TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



A. Salmon-cnlture from imported spawn 226 ■ 



1. The appointment of commisaioners, and their preliminary work 226 I 



2. Operations in 1866 227 i 



3. Operations in 1867 227 r 



4. Operations ill 1868 228 * 



5. Operations in 1869 231 [ 



6. Operations in 1870 2311 



7. Operations in 1871, '72 233 ! 



B. Salmon breeding on the Penobscot 233 ! 



1. Preliminary considerations 233 ! 



2. Operations in 1871 .. 234 I 



3. Operations in 1872 242 '. 



4. The fecundation of eggs in large or small masses 257 ' 



5. The susceptibility of eggs to fecundation in water 258 



6. The susceptibility of eggs to fecundation out of water 259 ' 



7. Duration in air of the fecundating power of the milt 259 i 



8. Duration in water of the fecundating power of the milt 259 ' 



9. Duration of contact necessary to insure fecundation 260 ' 



10. Temperature of water and development of eggs 260 ' 



11. Packing, shipment, and distribution of eggs 262 .'i 



C. Tabular statements embodying observations on salmon and salmon-rivers in 



Maine 267 j 



Table I. Record of temperature at Craig's Pond-brook, Orland, Me., 1871. 267 

 Table II. Record of tempei-ature at salmon-pond, Bucksport, Me., in 1872. 271 

 Table III. Record of temperature at hatching-house of Penobscot salmon- 

 breeding works, Bucksport, Me., 1872 and 1873 274 



Table IV. Observations on temperature of Penobscot River at and near 



Bucksport, Me, 277 ' 



Table V. Observations on temperature of water in Eastern River and 



Dead Brook, Orland, Me 279 / 



Table VI. Observations on temperature in Sandy River, at New Sharon. . 279 • 

 Table VII. Observations on temperature of water in the west branch of 



the Little Androscoggin River 280 i 



Table VIII. Statement of salmon bought alive at Bucksport in 1872 280 I 



Table IX. Statement of operations in the spawning-season of 1872 at 



Bucksport 282 ! 



Table X. Experiments in transportation of salmon-eggs from Bucksport, 



Me., to Winchester, Mass 287 ' 



Table XL Statement of the distribution of the salmon-eggs collected at ' 



Bucksport in the season of 1872, and of the distribution of the young 



fish 288 ( 



D. Local history of salmon and salmon-fishing in New England rivers 289 I 



1. General observations 289 I 



2. Tributaries of the Saint John's River 290 ' 



Aroostook River, (tributary) 291 



Meduxnekeag River, (tributary) 292 



