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PROPAGATION OF SCHOODIC SALMON IN 1882-'83, 



865 



The following schedule shows the amount contributed by each party 

 and their respective shares of eggs : 



Contributor. 



Share of 

 eggs. 



United States... 



Maine 



Massachusetts.. 



Connecticut 



New Hampshire 



Totals 



478, 000 

 175, 000 

 175, 000 

 175, 000 

 105, 000 



1, 108, 000 



Entire success attended the transportation of the eggs, which was 

 performed in the ordinary method and by the accustomed route. A 

 detailed statement of this part of the work will be found in Table III. 



4. HATCHING AND PLANTING. 



The eggs retained at Grand Lake Stream, 374,330 in number, had 

 been already, in common with those shij^ped, freed from the presence of 

 unimpregnated individuals, as well as all the imperfect eggs taken out 

 by the pickings previous to the time of shipment. They hatched and 

 came through the yolk-sack period with the trifling additional loss of 

 568 eggs and 697 fish ; and 373,065 young salmon were therefore planted 

 in Grand Lake between June 8 and 22, 1883. 



The hatching at other stations was also accomplished with less than 

 the usual loss, in most cases, and a large number of fry planted in 

 various waters as shown in detail in Table lY. 



Table I. — Spawning operations at Grand Lake Stream, Maine, in Noveinier, 1882. 



Date. 



1882. 

 Nov. 



When caught. 



.148 

 103 

 168 



48 



160 



61 



48 



41 



200 



74 



70 



54 



126 



147 



35 



73 



89 



112 



Night of November 4-5 



Night of November 5-6 



Night of November 6-7 



Kespawning 



Night of November 7-8 



Previously found unripe. . . 



Eespawning 



9 Night if November 8-9 



10 Respawning 



11 Night of November 9-10. . . 



11 Respawning 



11 Night of November 10-11 . . 

 11 Previously found unripe. . . 

 13 Respawning 



13 Last two nights 



14 Respawning 



14 Since ye.stefday 



15 Respawning 



15 Night of November 14-15. . 

 15 Previously found unripe . . 



* Possibly an error of omission. 



S. Mis. 46 55 



Fish at first handling. 



143 



220 



144 



50 



48 



25 



22 



Females. 



64 



135 



88 



47 



28 



16 



93 



172 



119 



Females 

 spawned. 



72 



119 



134 

 '95 



P^ 



Fggs taken. 



Lbs. oz. 

 1 36 6 



27 9 



11 13 



1 41 6 



8 10 

 40 3 



8 12 

 40 12 



12 

 33 13 

 38 6 

 21 15 

 92 2 

 14 5 

 56 8 



9 11 

 31 2 

 84 2 



90, 000 

 68, 000 



i 120,000 



I 116,000 

 I 117,000 



i 194,000 



I 265,000 

 I 160,000 



i 285,000 



