[11] PROPAGATION OF SCHOODIC SALMON IN 1881-'82. 1101 



March 14. — First lot of Schoodic eggs begin to hatch [taken Nov. 8thy 

 and kept meanwhile in hatcheries Nos. I and 3, water ranging from 48^ 

 to 34^° F. and averaging 39°.! F. The time occupied has been 126 

 days to the commencement of hatching.] 



March 16, — Lot 1 all hatched. 



March 21. — Lot 4 [taken November 11] begins to hatch. 



March 23. — Lot 4 all hatched. 



March 25. — Moved all eggs from hatchery No. 2 to No. 3. 



March 28. — Penobscot eggs receiv^ed February 12, begin to hatch. 



March 30. — Gates all shut down. 



March 31. — Penobscot eggs received February 12, all hatched. 



April 18. — Penobscot eggs received March 11, begin to hatch. 



April 21. — Same all hatched. 



May 7. — Lot 6 of Schoodic eggs begin to hatch. [These were taken 

 November 14, and have been since then until March 25 in the cold 

 water of the stream, averaging 34° F., and from that date to the pres- 

 ent in spring and snow water averaging 37° F. The general average 

 of temperature has been 34.7° F., and the total time to the commence- 

 ment of hatching has been 174 days. One more day, 175 days from the 

 beginning, will be the average time of the hatching of this lot of eggs.] 



To-day, May 7. The ice broke up in Big Lake. 



May 9. — Eggs taken November 14 are all hatched. 



May 10. — Ice broke up in Grand Lake. 



May 11. — Lot 7, Schoodic eggs, begin to hatch [taken November 16]. 



May 14. — Lot 7 all hatched. Lot 8 [taken November 18], begins to 

 hatch. 



May 15. — Lot 8 all out ; lot 9 [taken November 19] begins to hatch. 



May 17. — Lots 9 and 10 all hatched. These are the last eggs. 



May 22. — Lots 1 and 4 turned out. Also the earliest of the Penob- 

 scot fry. 



May 26. — Second lot of Penobscot fish turned out. 



May. 30. — The last of the Penobscot fish turned out. [In number, 

 266,240 ; there having been a loss of 700.] 



June 15. — Three men took 84 Schoodic salmon with fly today: wind 

 southwest, strong. 



Ju7i€ 26. — The last Schoodic salmon turned out. 



June 28. — Closed up. 



