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continued to rise, obviating rescue operations and preventing the customary 
distribution of fish. The car proceeded to Langdon, Kans., and made shipments 
of largemouth black bass, crappie, bream, and rock bass to various points in 
Oklahoma, Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Arkansas, Texas, Arizona, and 
Missouri. The car left Langdon on November 23 for Neosho, Mo., to transfer 
a carload of fingerling rainbow trout to the Leadville, Colo., station, returning 
to Neosho on December 3. The Neosho distribution was completed for the 
season on December 12, and the crew was then detailed to fish-cultural stations 
for the winter months. On January 18, 1927, the car was placed in the Kansas 
City Southern Railway shops at Pittsburg, Kans., for annual repairs. The work 
was completed on February 7 and the car returned to Neosho. 
On May 4 the car was loaded with rainbow trout for distribution in Michigan 
en route to Northville, Mich., to take up the smallmouth black bass and trout 
distributions from that station. 
On May 28 the car proceeded to Frederick, Md., for a carload of brook trout 
for distribution in the vicinity of Lock Haven, Pa. The car then went to Great 
Barrington, Mass., for a load of brook trout for distribution to various points in 
Pennsylvania, proceeding afterwards to Nashua, N. H., for a load of brook trout 
for distribution at Hillman, Mich., and returning to Northville on June 10. 
From June 11 to June 30 shipments of smallmouth black bass and trout were 
sent to various parts of Michigan, Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. 
During the fiscal year the car made 16 trips and traveled 12,458 miles. 
Detached messengers made 66 trips from the car and stations. 
Species and size of fish delivered by car No. 4 







a : | £ Finger- Year- 
Species Fry lings lings Adults 
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FETE GOK CIOL (ae a ae os ee Sst 4. 21 bases 565;'230; | 22 2. 24222 EE ae 
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Small month lack peassweree aa. = 5 an ee ee es 55 = 20, 000 65250))|2==52 see 50 
ROCK ESS ot oe eee ce es 2 eee = 53s |asntscoee 4305.2 e [eee ceacezs 
Soret hl oe oe hs 25, 190 1, 060 | 2, 525 
ANI RAPS. 2 0. 2 eee 20, 000 772, 851 1, 060 2, 935 
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CAR NO. 7 
[E. M. Lamon, Captain] 
From July 1 to July 20 car No. 7 distributed from the Northville (Mich.) 
station 36,350 smallmouth black bass to applicants in Indiana, Michigan, and 
Ohio. The car left Northville on July 21 for Dubuque, Iowa, delivering 1,350 
smallmouth black bass to applicants at that point. At Dubuque the car was 
placed in the shops for minor repairs. On August 16 the car obtained from the 
Homer (Minn.) station 21,350 fingerling pondfishes for distribution to points 
in Iowa and after completing this trip returned to Dubuque and made several 
messenger shipments from the Bellevue (Iowa) substation to points in Iowa. 
On August 30 the car loaded at Manchester, Iowa, taking 59,000 fingerling 
brook trout for distribution to points in Minnesota, returning to Dubuque 
early in September. 
During the year the air equipment was renewed on the car, 1-inch galvanized 
pipe and 14-inch rubber hose being used. This work was performed by the 
crew. 
The car crew was detailed to fish-cultural stations for the winter months. 
Early in January, 1927, it was placed in the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul 
Railway shops for general overhauling. This work was completed in February. 
The spring distribution from the Manchester (Iowa) and La Crosse (Wis.) 
stations was taken upon May 10. During May and June, 4 trips were made from 
Manchester, 2 from La Crosse, 2 from Lynxville, Wis., and 1 from Chicago 
to points in Minnesota and Wisconsin. A number of detached shipments also 
were forwarded from La Crosse during June by messengers operating from the 
ear. Fish were distributed from these stations as follows: Manchester, 303.600 
