REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. XLIII 



coutinued daily until June 5, the total take for tlie season amounting- 

 to 71, 145,000, not including 3,000,000 received from the steamer Fish 

 Eaicl: From these eggs 50,082,000 fry were hatched and distributed. 

 A shipment of 091,000 eggs was sent to Nashville during the season 

 for exposition purposes. 



Tbe following table shows in detail the daily collections of eggs, fry 

 hatched and planted, and average temperature of the air and water: 



Date. 



Apr. 8 35,000 



U 60. 000 



15 58, 000 



16 270, tiOO 



17 180,000 



18 388,000 



19 247,000 



21 321,000 



22 78,000 



23 1,725.000 



24 2, 938, 000 



25 420.000 



2G 1,254,000 



27 2,395.000 



28 1.212,000 



29 4. 729. 000 



30 6, 902, 000 



2 428,000 



3 2,018,000 



4 1,270,000 



5 894,000 



6 448,000 



7 1 550,000 



9 951,000 



10 1,301,000 



11 1,142,000 



12 929.000 



13 1,609.000 



15 630,000 



10 203,000 



17 i 1.189,000 



18 2,004,000 



19 1 2,377,000 



20 i 5, 888, 000 



20 *1, 800,000 



May 



Eggs 

 received. 



2,398,000 



* 663, 000 



* 198, 000 

 1,764,000 



816, 000 



45, 000 



346, 000 



340, 000 



1. 544, 000 



3,416,000 



2, 580, 000 



1,432,000 



31 3,667,000 



Juno 1 [ 2,260,000 



2 1,039,000 



3 1,574.000 



4 i 805,000 



5 400,000 



Total I 74,145,000 



May 3 | tl, 280, 000 



Loss. 



35, 000 

 60, 000 



58. 000 

 149, 000 



90, 000 

 172, 000 

 131,000 

 213, 000 



41,000 

 645, 000 

 973, 000 

 218, 000 

 1, 184, 000 

 973, 000 

 298, 000 

 1,457,000 

 2, 297, 000 

 185, 000 

 097. 000 

 401,000 

 103, 000 

 132, 000 

 155, 000 

 126, 000 

 341,000 

 343, 000 

 252, 000 

 389, 000 

 196, 000 



7.'!, 000 

 289, 000 

 650, 000 

 636, 000 

 1, 149, 000 

 684, 000 

 760, 000 

 155, 000 



31, 000 

 678, 000 

 320, 000 



10, 000 



34, 000 



30, 000 

 362, 000 

 816,000 

 618,000 

 513, 000 

 704, 000 

 415,000 

 178, 000 

 623, 000 

 325, 000 



95, 000 



Hatching. 



Date. 



22, 469, 000 

 780, 000 



Apr. 28 

 Apr. 29 

 Apr. 29 

 Apr. 29 

 Apr. 29 

 Apr. 29 

 May 1 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 jSIay 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May H 

 May 11 

 May 14 

 May 15 

 May 16 

 May 16 

 May 17 

 May 18 

 May 18 

 May 19 

 May 19 

 May 21 

 May 21 

 May 23 

 May 23 

 May 25 

 May 26 

 May 26 

 May 27 

 May 27 

 May 28 

 May 28 

 May 29 

 May 30 

 May 30 

 May 30 

 May :',1 

 June 1 

 June 2 

 June 3 

 June 4 

 June 5 

 June 7 

 June 8 

 June 9 

 June 11 



May 6 



Number 

 hatched. 



Number 



of fry 



planted. 



130, 000 



84, 000 



216, 000 



116, 000 



108, 000 



37, 000 



1,080,000 



1. 965, 000 



202, 000 



70, 000 



1,422,000 



914, 000 



3, 272, 000 



4, 605, 000 

 243, 000 



1,321,000 



869. 000 



791,000 



316, 000 



395, 000 



825, 000 



960, 000 



799, 000 



677, 000 



1, 220, 000 



440, 000 



130, 000 



900. 000 



1, 354, 000 



1. 741, 000 



4, 739, 000 



1,116,000 



1,638,000 



508, 000 



160, 000 



1, 086, 000 

 490, 000 



35, 000 



312, 000 



310, 000 



1, 182. 000 



2, 600, 000 



1, 962, 000 

 919, 000 



2, 449, 000 

 1,845,000 



861, 000 

 951, 000 



305, 000 



130, 000 



84, 000 



216, 000 



116, 000 



108, 000 



37, oOO 



1, 080, 000 



1,965,000 



202, 000 



70, 000 



1,422,000 



914, 000 



3, 272, 000 



4, 605, 000 



243, 000 



1,321.000 



869, 000 



791,000 



316. 000 



395, 000 



825, 000 



960, 000 



799, 000 



677, 000 



1, 220, 000 



440. 000 



130,000 



900, 000 



1,354,000 



1,741,000 



4, 739, 000 



1,116.000 



1, 638, 000 



508, 000 



166, 000 



1, 086, 000 

 496. 000 



35, 000 



312, 000 



310,000 



1, 182, OOO 



2, 600, 000 



1, 962, 000 

 . 919,000 



2, 449. 000 

 1, 845. 000 



861, 000 

 951, 000 



305, 000 



50, 682, 000 

 500, 000 



50, 682, 000 

 450, 000 



Average 

 temperature. 



Air. Water. 



°F. 



58 



58 



58 



55 



55 



55 



55 



55 



55.3 



56.7 



57 



57 



58 



58.3 



59 



59 



60 



60 



60.4 



60.7 



60.7 



61 



61.3 



61.3 



61.5 



61.5 



61.7 



65 



65.9 



65.9 



65.9 



66 



66 



66 



66.3 



66.3 



64 



64.7 



65 



65.3 



65.3 



65.7 



65.7 



66.3 



66.3 



67 



67 



67.3 



68 



57 



or. 



53.4 



54 



54 



54.5 



54.6 



54.6 



54.6 



54.7 



54.7 



55.7 



55.7 



55.7 



56 



56.2 



56.4 



56.4 



57 



57 



58.1 



59 



59.3 



60 



60 



60 



61 



61 



61.1 



63 



64 



64.3 



64.3 



64.7 



65 



65 



65 



65 



65.2 



65.1 



65 



65.1 



65.1 



65.3 



65.5 



65.7 



65.9 



65.9 



66 



66.1 



66 



66.5 



66.7 



67.2 



58 



* Steamer Fith Hawk. t Eggs of striped bass. 



Storms were very frequent throughout the season, and as tbey usually 

 occurred at slack water, between sunset and midnight, the daily collec- 

 tions were materially interfered with, though the total take exceeded 

 that of any season since 1888. It is worthy of mention that 11,000,000 



