10, 900 



10, 300 



11, 400 

 7,600 



13, 000 



6, 500 

 1,000 

 6,500 



6,500 

 8,200 

 8,700 

 8,200 

 3,800 



7, 600 

 13, 100 



7,000 

 7,600 

 7,000 

 13, 000 

 13, 000 



7,000 

 f 2, 700 



1,600 



1,100 



81, 700 

 3,300 



§5 



100 

 97t 



100" 

 97i 

 97* 

 97| 



100 



100 



100 



100 

 95 



100 



100 



100 

 87i 



100 



100 

 97i 

 22 i 

 97i 



100 



97i 

 97i 

 95 

 40 

 100 

 100 

 97i 

 97i 

 97| 

 100 

 100 



100 

 100 



Kemarks. 



Female very large ; one or both eyes lost. 

 Heavily milted from one male. 



Large female. 



Do. 

 Eggs caine hard; female supposed unripe, 



and reserved. 

 Female small. 

 Abundantly milted. 

 Female large and yielded eggs easily. 



Milt not very plenty. 



Milted heavily. 



Female appeared unripe, and reserved. 

 Turned into troughs while adhering hard 

 together. 



Kept in one pan and not stirred. 

 Stirred 5 minutes ; set iu three pans. 



Milt scanty ; stood in three pans. 



Stirred in one pan. 



Stirred in three pans. 



Female large ; male small ; milt scanty ; 



stirred 2i"minutes, then watered heavily, 



and let stand in three pans. 

 Stood in one pan. 

 Usual way. The two following lot of eggs 



are from same fish. 

 "Watered first, then stood 2 minutes, then 



milted by pouring in water and milt from 



pan containing lot 34. 

 Watered first, stood 2 minutes, then milted 



direct from male. 

 Usual way. 

 Female tliat was thought unripe yesterday. 



Eggs came hard, with some blood, and 



some eggs left iu fish ; milt abundant. 



