282 KEPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



SUMMAKT. 



Date. 



June 1 to 15, 1872, inclasivo . 

 June 15 to .'W, 1872, inclusive 

 July 1 to 8, 1872, inclusive .. 



Total 



Salmon 

 bouirht. 



Number. 

 2:U 



• :«)9 



152 



692 



Apgregato 

 weight. 



Pounds. 



2, 830i 



3, 880i 

 1, 859^ 



8, 570i 



Avei-age 

 weiiiht. 



Poiaids. 

 12.2 

 12. 5 

 12. 2 



General average weight, 12.3 pounds. 



T.vBLK IX. — Statement of operations in the spawning season of 1872 at Bncksport. 



35 



1872. 



Oct. 2.~ 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 2.^ 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 



Oct. 28 

 Oct. 29 



Oct. 29 



Oct. 29 



Oct. 29 

 Oct. 28 



Mother salmon. 



^1 



Eggs. 



7, COO 



8, 700 

 10, 300 

 12, 400 



9,200 

 7, GCO 

 7,000 

 9,809 



12, 400 

 10, 300 



300 



7110 



10, 900 



10, 300 



11.400 



7,000 



13, 000 

 6, 500 

 1, 000 

 0,500 



6. son 



8,200 

 8,700 

 8,200 

 3,800 

 7,000 

 13, 100 



7, GOO 

 7,600 



. 7, 000 

 13, 000 

 13, 000 



7,000 

 f 2, 700 



81, 700 

 3, 3U0 





100 

 97i 



100 

 97i 

 97 J 

 97X 



100 



100 



100 



100 

 95 



100 

 100 

 100 



87Jr 



100 



100 

 97* 

 22.} 

 97A- 



100 

 97i 

 97i 

 95 

 40 



100 



100 

 97i 

 97* 

 97* 



100" 



100 



100 

 100 



Eemaiks. 



Female very largo ; one or both eyes lost. 

 Heavily ruilted from one male. 



Largo female. 



Do. 

 Eggs came hard ; female supposed unripe , 



and reserved. 

 Female small. 

 Abundantly milted. 

 Female largo and yielded eggs easily. 



Milt not very plenty. 



Milted heavily. 



Female appeared unripe, and reserved. 

 Turned into troughs while adheiing hard 

 together. 



Kept in one pan and not stirred. 

 Stirred 5 minutes ; set in three pans. 



Milt scanty ; stood in three pans. 



Stirred in one pan. 



Stirred in three pans. 



Femah^ large ; male small ; milt scanty ; 



stirred 2* minutes, then watered heavily, 



and let stand in three pans. 

 Stood in one pan. 

 Usual way. The two following lot of eggs 



are from same fish. 

 Watered first, then stood 2 minutes, then 



milted by pouring in water and milt from 



pan containing lot 34. 

 Watered first, stood 2 minutes, then milted 



direct from male. 

 Usual way. 

 Female that was thought unripe yesterday. 



Eggs came hard, with some blood, and 



some eggs left in fish ; milt abundant. 



