500 U. S. BUEEAU OF FISHERIES 



Fearnow pails, which number was added to the carrying equipment 

 of the car. 



Between April 1 and June 25 this car was occupied in distributing 

 trout from the Wytheville (Va.) and White Sulphur Springs (W. Va.) 

 stations and in rendering assistance to the State of Maryland. These 

 distributions were made in Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, 

 Maryland, and New York. 



In consequence of a 12-hour delay en route from the White Sulphur 

 Springs station with a full load of trout, and later on for a period of 

 8 hours with half a load, the electrically driven air compressor of this 

 car was in continuous operation without weakening the batteries to 

 any appreciable extent. This practical test demonstrates that it will 

 seldom be necessary to use the steam-controlled air compressors. 



In the course of the year car No. 9 traveled 22,825 miles, making 

 31 trips and supplying 1,173 applicants. It entered 11 States and 

 carried a total of 2,933,568 trout and 29,588 miscellaneous river fishes. 



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