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1874. Baird, Spencer F.— Continued. 



Supervision of Mr. Hessel p. xxi 



Aid of steamstiip company xxii 



Custom-house facilities xxii 



Delivery at Bloomsbury xxii 



Final result of experiment xxii 



Total cost of experiment xxiii 



12. Propagation of the California salmon in 1872 xxiii 



Action taken at the Boston conference xxiii 



Appointment of Livingston Stone xxiii 



Selection of station on the McCloud River xxiv ' 



Kesult of the experiment xxiv 



Number of eggs taken xxiv 



Shipment to Bloomsbury, N.J xxiv 



Hatching and disposition of the eggs xxv 



Introduction of young fish into the Susquehanna ^ xxv 



Date and plan of operation proposed for 1873 xxv 



Comparative value of the California salmon xxvi 



13. Propagation of lohitefish in 1S12 .. : xxv 



Services of Mr. N. W. Clark, Clarkston, Mich xxv 



Transfer of eggs to California commissioners xxv 



14. Propagation ofshadinl&^^ xxvi 



Recapitulation of work done in 1872 xvii 



Preliminary search for hatching-stations by Dr. Yarrow xxvii 



Serious scarcity of spawning-fish in South Atlantic waters xxvii 



Employment of Seth Green and his assistants xxvii 



Savannah station xxvii 



New Bemo and "Weldon stations xxvii 



Hatching of striped bass xxvii 



Potomac River station xxvii 



Susquehanna River station xxviii 



Delaware River station xxviii 



State stations on the Hudson and Connecticut xxviii 



Transfer of young shad under the direction of Mr. Milner: 



To West Virginia xxviii 



To other Western States xxviii 



To Eastern States xxvui 



Transferofyoungshad under the direction of Dr. Slackto Western Pennsylvania, xxviii 



Transfer of young shad under the direction of Mr. Stone xxviii 



To Jordan River xxix 



To the Sacramento xxix 



To California, aquarium car xxviii 



Assistance rendered— 



By the State fish commis-sioners xxx 



By the State of Virginia xxxi 



By railroads and express companies xxx 



15. General history of fish culture xxxi 



Preservation of fish in ponds xxxi 



Introduction of methods of artificial propagation xxxi 



In Europe xxxi 



Claim of priority for Chinese unfounded xxxiii 



In the United States : xxxiv 



16. Actio7i of State and National Oovernment xxxiv 



Services of American Fish-Culturists' Association xxxiv 



Congressional action xxxiv 



State commissioners sxxv 



Why national action required xxxv 



17. Comparative value of different groups of food-fishes xxxv 



Of resident species xxxv 



Limitation by necessity of feeding xxxvi 



Black bass xxxvi 



Of anadromous, or migratory species xxxvii 



No feeding required -. xxxix 



Shad, hening, or alewives and salmon xxxix 



Of catadromous species xxxix 



The eel xxxix 



