198 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



EESULTS OF WOEK. 



1. Publications of the Commission — Continued. 



Appendix O — Continued. 



C. The culture of carp and constraction of 



ponds — Continued. Pag& 



2. The localities Lest adapted to a carp 876 



pond 877 



3. The construction of the ponds 878 



4. Stocking the ponds and care of the 



li.she8 882 



5. Taking the fish from the ponds 891 



6. Mixed cai-p culture 892 



7. Feeding the carp 895 



8. Extent of carp culture in Europe 896 



9. The table qualities 897 



VJJ.I. The propagation and distribution of shad. 



By James W. Milner 901 



A. Operations in 1876. 901 



1. Station on the Potomac River 901 



2. Stations at the head of Chesapeake 



Bay... 902 



3. Station on the Connecticut River at 



_ South Hadley Falls, Mass 903 



B. Tables of shad propagatiou in 1876 905 



IX. On the collection of eggs of schoodic salmon in 



1875 and 1876. By Charles G. Atkins. 910 



A. Notes on the species 91U 



1. Nomenclature 910 



2. Distribution and habits of Schoodic 



salmon 911 



B. Spawn gathering in 1875 914 



1. General plan of operations 916 



2. Takingspawn 914 



3. Distribution of the eggs 917 



C. Spawn gathering in 1876 •. . 918 



1. Preparations 918 



2. Taking fish and spawn 918 



3. Development and distribution 919 



X. Operations on the McCloud River in salmon 



breeding in 1875, by Livingston Stone 921 



A. Preparation 921 



B. The salmon eggs 921 



1. Taking.spawn 921 



• 2. Shipment of the eggs 923 



• 3. Labor and cost of the eggs 924 



4. Summary of results 925 



C. Tables of temperature and condition of 



eggs 926 



D. List of natural history collections 932 



XL Operations on the McCloud River in salmon 



breediug in 1876. By Livingston 935 



Stone 



A. Con<liti(m of the station 935 



B. C<mtrovprsy regarding ownership of fishery 936 



C. Beginning of the .season 938 



D. Taking the salmon eggs 940 



E. The shipment of eggs and hatching the sur- 



plus 943 



F. Foreign demand for salmon eggs 945 



G. The establishment of new stations 946 



H. Tables exhibiting the work and observa- 

 tion 947 



L Reservation of the McCloud River fishery by 



the President 0S6 



