XXXVII.-STATISTICS OF THE SHAD-HATCHING OPERATIONS 

 CONDUCTED BY THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION IN 



1882. 



By Ciias. W. Smiley. 



From the reports of the various persons in charge of shad-hatching 

 stations during the spring of 1882, I have prepared a series of five 

 tables to show the operations at each station, and the sixth for a sum- 

 mary exhibit. From these it will appear that 36,637,000 eggs were ob- 

 tained and hatched with an average loss of 18 per cent. A couiparison 

 with the number of shad hatched in previous years is of interest. The 

 decrease this year has been attributed to the cold season and small run 

 of shad. 

 Number of shad hatched : 



1879 16, 842, 000 



1880 29,473,000 



1881 70, 035, 000 



1882 30, 283, 000 



Of the fish hatched, a part were deposited in waters near the several 



hatching stations, as follows : 



Deposited in local waters : 



1879 5, 587, 000 



1880 7,864,600 



1881 46, 518, 500 



1882 • 8, 315, 000 



Of the fish hatched, the number designed for transportation to other 

 waters was as follows : 

 Placed in transportation for other waters : * 



1879 10, 002, 500 



1880 .* 20,761,400 



1881 23, 516, 500 



1882 t21,078,000 



The number of shad actually deposited within the waters of the dif- 

 ferent States the present year was as follows : 



Alabama 850, 000 



Arkansas 432, 000 



Delaware 891,000 



District of Columbia 3, 050, 000 



Georgia 2, 831, 000 



Illinois 145, 000 



* From these figures there is a slight deduction each year for fish lost in transit, 

 t Of these 077,000 were lost while in transit. 



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