REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OP FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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men, operations were greatly reduced early in May, thereby bringing 

 the season to an early close, and there being no productive work for the 

 spawn-takers, two of the best-trained ones were transferred to Battery 

 Island Station, that collections there might be increased if possible. 

 Water temperatures during the collecting season were as follows: 



Period. 



April 17-30. 

 May 1-22... 



Maximum. 



Degrees. 

 59 

 66 



Minimum. 



Degrees. 

 48 

 52 



Mean. 



Degrees. 

 50.2 

 59 



. Central Station, Washington, D. C. (S. G. Worth, Superintendent). 



Following the assignment of the assistant in charge of the Division 

 of Fish-Culture as the representative of the Fish Commission at the 

 World's Columbian Exposition, the superintendent of Central Station, 

 in addition to other duties, was temiwrarily placed in charge of the 

 office of the Division of Fish-Culture, The history of operations with 

 eggs handled is shown in the statement which follows : 



Date 



Kind. 



Whence ri-ceived. 



Number of eggs. 



Con- Received 

 signed. alive, 



Trans- 

 ferred. 



No. of 

 fry fur- 

 nished 

 for distri- 

 bution. 



Jan. 19 



24 



24 



23 



25 



30 



2 



6 



Apr. 28 



Apr. 21 to May 

 26. 



Rainbow trout.. 

 ....do 



Feb. 



....do 

 ....do , 

 ....do . 

 ....do 



do 



do. 



Shad.. 

 do, 



Wyiheville Station 



.....do 



do 



Neosho Station 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Battery Island Station. 

 Bryan "Point Station. . . 



15, 000 

 10, 000 

 15, 000 

 15, 000 

 17, 500 

 20, 000 

 29, 000 

 23, 000 

 553, 000 

 , 870, 000 



15, 000 



9,697 



15, 000 



14,686 



17,500 



19, 960 



29, 000 



23, 000 



430, 000 



7, 874, 000 



15, 000 



15, 000 

 "i7,'566 



8,662 



12,411 

 17.927 



29, 000 



23, 000 



430, 000 



1, 027, 000 



5, 614, 000 



9, 567, 500 



8, 447, 843 



1, 556, 500 



5, 653, 000 



The rainbow-trout eggs transferred were consigned as follows : 



The shad eggs from Bryan Point Station, situated on the Potomac 

 Eiver, opposite Mount Vernon, were conveyed to Washington daily, 

 by special messenger, who received them on the Mount Vernon steamer 

 at Marshall Hall wharf, where they were delivered by the steam launch 

 engaged in collecting. The first consignment, April 29, from Central 

 Station, consisted of 1,223,000, by car No. 2, for hatching in the fish- 

 cultural exhibit at Chicago, the shipment being made up in part from 

 553,000 eggs taken at the Battery Island Station, The second con- 



