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EEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Ill addition to the receipt and ijreparation of lin;;eilinj; lish for dis- 

 tril)iiti()n, tberewere received and distributed the followinjjj egj^s: 2,500 

 of tlie l)rook trout, from Xorthville Station ; tSO,()00 of the rainbow trout 

 from Wytheville Station, -which wore repacked and forwarded to France, 

 Enghiiul, Germany, and Belgium ; 3,226,000 eggs of the shad, which were 

 partially developed and then transferred to the cars for comi)letiou of 

 hatching en route to the places of planting. 



The following table exhibits the distribution of fingerling fish : 



Species. 



Carp 



Do 



Goldfish 



Tench 



Golden ide 



Rainbow trout. 



Rock bass 



Black bass 



Crappie 



Spotted catfish 

 Yellow perch . . 



Total . 



Received froin- 



Plsh ponds, Washington 



Wytheville Station 



Fish ponds, Washington 



do 



do 



W y theville Station 



do 



Quincy Station 



do 



do 



do 



Number. 



28, 700 



1.078 



15, 972 



24 



19 



l,i582 



1.511 



1,219 



1,000 



80 



375 



51,560 



The hatching of the yellow i)erch was of an experimental character. 

 Details will be found in the Bulletin of the U. S. Fish Commission for 

 1890, pages 331-334. 



The following are the mean temperatures of the city hydrant water 

 used at the station by months : 



1890-91. 

 The hatching work proper at this station Mas as follows: 



