ARTIFICIAL BREEDING OF SALMONIDJE. 



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No. 5. 



NUMBERS OF EGGS IN VARIOUS KINDS 

 OF BRITISH FISH. 



EGGS 



239,775 



Brill of 4lbs. ... 

 Carp of 14^1bs. ... 

 Codof201bs. ... 



Cod, roe l^lhs 



Conger Eel, 281bs., roe 23oz. 



Herring of -|lb. 



Jack or Pike, 321bs., roe 5lbs. 



Jack or Pike, 281bs., roe 21oz 



Lamprey of 2^1bs. 



Lump Fish of 21b3. 



Mackerel of lib. 



Perch of 3lbs. 2oz. 



Plaice, 41b. looz. 



Eoacli, 281bs. ... 



Salmon contains on an average 800 to 



900 eggs to the pound of the fish's 



weight. — A Salmon of 121bs. about 



Smelt of 2oz 



Sole of lib. 



Trout of lib 



Turbot of 23lbs., roe 51b. 9oz 



Crab From 1,500,000 to 2,000,000 



Lobster 24,960 



Oyster (spats j 300,000 to 800,000 



No. 6. 

 ARTIFICIAL BREEDING OF SALMONID/E. 



In order to render this book as useful as possible to the 

 public, I now give short instructions how to breed 

 salmon, trout, charr, and other Salmonidse, by artificial 



633,350 



4,872,000 



6,867,840 



15,191,040 



From 20,000 to 50,000 



595,200 



292,320 



136,800 



116,640 



86,120 



155,620 



144,600 



480,480 



10,000 



36,652 



134,466 



1,000 



14,311,200 



