PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 1928 397 



CAR NO. T 



(E. M. Lamon, Captain) 



The distributiou from the Upper Mississippi River collecting stations was 

 taken up by this car on August 25, when 15,000 pondtishes were obtained from 

 the Marquette and Bellevue (Iowa) stations for distribution to points in 

 Iowa. From August 25 to October 28 the car made trips from the upper river 

 stations to Waterloo, Iowa, St. Louis, Mo., Scranton, Pa., Indianapolis, Ind., 

 Tuscaloosa, Ala., Albany, N. Y., and Nashville, Tenn., distributing 125,890 pond 

 fishes. After completing the trip to Nashville the car proceeded to Tupelo, 

 Miss., and obtained 57,000 fingerling bream, which were transported to Sheffield, 

 Ala., and planted in Wilson Lake at Muscle Shoals. 



On November 15 the car loaded at Lynxville, Wis., and proceeded to Syra- 

 cuse, N. Y. A total of 15,980 pond fishes was distributed to applicants by 

 messengers operating out of Syracuse. The car returned from Syracuse to 

 Dubuque, Iowa, arriving at that point on November 21. On November 23 the 

 distribution was brought to a close and the crew detailed to fish-cultural 

 stations for the winter. 



The car was placed in the Illinois Central Railroad shops at Chicago early 

 in February, 1928, for repairs. The repair work was completed in March 

 and the car returned to Dubuque, where part of the crew was assembled to 

 assist in overhauling the car's equipment. 



The spring distribution from the Manchester (Iowa) and La Crosse (Wis.) 

 stations was taken up on May 8. On May 9, 300 adult black bass were 

 forwarded from the Fairport (Iowa) station to Miles City, Mont., by one of 

 the messengers from this car. During May and June two trips were made 

 from Manchester, three from La Crosse, two from Lynxville, and one from 

 Lincoln Park Aquarium at Chicago to points in Minnesota and Wisconsin. 

 A number of detached shipments also were forwarded from La Crosse during 

 May and June by messengers operating from the car. Fish were distributed 

 from these stations as follows : Manchester, 224,000 brook trout and 55,400 

 rainbow trout ; La Crosse, 173,100 brook trout, 45,500 rainbow trout, and 

 95,400 Loch Leven trout ; Lynxville, 119,500 brook trout ; Lincoln Park 

 Aquarium, Chicago, 56,500 rainbow trout and 7,300 Loch Leven trout. 



During the year the car made 18 trips and traveled 17,139 miles. Mes- 

 sengers operating from the car made 87 trips and traveled 17,724 miles. The 

 numbers and species of fish distributed by the car during the year are shown 

 in the following table : 



CAR NO. S 



(E. K. BuRNHAM, Captain) 



At the beginning of the fiscal year car No. 8 was at Nashua, N. H. Early in 

 July a trip was made to Scranton, Pa., and one to Williamsport, Pa., the car 

 proceeding from the last-named point to Northville, Mich. The distribution 

 of trout and smallmouth black bass from the Northville station necessitated 

 shipments to points in Indiana, Penn.sylvania, and West Virginia. Upon com- 

 pletion of the Northville distribution the car proceeded to Watertown, N. Y., 

 and took up the distribution of trout from the substation at that point, making 

 shipments to various places in New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont. The car 



