188 PUBLICATIONS OF SPENCER F. BAIED. 



1876. Baird, Spenceu F.— Coutiimed. 

 Cliaptcr third : 



The oyster business in several cities of the United States . . p. 302 

 Chapter fourth: 



General views upon the natural history of the market-clams. 313 



Kecommendations for introduction 318 



Appendix B.— The river fisheries 321 



XVII. The propagation and distribution of the shad 323 



A. Operations in the distribution of the shad in 1874. By James W. 



Mil ner '. 323 



Distribution from Coeymans, N. Y 323 



Distribution from South Hadley Falls, Mass 323 



Table of distribution, 1874 326 



B. Report on shad-hatching iu New Jersey. By G. A. Anderson 327 



C. Voyage to Bremerhaven, Germany, with shad. By Fred. Mather. . 328 



D. Living shad on their way to the "Weser. Translated by H. Jacobson . 330 



E. Shad-hatching and distributing operations of 1875 335 



1. The Neuse Kiver station 335 



2. The Pamunky River station 330 



3. The Potomac River station 336 



4. The distribution of shad from the Hudson River 337 



5. The Connecticut River station 337 



6. Experiments with a view to transporting shad to Germany 338 



7. The trip to Germany 339 



Tables of shad-hatching operations 340 



XVni. Reportof the Triana trip. ByJ.W.Milncr 351 



XIX. On the transportation of shad for long distances 303 



A. Experiments with a view to transporting shad in searwater. By 



James W. Milner 303 



B. Experiments with a view to transporting shad a few months old. 



By CharlesD. Griswold 370 



C. Appai atus for hatching shad ova while en route to new waters. By 



Fred. Mather 372 



XX. Report of operations in California in 1873. By Livingston Stone 377 



A. Clear Lake 377 



1. Field-work in the winter of 1872-73 377 



2. Character of Clear Lake 377 



3. List of fishes inhabiting the lake . 378 



4. The condition of the fish in Clear Lake at different seasons 380 



B. Sacramento River 382 



1. Character of fishing on the Sacramento 382 



C. California aquarium-car 385 



T>. Overland journey with live shad 390 



1. Preparation for the trip 390 



2. The start 390 



3. Theapparatus 391 



4. The care of fish 391 



5. Journal of the trip 395 



6. Experiments to ascertain the character of the water 400 



7. Stations aifording supplies of the water 401 



8. Temi)erature of the water in the cans 401 



9. Conclusion 401 



E. McCloud River station 402 



1. Catching the parent salmon 403 



2. Confining the salmon 405 



3. The Indian sentiment in regard to catching the salmon 408 



4. Spawning the fish 410 



5. The hatching apparatus 411 



6. Hatching the eggs 415 



7. Packing and shipping the eggs 419 



8. The method of packing discussed 420 



9. Cost of tlie eggs 420 



10. Journal of overland trip with salmon-eggs 421 



11. Distributiou of salmon-eggs 423 



P. Catalogue of collections sent to the Smithsonian Institution in 1873. 424 



