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Table IX. — Statement of operaiions tn the spawning season of 1872, cjc. — Coutiuued. 



Mother salmou. 



Nov. 5 



Nov. 6 

 Nov. G 



Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. i» 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 9 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 

 Nov. 



9 

 9 

 9 

 9 

 Nov. 10 



Nov. 10 

 Nov. 10 



Nov. 11 



Nov. 11 



Nov. 11 

 Nov. 11 



29 



30* 



30* 

 31' 



384 



31i 



30^ 



35* 



35i 



37 



37i 



30J 



30i 



32 



32* 



30" 



31i 



29 



30J 



^2 



Essrs. 



8 11 

 10 1 



13 10 

 18 13 

 9 6 



9 11 

 10 13 



9 14 

 20 8 



10 13 



11 14 



31} 



36 



35^ 



15 12 



17 11 

 19 13 



18 5 

 10 10 



10 2 



13 00 



14 9 

 9 7 



11 4 

 9 12 

 8 4 



24 2 



371 



33 



11 7 



16 « 



17 13 



18 1 



11 9 



2 6 

 2 10 



2 12 

 2 5 



2 14 

 5 12 



1 13 



2 ]2 

 2 2 

 2 12 

 5 G 

 5 1 

 4 13 

 2 11 

 2 14 



2 14 



3 4 

 5 1 

 3 15 



4 10 



1 9 



1,600 

 1,600 

 1,100 

 1,600 

 1,600 

 1,600 

 7, 600 

 7,100 

 4,400 



2,700 

 6,400 

 14, 800 

 10, 400 

 2,700 

 8,100 

 7,200 

 1,C00 

 8,700 



13, 200 

 3,800 



7, 100 

 8,200 

 5,400 

 6,000 



14, 200 

 9, 700 



13, OUO 

 8,500 

 a, 300 

 9,400 



8, 700 

 6,500 

 7,600 

 8,700 

 3, 300 

 8,200 

 6,500 



700 

 8,000 

 8,200 



12, 000 

 8, 700 



28, 300 



9, 30;l 

 6,500 



6,500 



4,000 



071 

 ■"■2 



100 



]00 



100 

 92* 

 65'' 



100 



100 

 58i 



95 

 100 



97i 

 100 



97i 



97.i 

 100 

 100 

 100 



97i 

 100 



87* 



on 



1(10 



95 

 100 

 100 



97* 

 lOO' 

 100 

 100 

 100 



67J 

 100 



97* 

 lOO" 

 100 

 100 



85 

 100 

 100 

 100 

 100 



97i 



Kemarks. 



Eggs ; milt, &c. 



Eggs : water ; 1 minute ; milt, &c. 

 Eg28 ; water ; 2 miuntes ; milt, &c. 

 Eggs ; water ; 3 miuute.s ; milt, &o. 

 Eggs; water; 4minule.s; milt,.&c. 

 Eggs ; water ; 6 miuutes ; milt, &c. 



Female was killed in a rack at hatching- 

 liotise dam. Eggs taken 2 liours after 

 death. 



Sundry spent females. 



Sundry spent fish. 

 Sundry spent females. 



Do. 

 Milt rather scant. 



* In these lots, which were taken, at the same time, 

 taken, divided, and watered. Then, after the lapse 

 and eggs stirwid. All then stand till free. 



Two spent females. 



Rich"sBi'ook ; fifteen living females ; three 

 or four of them nearly full, the rest 

 nearly spent; one dead. 



Two dead females from Rich's Brook. 



Female ripe and good ; milt, about a tea- 

 spoonful from a dead fish, taken before 

 the eggs. 



[Jsual way, except milt taken from new 

 male that vielded abundantly and kept 

 in dipper until used— say 10 minutes. 

 Same milt fertilized all the rest to ls9, 

 inclusive. 



Eggs: water; i minute ; milt. 



Eggs ; water ; 1 minute ; milt. 



Esgs ; water ; 2 minutes ; milt. 



Eggs; water; 3 minutes ; milt. 



Eggs ; water ; 4 miuutes ; milt. 



Eggs ; water ; 5 minutes ; milt. 



Eggs ; water ; 6 minutes ; milt. 



Eggs; water; 8 minutes ; milt. 



E"gs; water; lOnnnutes; milt. 



TJsual vcay ; was poured into pail a little 

 harder than usual ; ponred from tour to 

 five inches. 



the milt was first t.aken in a di.sli dry. Eggs then 

 of time specified in each case, thu milt poured in 



