THE PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHAD. 903 



Mr. C. H. Bogel, uow fishiug at Havre de Grace, Md., about forty 

 years ago sailed the sloop Bowman Williams between Philadelphia 

 and Port Deposit, Md. In the spring of 1837, in the month of May, 

 while at the southern end of the route, a haul was made with a 1,000- 

 fathom seine which contained so large a number of fish that it occupied 

 the better part of the day to get the seine on shore. From this single 

 sweep of the net were taken 2,700 barrels of ''herring," (Pomolobns 

 pseudo harenges,) or about 1,350,000 "herring." Besides the herring, 

 there was a large number of shad — " many thousands." Another fisher- 

 man spoke of a famous haul of shad, where 30,000 were brought on the 

 shore. 



3. — STATION ON THE CONNECTICUT RIVER AT SOUTH HADLEY FALLS, 



MASS. 



This station was established at South Hadley Falls on the 3d of July. 

 Mr. A. D. Hager, formerly commissioner of fisheries for the State of 

 Vermont, took charge of the field-work, and arrived several days before 

 the spawning fishes were ripe. Not until the date referred to were the 

 first eggs taken. The temperature of the water was very high. Mr. 

 Hager records it on the 3d as at 81°, and from that to the 20th it in- 

 creased to 86°. The level of the river, because of the hot, dry season, 

 was very low. 



The seine was hauled on two fishing-grounds, below the bridge at 

 South Hadley Falls and at Willimansett, as from time to time the difl:er- 

 ent grounds seemed to ofl'er the better prospects; for a time, both 

 fisheries were made use of. On the 16th and 20th there were no seine- 

 hauls made. The largest number of eggs taken on one night was 

 300,000, and the smallest, 35,000. Between the 3d and the 20th, 

 1,480,000 eggs were taken, developing 1,110,000 fishes. All eggs taken 

 subsequent to the 11th died from the excessive heat. 



The water attained such a temperature by the 20th that it was found 

 useless to take and impregnate the eggs, no development of the embryo 

 ensuing. The hauls made on the night of the 19th closed the work, and 

 it was determined to stop the fishing until the temperature of the water 

 became much reduced. 



On the 24th it was found that the rains at the sources of the (Jonnecti- 

 cut had raised the river at South Hadley Falls eight inches, and reduced 

 the temperature of the water to 76°. The seine-hauling was again 

 begun, and from this time to August 5, when the station was broken 

 up, eggs were taken in small quantities every night. In this time 

 900,000 eggs were taken, making the total for the station, between July 

 3 and August 5, 2,380,000, producing 1,958,000. 



Of the young fishes, 645,000 were put into the Upper Connecticut; 

 199,000 were released at South Hadley Falls; 80,000 were put into the- 

 Westfleld Eiver; 180,000 were put in the Taunton Eiver; 100,000 were 



