[3] 



STATISTICS OF SHAD-HATCHING OPERATIONS. 



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Table II.— Eecord of shad-hatching operatio7ts conducted ly M. McDonald, at Gunston 

 and other places on the Potomac River, under the direction of the United States Fish Com^ 

 mission, from April 20 to May 30 inclusive, 1881.* 



^ For a more detailed statement of this work see report of M. McDonald. 



t For details of deposits of fish see tables of distribution. 



[ 220,000 of these eggs were used in experiments ; the rest are unaccounted for ; probably a loss 



>0f this amount 2,630,000 eggs were sent to navy-yard station. 



