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PACIFIC SALAION 



175 



9-3, and the length at the end of the third year from 23-5 to 28-6. 

 The numbers in the fourth year were too small to make a satisfactory 

 curve, and in the fifth year there were only the uncompleted years of 

 11 fish. 



Turning now to the salmon of the stream type, of the 488 exa- 

 mined, 22 were in the 5th year, 83 in the 4th year, 382 in the 3rd 

 year and 1 in the 2nd year. The length of the 2nd year fish was 12-5 

 inches, the average of the 3rd year, 20-9; that of the 4th year, 27-6 

 and of the 5th year, 31-5. In tabular form: 



Stream Type 



From the calculated growth in each year of each fish, the follow- 

 ing averages were obtained : 



Table of Growth 



Sec. v. Sig. 12 



