24 IIKI'OUT OK COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



INSPECTIONS. 



D\irin<)f tho. month of November Mr. Ravenol visited Detroit and 

 Northvillc to confer with the superintendent of tho NorthviHe Station 

 and the State lisli and game warden of Michigan, and to arrange for 

 the coHection of lake-trout eggs in the Michigan waters of the (xreat 

 Lakes. lie also visited Put-in Bay Station, inspected the improvements 

 recenth' made, and found the station in verj^good condition. Various 

 recommendations were made for further improvements — first, for the 

 dredging out of the channel and a place for anchoring the penning 

 crates. The station very much needs a residence for the superintend- 

 ent. The only availahh^ house is over 2 miles from the hatchery. 



In order to familiarize himself with the work of the various stations 

 over which he had recently assumed charge, Mr. Titcomb began a 

 series of inspections in March, and before the close of the 3'ear had 

 visited the following stations in the order named: 



Wytheville, Va., Station. 

 Krwin, Tenii., Station. 

 Bullochville, Ga., Station. 

 Neo.sho, Mo., Station. 

 San Marcos, Tex., Station. 

 Bryan Point, Md., Station. 

 Pidenton, N. C, Station. 



Gloucester, Mass., Station. 



Swanton, Vt., Substation. 



Nashua, N. H., Station. 



Battery Station, Havre de Grace, Md. 



Steamer Fixli ILtwk, Delaware River. 



Cape Vincent, N. Y., Station. 



St. Johnsbury, Vt., Station. 



All of these stations were found to be in good condition, l)ut each 

 one seemed to have more or less need for improvement in order to 

 keep the work up to its fullest capacity. At the Wytheville Station 

 the })uildings and ponds were found to be in very good repair. An 

 ice-house is needed, as it is possil^le to collect at the station all the ice 

 necessary for fish-cultural work if storage room is provided for it. 

 The su])erintendent was instructed to introduce a power chopper for 

 preparing tish food. A bad feature al)out this station is the fact that 

 the spring is gradually failing in the amount of water flowing from it. 



The Erwin Station is very attractive in appearance, and everj'thing 

 being new was in good repair with a few exceptions. The superin- 

 tendent's residence is small and cheaply constructed; it should be 

 enlarged and the chinuie}" rel)uilt. Arrangements were made for the 

 construction of five new ponds for the pro})agation of bass and other 

 pond fishes and for inclosing the station with a hog-proof wire fence. 



The station at Bidlochville, Ga. , was found to be in first-class condi- 

 tion, both as to buildings and ponds. One of the main sources of water 

 supply is not on the station property. It would be a great improve- 

 ment to the station if an additional j)urchase of land could hv made, to 

 include the source of water supply and straighten the boundary lines. 



At Neosho the l)uildings had been recentl}- repaired under a special 

 appro])riatioM and the ])<)nds wer(^ in course of construction and repair. 

 The station is ver}' inadecpiatel}' supplied with water, and an additional 

 supply can be obtained onl}' at large expense. 



The station at San Marcos, Tex., and everything coimecterl with its 

 conduct, was very satisfactory*. The demands upon this station arc 



