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1880. Baird, Spencer F.— Continued. 



Arrival of TalUijioosa with Secretary of Kavy ^ 



Trip to tbc fishing banks, by K. L. Newcomb ^^^ 



Close of fluid operations, September 30 ^^^^ 



Departure from Gloucester, October 15 ^'^^ ^ 



Portion of party remaining for operations with codfish ^xiv 



C— The Propagation of Pood-Fisiies. 



5. Work accomplished in 1878 



The quinnat, or California salmon {Salmo qidnnat) ^=^'*' 



The McCloiid Kiver station ^^^ 



Extensive repairs required on account of the floods 3^^:^' 



Establi^5hment there of the post-office, Baird ^ixv 



Threatened violence ; and aid by the War Dep.artment xxv 



Enormous product of salmon-eggs ^^^ 



Commencement and close of the season ^^^ 



Incidents of the flshery ^^[ 



Shipment eastward of embryonized eggs xxvi 



Deposit of fish in the Sacramento ^^"^i 



Shipment of eggs to foreign countries ^^'^i 



, , , XSVl 



Canada 



Great Britain ^'^^'}. 



„ xxvu 



Germany 



_, xxvii 



France. 



Netherlands ^^'^^^ 



NewZealand ^^'*'" 



The Clackamas station ^^^" 



Establishment in 1877 ^^^^_ 



Operations and results of 1878 xxvu 



^ i-il .^, ,1- XXVlll 



Expense of the woik 



Proposed southern station ^^^ ". 



Object of such a station ^^^!!! 



Difficulties in selection of a site xxviii 



The Atlantic salmon (Salmo solar) ■ ^^^^ 



The Bucksport station ^^^^ 



Reasons f<u- temporary cessation of efforts s;xrs 



Proposed renewal of operations in 1879 ^^>^ 



Very marked increase in salmon in 1878 ^''1'' 



Appearance in new waters, where planted xxix 



General summary of facts of increase of salmon 3;xix 



Rivers of Maine ^^^^ 



TheMerrimao ^'^'^ 



Soutb coast of New England ^'^^'^ 



The Connecticut - ^'^^ 



rhe Hudson '^^^ 



The Delaware... -'^'^^ 



The Susquehanna. ^^^^ 



Reference to appendix for full details ^^'^^ 



Necessity of State legislat ion to keep up the supply x^siu 



The Schoodic salmon ; land-locked .salmon (Salmo salar, aubsp. sebago) xxxu 



Grand Lake Stream station xxxu 



Nature and distribution of this fish ^^^!^ 



Merits of the flsh ^'''^!!| 



Work in previous years at other stations ^'^^^l" 



Dates of beginning and ending the taking of e;lgs xxxiii 



Statistics of taking of eggs xxxiv 



Importance of artificial propagation from these flsh xxxiv 



Difference in residts with the Schoodic and the sea salmon xxxiv 



Sebago station xxxiv 



The whiteflRh( CorcjronwscZj/pCT/ormis) ^'^^"^ 



Northville (Mich.) station ^^^"^ 



Distribution of impregnated eggs ^^^'^ 



The shad (Alosa aa-pidissima) xxxv 



General remarks ^^^'' 



Albemarle Sound station -nyiyiy 



Assistance rendered by the departments xxxvi 



