REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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During- the past yenY there has been no evidence of disease among 

 the fiy at this station. A few of the hhick-spottcd male trout were 

 injured b}" fighting- and some by jumping against the supply pipes 

 (hiring the spawning season, resulting eventually in their loss. The 

 same causes also account for a slight loss of steelhead trout; otherwise 

 all stock fish have done very well. They are fed on mush made of 1 part 

 beef or sheep liver and 3 parts of mill shorts from which the bran has 

 been taken. This food is well assimilated and taken with avidity. 



At the close of the fiscal year the following fish were on hand: 



Baird Station, California (G. H. Lambson, Superintendent). 



The work at this station is confined to the propagation of the 

 quinnat salmon. At the beginning of the year the various racks were 

 in place and some salmon had collected in the fishing pool; the cur- 

 rent wheel used to supply the hatchery with water was in running 

 order, and all hatching equipment had been cleaned and painted. 

 During the month of July the spawning-house, fish-pens, whim, and 

 seine reel were made ready for active operations. Twice during the 

 season the current wheel broke down. The first time it was repaired 

 b}' the station employees, but the second time it was necessary to 

 replace the countershaft. On each occurrence the steam pump was 

 operated during the time the current wheel was out of service and 

 thus kept the hatchery supplied with water. 



Fishing began on August 16. when 4 ripe females were obtained. 

 The following day 37,200 eggs were taken from 7 females. Fishing 

 and spawning operations continued until September 25, when the 

 season's operations with the summer run of salmon closed. The fall 

 run of fish began October 25, with a catch of 8 ripe females, and the 

 following day 66,400 eggs were obtained from 10 females. Fishing 

 and spawning operations continued until November 25. 



From the summer run 7,375,520 eggs were taken from 1,203 females, 

 or an average of 6,130 per fish. The fall run yielded 1,557,770 eggs 

 from 233 females, or an average of 6,690 per fish. Of the total col- 

 lections, amounting to 8,933,290 eggs, 5,706,410 were shipped to 

 the California Fish Commission at its Sisson and Eel River stations, 

 30,000 were shipped to the Pan-American Exposition at Buffalo, N. Y., 

 and 10,000 to each of the stations of the Commission at Neosho, Mo., 



