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placed in the larger waters of the State. There were purchased 
25,750 brook trout to be placed in suitable streams of the State. 
These trout were four or five inches in length and in good con- 
dition. This is not only of greater value to thé citizens of the 
State in supplying them with food and sport, but a greater 
revenue to the State in bringing sporting men to the State, who 
spend many thousand dollars annually. Thus the farmer, hotel 
proprietor, railroad, etc., are mutually benefited, many fold more 
than the amount expended by the Commission. 
During the past year (1905) a new agreement for hatching 
shad was entered into between the United States Fish Commis- 
sion, the Department of Fisheries of Pennsylvania and the New 
Jersey Fish and Game Commission, to hatch eggs at the Torres- 
dale, Pa., hatchery. 
The United States Fish Commission supplied the men to take 
the eggs and attend to the work of hatching, the Department 
of Fisheries of Pennsylvania furnished the plant and the New 
Jersey Fish and Game Commission furnished the launch ‘Pro- 
tector,’ with crew, to transport the eggs after they were col- 
lected from the fisheries. 
Pennsylvania delivered the fry in cans at Trenton, and New 
Jersey distributed them in the head waters of the Delaware. The 
supply thus obtained was not as large as usual, but 3,256,000 
fry were distributed. 
After the United States Fish Commission discontinued its 
work, June 1st, Pennsylvania and New Jersey continued and dis- 
tributed 550,000 additional, making a total of 3,806,000 shad 
fry hatched and placed in the Delaware river. 
SALT-WATER FISH. 
The salt-water fisheries of New Jersey are of greater value to 
the State. By the report of the New Jersey Fish and Game 
Commission we get the following information: 
The Menhaden industry has four factories. The value of 
these factories was $125,000 in 1904. ‘The number of vessels 
used for them were several thousand, and twelve sailing vessels, 
