COLLECTION OF EGGS OF SEBAGO SALMON. 



785 



wortli while to open the hatching-house. Wrote to Mr. Atkins and re- 

 ceived orders to take eggs when we had caught hfteen female lish. 



As the season advanced found we were not likely to get that number, 

 and the few on hand were allowed to deposit their eggs in our inclosure 

 just east of Songo Lock. 



The following table shows the length and weight of the spent fish 

 released December 1 : 



7.— OBSERVATIONS ON TEMPERATURE AND WEATHER AT SONGO LOCK, MAINE, 1878. 



Date. 



Ang. 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 



Sept. 1 



Temperature. 



64 



40 



50 P 



Son go Crooked 

 River River 

 water. wat«r, 



70 



Wind. 



Southerly, light 



Southerly, light 



Southerly, light 



Southerly, light 



Gentle northerly, p. m 



Gentle northerly 



Light southerly 



Light southerly 



Southerly 



Southerly and easterly. 

 Calm 



Southerly and easterly . 



Southerly and easterly 



Northwest, fresh 



Northwest, fresh 



Southerly 



vSoutherly 



Northerlj'a. m., southerly 

 p. ni. 



Northwest, fresh . 

 Southerly, light. . 

 Southerly, light . 



Other phenomena. 



Strong northwest . 



Southerly 



Gentle northerly, a. m. 



Clear. 



Clear. 



Clear ; cloudy towards evening. 



Cloudy morning; then clear. 



Clear." 



Clear. 



Rainy a. ni. ; (dear p. m. ; thunder 



shower in evening. 

 Partly cloudy; thunder shower 



at 6 !>. m. 

 Partly cloudy. 

 Rainy and foggy. 

 Cloudy, foggy," and rainy. 



Cloudy. 



Very wet, with occasional show- 

 ers. 

 Very wet, with showers. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 

 Clear. 



Clear. 



Clear. 



Clear. 



Clear. 



Clear. 



Clear. 



Cloudy all day ; showei- at 5 p. m. 



Clear. 



Clear. 



Clear. 



Clear. 



