PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 1026 381 



In late November, after the close of the distribution season in the rescue 

 held, the ear was transferred to Milwaukee, Wis., to undergo annual repairs, 

 and its crew was detailed to fish-cultural stations of the bureau for the 

 winter months. The car was held in the coach yards of the Chicago, Milwau- 

 kee & .St. Paul Railway To. from December 1 until early in January, when it 

 was sent to the repair shops. On the completion of the repairs the car was 

 returned to the coach yards and held until April 26, when it proceeded to 

 La Crosse. Wis., at which point ils equipment was overhauled preparatory to 

 taking up the spring- distributions. The car left La Crosse on May 23 with 

 59.900 brook trout, 22,500 Loch Leven trout, and 10,000 rainbow trout, all 

 fingerlings. for delivery to applicants in Wisconsin and Minnesota. After 

 completing this trip it proceeded to the Duluth (Minn.) station to distribute 

 the season's output of lake trout and whitefish, and during the remaining 

 days in May and earlv June the crew planted and delivered 16,290,000 pike- 

 perch fry, 1,400,000 whitefish fry. 8,812,000 lake-trout fry. and 129,600 finger- 

 ling brook trout. On the completion of the Duluth distributions the car 

 proceeded to the Manchester (Iowa) station, arriving there June 11. After 

 moving 10. r >.700 fingerling brook, rainbow, and Loch Leven trout from this 

 station to Minocqua, Wis., the car returned to La Crosse and remained there 

 until June 28. when it again arrived at Manchester and took on a load of 

 fingerling trout for delivery to Wisconsin applicants. While stationed at 

 La Crosse messenger shipments of fingerling trout aggregating 87.100 were 

 delivered by members of the crew to applicants in Minnesota and Wisconsin. 



During the fiscal year 1926 the car traveled 14.9S2 miles and carried 227.315 

 fingerling pond fishes. 16.290.000 pike-perch fry. 1,400,000 whitefish fry, 

 8,812,000 lake-trout fry. 307,800 fingerling brook trout, 55,000 fingerling rain- 

 bow trout, and 33,600 fingerling Loch Leven trout, a total of 27,125,715 fish. 



CAR NO. 4 



[F. W. A. Engelhakdt, Acting captain] 



Car No. 4 was at Portland, Me., at the beginning of the fiscal year, having 

 just completed the distribution of trout from the Craig Brook (Me.) hatchery. 

 It left there on July 3 for Nashua, N. H., at which point it remained until 

 August 14 while its crew made messenger shipments of trout to various points 

 in New Hampshire. Connecticut, and Massachusetts. On August 15 the car 

 proceeded to Washington, D. C, with a consignment of brook trout for stock- 

 ing cooperative nursery projects at Myersdale and Uniontown, Pa., the deliv- 

 eries being made by messenger from Washington. One member of the crew 

 was detailed to distribute trout from the Watertown (N. Y.) substation, and 

 the remainder of the force was assigned to the distribution of fish from the 

 Lakeland (Md. ) ponds. The car was ordered to Dubuque. Iowa, on October 

 24 to assist in the distribution work from the Mississippi River collecting sta- 

 tions. It made carload shipments of fish from that field to Nashua. Iowa; 

 Cookeville, Tenn. : Harrisburg. Pa ; and Washington, I). C, arriving at the 

 last-named destination on November 30. The car was then sent to the shops 

 of the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. at Wilmington, Del., for annual repairs, 

 and the members of its crew were detailed to the Washington office for duty 

 during the winter. 



On the last day of March Car No. 4 left Washington to take up the distribu- 

 tion of trout from the White Sulphur Springs (W. Va.) station. Messenger 

 shipments were made to points in Virginia and West Virginia, and carload 

 shipments of trout were forwarded to Elkins, W. Va. (two trips). Altoona, 

 Philipsburg, Uniontown. Windber, and Philadelphia, Pa. From Philadelphia 

 the car went to Nashua. N. H., and obtained a carload of trout for distribution 

 en route to Bucksport. Me., to take up the trout and salmon distribution work 

 from the Craig Brook (Me.) hatchery. Carload shipments were made from 

 Bucksport to Calais (two trips). Kineo, Mattawamkeag, Blanchard (two trips), 

 Dover, Foxcroft. Houlton, and Waterville, Me. The car then returned to the 

 Nashua station, arriving there June 26. Messenger shipments were made from 

 Nashua. 



In the course of the fiscal year the car made 27 trips, traveled 15,030 miles, 

 and delivered 3,700 pails of fish, supplying 1,119 applicants. 



