FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 189 



EESULTS OF WORK. 



1. Publications of the Commission — Continued, 



Appendix A— Continued. 



XVI. On the oyster-industries of tlio United States — 

 Continued. 



Chapter first : Page. 



Introduction 277 



Chapter second : 



Oysters of the United States 286 



Mode of obtaining the oysters 292 



Culture of oysters 29ft 



Laws couceming oyster-plantations 29^ 



Chapter third: 

 The oyster liusiness in several cities of 



the United States 302 



Chapter fourth: 

 General view.s upon tlie natural history 



of the uiarket-clams 313- 



Keconimendations for introduction 318 



Appendix B.— The river fisheries 321 



XVn. The propagation aud distribution of the shad.. 323 



A. Operations in the distribution of the shad 



in 1874. By James W. Milner 323 



Distribution from CoejTnans, N. Y 323 



Distribution fiom South Hadley Falls, 



Mass 323 



Table of distribution, 1874 328- 



B. Eeport on shad-hatching in New Jersey. 



By G. A. Anderson 327 



C. Voyage to Bremerhaveu, Germany, with 



shiid. By Fred. Mather 328 



D. Living shad on their way to the Weser. 



Tran slated by H. Jacobs m 33* 



E. Shad-hatching and distributing opersitions 



of 1875 335 



1. The Neuse River station 335 



2. The Pamunkey River station 336 



3. The Potomac River station 33* 



4. The distribution of shatl from the 



Hudson River 337 



5. The Connecticut River station 337 



6. Experiments with a view to trans- 



porting shad to Germany 338 



7. The trip to Germany 33^ 



Tables of shad-hatching operations . . . 340 



XVm. Report of the Triana trip. By J. "W. Milner.. 351 



XEX. On the transportation of shad for long distances. 363 



A. Experiments with a view to transport- 



ing shad in sea-water. By James 



W. Milner 3^ 



B. Experiments with a view to transporting 



shad a few months old. By Charles 



D. Griswold 370 



0. Apparatus for hatching shad-ova while 

 en route to now waters. By Fred. 



Mather 



inc. Keport of operations in California in 1873. By 



Livingston Stone 377 



A. ClearLake 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 difi"erent seasons 880 



372 



