952 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



1876. 

 November 25. Number of dead fish taken out. 



12 

 17 

 28 

 10 



7 



5 

 14 

 21 

 10 

 12 

 26 

 12 

 26 

 34 

 25 



5 

 21 

 28 

 59 

 37 

 19 

 71 

 32 

 36 

 12 

 14 



o 



820 



Total number of fish delivered to the West Jersey Game-Protect- 

 ive Society ,. 



46,684 



November 28. Delivered to agent, M. P. Bierce, first lot, 5 cans. 



December 15. " " " second lot, 5 cans. 



" 26. '' " " third lot, 6 cans. 



Total, 16 cans — containing 46,684 salmon. 



Number of dead eggs unpacked 1, 000 



Number of eggs lost while hatching 1,496 



Number of deformed fish 414 



Number of fish died of sack-disease 406 



Total loss 3,316 



JAMES B. THOMPSON, Jr. 

 New Hope, Bucks County, Pa., January 4, 1877. 



