34 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Ill addition to this 5,500 fliigeiliug brook trout were furnislied to Miclii- 

 gan applicants. 



]'un Belir trout. — The total number of eggs taken was 58,370. Of 

 these, 25,925 were taken from 105 2-year-old fish and the remainder 

 from 40 old trout. Two shipments of eggs of 5,000 each were made, 

 and 10,000 fry were distributed. 



Loch Leven trout. — The spawning season opened November 6 and 

 ended December 8, during which time 43,378 eggs were secured from 

 the 44 females available. Ten thousand of these eggs were sent to the 

 Leadville Station and 5,000 were furnished to the Minnesota Fish Com- 

 mission. Of the fry hatched at the station 10,000 were shipped to J. C. 

 Pond, Milwaukee, Wis. 



Rainhoiv trout. — The 7,000 rainbow trout on hand at the beginning 

 of the fiscal year were carried in a single pond until the middle of Feb- 

 ruary, being fed three times a day on beef liver. When delivered to 

 car No. 2, on February 14, the count was 0,234 healthy yearlings. On 

 January 22 a consignment of 20,000 eggs of this species was received 

 from Neosho Station. The fry hatched from them were distributed to 

 parties in Wisconsin and Iowa. 



tHteelhead trout. — On March 20 a consignment of 22,000 eggs was 

 received from Fort Gaston Station and another of 66,500 on April 3. 

 Both shipments were in excellent condition when received and it was 

 intended to hold all the fry for distribution as yearlings. The daily 

 losses became so great in June, however, that it was deemed advisable to 

 dispose of the greater part of the stock, and on the 23d of June 40,000 

 were delivered to car No. 2, to be distributed equally in the Baldwin 

 and Pere Marquette rivers. Only 5,000 were retained for rearing. 



Pilce perch. — On May 20th 200,000 pike-perch fry were delivered at 

 the station by car No. 2. It was intended to rear these to tlie yearling 

 stage, and they were placed in tanks and small rearing-ponds with the 

 finest perforated tin obtainable inserted at the overflows. Notwith- 

 standing this precaution, the entire consignment made their escape 

 through the screens inside often days into the North Branch of liouge 

 Eiver. 



Blade hass. — Owing to the increased demand for black bass an at- 

 tempt was made to rear both the large-mouthed and small-mouthed 

 varieties. A consignment of 56 large-mouthed bass, collected in the 

 Illinois Eiver, were received April 24 and placed in the station ponds. 

 They apparently arrived in excellent condition, but later on fungus 

 developed, probably caused by injuries received in transportation. On 

 May 20 a consignment of 24 small-mouthed bass was received from 

 Putin-Bay, Ohio. These were placed in suitable ponds, but, owing 

 to the fact that they had been transferred too late for them to become 

 acclimated, they failed to spawn, and at the close of the season there 

 were no fry on hand. 



