﻿REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  

   Record 
  of 
  air 
  and 
  water 
  ttmiycratare>s 
  at 
  Bryan 
  Point 
  — 
  Contiuned. 
  

  

  47 
  

  

  Year. 
  

  

  Water. 
  

  

  Mean. 
  

  

  73^ 
  

  

  1Z% 
  

  

  73i 
  

  

  73' 
  

  

  73 
  1 
  

  

  74i 
  

  

  75* 
  

  

  7Gs 
  

  

  77J 
  

  

  77i 
  

  

  77 
  

  

  77a 
  

  

  76a 
  

  

  7.5i 
  

  

  75 
  

  

  74 
  

  

  74 
  

  

  74J 
  

  

  75 
  

  

  76 
  

  

  77 
  

  

  78 
  

  

  78a 
  

  

  78 
  

  

  77 
  

  

  77'J 
  

  

  78 
  

  

  78| 
  

  

  78f 
  

  

  78 
  

  

  WvTHKViixE 
  Statiox, 
  VnjGiNiA 
  (Gkoroe 
  A. 
  Seaglk, 
  Scperixtkxdknt). 
  

  

  The 
  iollowiiig 
  table 
  shows 
  the 
  number 
  of 
  fishes 
  of 
  various 
  s[)ecies 
  on 
  

   liand 
  at 
  the 
  beginuing 
  of 
  the 
  fiscal 
  year: 
  

  

  The 
  worix 
  of 
  (listributiiig- 
  the 
  year's 
  production 
  of 
  fish 
  was 
  commenced 
  

   October 
  i) 
  and 
  continued 
  until 
  December 
  28, 
  the 
  total 
  output 
  consisting 
  

   of 
  7'i,r)!>r> 
  rainbow 
  trout, 
  13,205 
  rock 
  bass, 
  and 
  1,400 
  large-mouthed 
  

   black 
  bass. 
  

  

  h'imihotr 
  trout. 
  — 
  The 
  rainbow 
  trout 
  were 
  held 
  in 
  troughs 
  aud 
  in 
  the 
  

   five 
  rearing-ponds 
  below 
  the 
  hatchery 
  until 
  fall, 
  being 
  fed 
  as 
  usual 
  on 
  

   nuish 
  and 
  liver. 
  The 
  season's 
  supply 
  of 
  eggs, 
  amounting 
  to 
  980,700, 
  

   were 
  obtained 
  from 
  1,1 
  5G 
  females, 
  000 
  male 
  fish 
  being 
  used 
  to 
  fertilize 
  

   them. 
  The 
  trout 
  commenced 
  sjjawning 
  on 
  November 
  10, 
  and 
  eggs 
  were 
  

   obtained 
  from 
  that 
  time 
  to 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  February, 
  the 
  collections 
  by 
  

   months 
  being 
  as 
  follows: 
  November, 
  07,000; 
  December, 
  047,500; 
  Jan- 
  

   uary, 
  240,500; 
  February, 
  19,700. 
  The 
  increased 
  number 
  and 
  the 
  

  

  