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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  eggs 
  are 
  then 
  accurately 
  weighed 
  or 
  measured 
  (1 
  ounce 
  may 
  be 
  weighed 
  

   and 
  counted, 
  or 
  the 
  eggs 
  for 
  one 
  tray 
  counted 
  and 
  then 
  weighed) 
  and 
  

   the 
  required 
  number 
  placed 
  in 
  a 
  single 
  layer 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  tray, 
  

   leaving 
  an 
  empty 
  space 
  all 
  round 
  next 
  to 
  the 
  frame. 
  

  

  The 
  trays 
  are 
  then 
  placed 
  one 
  above 
  the 
  other 
  on 
  the 
  foundation- 
  

   board, 
  after 
  each 
  is 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  piece 
  of 
  mosquito 
  netting, 
  which 
  

   should 
  be 
  at 
  least 
  2 
  inches 
  larger 
  each 
  way 
  than 
  the 
  tray, 
  and 
  the 
  

  

  E. 
  Outside 
  case. 
  

  

  tray 
  is 
  filled 
  with 
  wet 
  moss, 
  the 
  part 
  immediately 
  over 
  the 
  eggs 
  in 
  a 
  

   loose 
  manner, 
  the 
  empty 
  space 
  around 
  the 
  eggs 
  packed 
  tight. 
  This 
  

   gives 
  support 
  to 
  the 
  next 
  tray 
  above 
  and 
  prevents 
  the 
  eggs 
  from 
  com- 
  

   ing 
  in 
  contact 
  with 
  the 
  wood 
  and 
  becoming 
  dry 
  and 
  shriveled. 
  

  

  After 
  all 
  the 
  trays 
  are 
  thus 
  arranged 
  the 
  hopper 
  is 
  placed 
  on 
  top 
  and 
  

   the 
  whole 
  cleated 
  together, 
  as 
  shown 
  at 
  D. 
  They 
  are 
  then 
  ready 
  to 
  be 
  

   placed 
  in 
  the 
  box 
  or 
  outeide 
  case 
  (E). 
  Dry 
  sphagnum 
  moss 
  is 
  placed 
  

  

  