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the fundamental principles of conserving the fish and game 
of forest lands as agriculture includes the, raising of animals 
upon agricultural lands. ‘To make instructional work in 
forest zoology concrete and practical, field studies were begun 
of both fish and vegetable life in fresh water lakes in nearby 
forest lands. The College beheves that such studies will 
emphasize especially the influence which animals of all kinds 
exert upon the forest and therefore upon forest administra- 
tion in the State. 
The College of Forestry was surprised to find there had 
been little previous investigation of fish life and its relation 
to vegetation in the forest streams and lakes of the State. 
Furthermore, the College found that no other institution 
in the State was devoting its attention to the investigation 
of this problem or was known to have it in prospect, 
therefore, it planned to enlarge and carry forward the plans 
begun in 1912, as outlined above. New York has drawn 
very heavily for information upon the study of fish made in 
other states and by the Federal government and it has not 
so far taken its full share of the burden of investigation 
along this line. The time has now arrived when the State 
should take more active part. 
Because Oneida Lake is within easy reach by trolley from 
the College and because it is unique in many ways as a fresh 
water lake, Dr. Charles C. Adams urged that the systematic 
investigation of fish problems in the State begin with this 
lake. Therefore, in the summer of 1915, with the coopera- 
tion of Professor T. L. Hankinson of the Eastern Illinois 
State Normal School of Charleston, Il, and Mr. Frank ©. 
Baker, formerly Acting Director of the Chicago Academy of 
Science, he began a comprehensive study which has resulted 
in part in this report. Messrs. Adams and Hankinson have 
devoted their attention to the general survey of the fishes 
of the western half of the lake and during the coming sum- 
mer season of 1916 will continue this survey. -Mr. Baker 
devoted his attention to a study of the relation of the mol- 
lusks to the fish especially in the western half of the lake and 
the results of this study form the present bulletin. 
