PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OL' 1 FOOD FISHES, 1926 383 



During the year the car made 34 trips and traveled 23,944 miles, while 

 messengers operating from the car made 100 trips and traveled 28,387 miles. 



CAR NO. S 



[E. K. Burnham, Captain] 



In the course of the year car No. 8 distributed fish from .he upper Mis- 

 sissippi River rescue field and from the Neosho (Mo.), Langdon (Kans.), and 

 Leadville (Colo.) stations. It carried 13 carload lots of fish, traveled 7.041 

 miles over eight railroads, sent out 50 side trips, and delivered 777,522 fish 

 in 10 States. The following table shows the species and numbers of fish 

 handled : 



Species 



Finger- 

 lings 



Year- 

 lings 



Adults 



Catfish 



Steelhead salmon 



Rainbow trout -- 



Black-spotted trout 



Brook trout 



Orappie 



Largemouth black bass 



Rock bass 



Sunfish 



Yellow perch 



Total 



6, 500 



30,000 



91,320 



181, 000 



416, 750 



2,465 



37, 960 



1,550 



5,000 



784 



773, 329 



3,430 

 25 



3,785 



In addition to the 50 side trips made from the car. its messengers made 32 

 trips with fish from the hatcheries, distributing an aggregate of 576,395 

 fingeiiing catfish, steelhead salmon, rainbow, black-spotted, and brook trout, 

 crappie, largemouth black bass, sunfish, and yellow perch, at a total cost of 

 $1,861.40. 



The crew of the car made all needed minor repairs to its interior during 

 the year and maintained all of its railroad appurtenances in accordance with 

 existing traffic regulations, such work being accomplished at a moderate cost. 

 One of the most valuable changes effected by the crew was the arrangement 

 of the piping in the boiler room, so that water from the boiler may be drawn 

 by the injector through pipes coming from the pressure tanks on each side 

 of the car and also from the tanks above the kitchen. These three sources of 

 supply assure enough water to operate the boiler at all times. 



A very simple but at the same time a most satisfactory improvement was 

 made by the railroad company. It consisted in the installation of hardwood 

 shims under the equalizing springs of the car. which allow the car to balance 

 perfectly and ride much more smoothly than it has in the past. 



