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and the icehouse were painted on the outside, and the interior of the upper 

 hatc'hei-y was given two coats. A new cement floor and 2 new cypress 

 troughs were installed. Needed minor repairs were made to buildings and 

 equipment, and electric lights were provided for in (he Jlsh-culturist's cottage. 

 The station brood stock of brook trout yielded 700,0(JO eggs. Of these 250,000 

 were transferred to the Cape Vincent (N. Y.) station and from the remainder 

 340,915 young fish were hatched and reared to the tingerling stage with a 

 merely nominal loss. The year's distributions included 318,000 brook-trout 

 fingerlings and yearlings, 1G,095 rainbow-trout tingerlings, GOO yearling catfish, 

 and 400 yearling pickerel. At the end of .June, 1930, there were being held for 

 later distribution 78,180 brook trout, 200 catfish fingerlings, and 2,500 small- 

 mouth black bass fry. Eighty-one thousand five hundred of the brook trout 

 distributed were furnished for cooperative nursery work. 



CRAIG BEOOK (ME.) STATION AND SUBSTATION 



[George N. Montgomery, Superintendent] 



In addition to the collection of 2,421,450 brook-trout eggs from station brood 

 fish, the Craig Brook station handled 180,000 eyed eggs of this species received 

 through an exchange. Of the collected stock 975,000 eggs were shipped in the 

 eyed stage to other stations of the bureau, and upward of 1,150,000 young fish 

 were produced for distribution, this number including 351,850 large sized 

 fingerlings carried over from the hatch of the previous year. At the end of 

 June, 1930, 251,620 brook trout and 73,960 landlocked-salmon fingerlings were 

 being carried in rearing ponds for distribution later in the season. This station 

 is now in a position to produce all the brook-trout eggs necessary to meet its 

 own needs besides supplying a reasonable quantity to cover outside requirements. 



Grand Lake Stream (Mc.) substation. — At the opening of the year ap- 

 jiroximately 490,000 fingerling landlocked salmon were being carried in rearing 

 ponds. About 69,000 were liberated early in the feeding season to relieve 

 crowded conditions and the remainder were distributed in September as 

 tingerlings No. 3. Out of a collection of 592,970 eggs of this species obtained 

 from local waters in November 120,000 were shipped in the eyed stage to 

 applicants and 200,000 were transferred to the main station. The remaining 

 stock produced 144,220 health,y fry. A few of these were distributed as fin- 

 gerlings No. iy2 early in June and approxijnately 114,550 were being reared 

 at the close of the year. Brook-trout fry to the number of 98,635 were derived 

 from a consignment of 100,000 eggs transferred from the main station. Thirty 

 thousand were distributed as fingerlings in May and June and the remainder 

 were on hand at the close of the year. From a lot of 125,000 eyed Atlantic 

 salmon eggs received from Craig Brook station in March 121,300 fry were 

 developed. At the end of the year this entire lot were being held in the 

 station ponds and fed. 



In the course of the year needed repairs were made to racks and bulkheads 

 and the bottoms of all ponds were newly sanded and graveled. Enough fire- 

 wood was cut, hauled, and sawed to properly supply the hatchery and oflice 

 needs. Stumpage was charged at the rate of $1.50 a cord. 



ST. JOHNSBUB.T (VT.) STATION AND SUBSTATION 

 [A. H. DiNSMORH, Superintendent] 



Brook-trout eggs to the number of 994,764 transferred to this station from the 

 York Pond (N. H.) auxiliary, 300,000 turned over to the station by sports- 

 men's organizations, and 556,609 purchased from commercial firms constituted 

 the source from which the station's stock of brook-trout fry was derived for 

 the usual distributions during the month of May. The entire output, consist- 

 ing of 1,637,000 young fish, was distributed either by means of the station truck 

 or by private cars whose owners called at the hatchery to receive their con- 

 signments. Extensive repairs were made on the superintendent's residence 

 and the station power house during the year. 



York Pond (N. H.) substation. — At this auxiliary, operated especially for 

 egg production, 5,482,390 brook-trout eggs were taken. Of this stock 3,294,76-1 

 eggs were shipped to other stations of the bureau and approximately 750,000 

 were retained at the station for incubation. Shipments of fish resulting from 



