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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

  

  toward 
  the 
  outer 
  ends, 
  so 
  that 
  tliey 
  can 
  not 
  injure 
  each 
  other, 
  and 
  the 
  

   trays 
  are 
  then 
  filled 
  with 
  seaweed. 
  They 
  are 
  packed 
  in 
  the 
  refri<;er- 
  

   ator 
  compartments, 
  and 
  the 
  temperature 
  of 
  the 
  air 
  is 
  kept, 
  if 
  possible, 
  

   at 
  from 
  40° 
  to 
  48° 
  F. 
  A 
  supply 
  of 
  salt 
  water, 
  filtered 
  through 
  cotton, 
  

   is 
  taken 
  along, 
  and 
  the 
  lobsters 
  are 
  sprinkled 
  with 
  it 
  three 
  or 
  four 
  

   times 
  a 
  day, 
  and 
  they 
  are 
  also 
  daily 
  overhauled 
  and 
  repacked. 
  If 
  the 
  

   desired 
  temperature 
  is 
  maintained, 
  50 
  to 
  60 
  per 
  cent 
  can 
  be 
  carried 
  

   for 
  five 
  or 
  six 
  days. 
  Lobster 
  fry 
  are 
  moved 
  in 
  the 
  same 
  manner 
  as 
  

   codfish 
  fry. 
  

  

  In 
  transporting 
  adult 
  salt 
  water 
  fishes, 
  as 
  many 
  as 
  possible 
  are 
  

   placed 
  in 
  the 
  tanks 
  without 
  overcrowding 
  them. 
  The 
  water 
  is 
  kept 
  

   fresh 
  by 
  air 
  circulation 
  only. 
  Ice 
  is 
  packed 
  around 
  the 
  galvanized 
  iron 
  

   tanks 
  to 
  keep 
  them 
  cool, 
  and 
  if 
  necessary 
  to 
  reduce 
  the 
  temperature 
  a 
  

   can 
  filled 
  with 
  ice 
  is 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  water. 
  Marine 
  fishes 
  have 
  been 
  

   transported 
  successfully 
  for 
  C 
  days 
  or 
  more. 
  

  

  A 
  large 
  number 
  of 
  fish 
  are 
  distributed 
  yearly 
  by 
  messengers, 
  acting 
  

   independently 
  of 
  the 
  cars. 
  Each 
  messenger 
  is 
  supplied 
  with 
  a 
  sufficient 
  

   number 
  of 
  10-gallon 
  cans, 
  and 
  is 
  equipped 
  with 
  a 
  dipper, 
  a 
  5-gallou 
  

   iron 
  pail, 
  a 
  large 
  tin 
  funnel 
  with 
  a 
  perforated 
  bottom, 
  a 
  thermometer, 
  

   and 
  a 
  piece 
  of 
  f 
  -inch 
  rubber 
  hose, 
  about 
  4 
  feet 
  long, 
  for 
  use 
  as 
  a 
  siphon, 
  

   besides 
  a 
  supi^ly 
  of 
  ice. 
  

  

  When 
  it 
  is 
  necessary 
  to 
  renew 
  the 
  supply 
  of 
  water, 
  the 
  messenger 
  

   sees 
  that 
  it 
  is 
  clean, 
  fresh, 
  free 
  from 
  lime, 
  iron, 
  and 
  other 
  deleterious 
  

   substances. 
  Especial 
  attention 
  must 
  be 
  given 
  to 
  this 
  in 
  passing 
  

   through 
  limestone 
  regions, 
  and 
  fresh 
  water 
  must 
  be 
  tested 
  before 
  the 
  

   supply 
  on 
  hand 
  is 
  thrown 
  awaj^. 
  The 
  fry 
  are 
  cared 
  for 
  and 
  aerated 
  in 
  

   the 
  same 
  manner 
  as 
  has 
  been 
  already 
  described 
  for 
  transporting 
  them 
  

   in 
  cans. 
  

  

  