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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



CAR NO. 9 

 [H. F. Johnston, Captain] 



Early in July, 1925, this car was stationed at Washington, D. C, while the 

 members of its force were engaged in making messengers shipments with black 

 bass from the Lakeland (Md.) ponds to applicants in Maryland. Virginia, and 

 New Jersey. On July 24 the car proceeded to the White Sulphur Springs 

 (W. Va.) station and obtained a carload of fingerling rainbow trout for stock- 

 ing waters in the vicinity of Cass. W. Va. Upon arrival at Cass the entire load 

 of fish was transferred to a logging railroad and transported 35 miles into the 

 mountains, to be planted in streams near* the headwaters of the Elk River. 

 From Cass the car returned to White Sulphur Springs and distributed another 

 load of trout to applicants in the vicinity of Williamsport, Pa. 



Shortly after the middle of August this car was assigned to the work of 

 distributing black bass and miscellaneous fishes from the various rescue sta- 

 tions along the Mississippi River. As a result of its activities in that field, 

 which extended into the last week in November, 56,662 black bass. 10,599 yellow 

 perch, 50,205 bream. 29.200 catfish, and 48.275 crappie were distributed to 

 applicants in Wisconsin, Tennessee, Ohio, Indiana, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, 

 and New York. The car also made a trip from Homer, Minn., to Globe, Ariz., 

 with a load of fingerling black bass, crappie, catfish, yellow perch, and sunfish 

 for deposit in the Roosevelt Reservoir at that point. On November 24 the ear 

 returned to Washington, D. C, and the members of its crew were detailed for 

 winter duty at fish-cultural stations of the bureau. Annual repairs were 

 made in December at the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. shops at Wilmington, Del., 

 and after their completion the car was utilized as living quarters for such 

 members of the distribution force as were detailed to the Washington office 

 of the bureau. 



With the view of taking up the spring distribution of trout from the Erwin 

 (Tenn.) station, the car left AVashington on April 1, proceeding via Govern- 

 ment Siding, Va., where it took on a load of fingerling brook trout and dis- 

 tributed the fish to applicants en route to Erwin. In order that the car might 

 be available at an early date for distributing the large surplus of trout that 

 was being carried at the White Sulphur Springs (W. Va.) station, thus reliev- 

 ing the congested conditions at that hatchery, the Erwin distribution work 

 was rushed and the car moved the entire station output of 397,000 brook and 

 rainbow trout and 17,000 miscellaneous pond fishes in three trips, supplying 

 applicants in North Carolina. South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee. Between 

 April 28 and June 5 the car distributed from the White Sulphur Springs station 

 880.400 fingerling brook, rainbow, and Loch Leven trout, making deliveries to 

 475 applicants in Virginia, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. During the 

 remainder of the fiscal year the services of this car were loaned to the Mary- 

 land Conservation Commission. 



In the course of the year the car made 26 trips, traveled 23.497 miles, carried 

 1.778.806 trout and pond fishes, and supplied 1,581 individual applicants in 13 

 States. The total cost of its operations was $7,502. Its distributions are 

 summarized in the following table : 



Species 



Finger- 

 lings 

 No. 1 



Finger- 

 lings 

 No. 2 



Finger- 

 lings 

 No. 3 



Finger- 

 lings 

 No. 4 



Adults 



Catfish 



Rainbow trout 



Loch Leven trout 



Brook trout 



Crappie 



Largemouth black bass. 



Rock bass 



Sunfish.. 



Yellow perch 



Total 



67, 000 



3,000 

 46,000 



116,000 



275, 



35, 



1,003, 



Mill 



875 



1, 344, 375 



17, 800 



191, 650 



4,800 



39, 745 

 16,485 



279, 040 



1,700 



32, 188 



400 



1,205 



35, 493 



3,200 

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