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EEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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data aftbi'decl by the record of losses duriEg tlie development and of 

 the packing and sliipmeut of the residue. The sexes were represented 

 in the jiroportions of 42 per cent males and 58 per cent females. Both 

 sexes were of much smaller size than in 1883, but not far from the aver- 

 age of otlier years. TJie mean weight of 189 males was (at the spawning 

 time) 8.79 pounds, and their mean length 31.85 inches. The gravid 

 females, of whom 240 were measured, had an average weight of 10.72 

 pounds and aa average length of 31.12 inches. 



The loss of eggs during development amounted to 119,067, including 

 the unimpregnated, which were calculated at 105,733. Of the good 

 eggs, there were hatched at the station 78,000 on account of the U, S. 

 Commission. The remainder, 1,730,000, were shipped to other points. 

 The transi'er was accomplished in -January and February with the usual 

 degree of success, as will api)ear i'rom the subjoined statement. 



Table 1. — Statcmeiil of the sli}2>me)il of I'tiiohscol salmon from Orlaiid, Me., in 18b5. 



Cousipneo and address. Final destination, 



11 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 18 



18 



19 



19 



Mar. 5 



F. M.ither, Cold Spring I Cold Spring 



Harbor, N. T. | Harbor, K. Y. 



Same do 



E. B. Hodge, Plymouth, 

 N. II. 



G W. Dclawder, Druid 

 Hill Park, Baltimore. 



F. Mathci', Cidd Spring 

 Harbor, N. Y. 



H. J. Fentou, AViudsor, 



Conn. 

 E. B. Hodge, Plymoutb, 



N. H. 

 A. J. Darling, Enfield, 



Me. 



D. Masternian, Weld, 

 Me. 



S. F. Baird, Washington, 

 D. C. 



E. B. Hodge, Plymouth, 

 N. H. 



Benjamin Lincoln, 

 Dennysville, Me. 



D. Masterman, Weld, 

 Me. 



A. J. Darling, Enfield, 

 Me. 



Same 



Plymouth, N. H 

 Baltimore 



London, E n ■ 



gland. 

 P o q n o n o c k. 



Conn. 

 Plymouth, X. H 



Enfield, Mo. .. 



Weld, Me 



Central Station 



Plymouth, N.H. 



Denuy.sville.Me 



Weld, Mo 



Enfield, Me .... 

 do 



Number of eggs. 



S 



o a 



47, 000 

 80, 000 

 120, OUO 



100, 000 



40, 000 

 80, 000 

 70, 000 

 37, 000 



250, 000 250, 000 

 250, 000 250, 000 



100, 000 

 10,000 10,000 



30, 000 1 30, 000 

 100, 000 100, 000 

 113, 000 100, 000 

 80, 000 



10, 000 

 120, 000 



50, 000 

 73, 000 



120,000 



10, 000 



220, 000 



40, OOn 

 80, 000 

 120, 000 

 100, 000 



Condition on 

 unpacking 



Good, ti r 8 1- 



class. 

 Much fro at, 



and eggs 



good. 

 Gcod 



Fair, a little 

 indented on 

 one cloth. 



Good 



Good 



Gcod 



Good 



Good 



First -claa.s 



Package con- 

 siderably 

 frozen. 



Good 



Very good 



Good 



Good 



380 



2,078 





 51 





 27 

 15 



4 



22 



10 



Very 

 few'. 



15 



30 



12 



7 



