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two pounds ill weight, aiid there is no reason to doubt that this 

 river will soon become an ample producer of this excellent food- 

 fish. 



A number of small ponds also have been stocked during- the 

 past five years, all of which have shown gratifying results, both in 

 increase of fish and rapidity of growth. 



Through the courtesy of the U. S. Fish Commission, 1,000 fry 

 have been received the present season, 400 of which were placed 

 in Pawcatuck river and 700 in Richmond pond at Wood River 

 Junction. It is the intention of the commission to reserve the 

 above named pond for the propagation of large -mouthed black 

 bass only, from which other waters may hereafter be stocked. 



Sinall-moutlied Black Bass. 



This species is seemingly holding its own in nearly all sections. 



The commission can make but little progress in the way of 

 stocking, inasmuch as the U. S. Fish Commission is not at present 

 propagating the small-mouthed black blass. The only available 

 method at present is to take adult fish by hook and line and to 

 transplant them alive to other waters. This method has been 

 adopted wherever practicable, and has been attended with g-ood 

 results. 



Land-locked Salmon. 



There seems to be no body of water in Rhode Island that is 

 peculiarly adopted to the culture of the fresh-water salmon. 

 Great de^^th, low temperature of water, and a suitable inlet of 

 pure water for spawning are necessary natural conditions for suc- 

 cessful propagation. However, inasmuch as the experience of the 

 State has been very slight, the commissioners have made some 

 efforts in the way of experiments. 



A quantity of eggs were received from the U. S. Fish Com- 

 mission. These were hatched and reared until the fry were four 

 months old, when they were distributed as follows : 



