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4. General considerations— Continued. 



Distribution of eggs andflsh youug .„, *ll 



Species covered by operations of United States Fish Commission *ll 



Species covered by State commission and private parties *11 



Eelation of the United States Fiati Commission to the American Fish Guitarists' Association. *ll 



Relations to State fish commissions *12 



Increase in number of State commissions *12 



Annual conferences *12 



Meeting at Philadelphia in 1 876 *12 



Advantages of co-operation *12 



Nature of co-operation effected *13 



Sharing of expenses *13 



Moral support *14 



Interstate relations and cooperation *14 



Kelations to the Executive Departments of the government *14 



Eelations to private individuals *14 



Kelations to foreign countries *15 



Germany— 



Organizations *15 



Individuals , *16 



Japan *16 



Canada *16 



Other foreign countries *17 



Facilities furnished by railroad companies *17 



Facilities furnished by express companies *18 



5. Actual work of propagation or foou-fishes in 1875 and 1876 *20 



The shad *20 



Season of 1876 *20 



The Potomac River station *20 



The Susquehanna River station *20 



The Connecticut River station '21 



Combined results *21 



The California salmon ■. *21 



The Columbia River station in 1875 *21 



Threatened decrease of the fishery *21 



Selection of hatching-station *22 



The McCloud River station in 1875 *22 



Previous history *22 



At first occupied part of year only *23 



Object and need of permanent occupation *23 



Established as a government reservation *23 



Commencement of operations in 1875 *23 



Distribution of eggs to States *23 



Distribution of eggs to foreign countries *23 



Hatching of fish on account of the United States generally *23 



Supply of fish to the Sacramento *24 



Co-operation of California *24 



The McCloud River station in 1876 *24 



Results of the season *24 



Use of refrigerator-car for shipping the eggs *24 



Distribution of eggs *24 



To the States *24 



To foreign countries *24 



Supply of fish to the Sacramento *24 



The AtSantic salmon *25 



Season of 1876 *25 



Temporary suspension of work *25 



The land-lockcd salmon *25 



General nature and geographical distribution of the fish *25 



Union -with Massachnsetts and Connecticut in prosecuting the work *25 



History of previous operations *25 



SebecLakein 1873 *25 



Sebec Lake in 1874 *25 



Grand Lake stream in 1875 *25 



Grand Lake stream in 1876 *26 



