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outer eggs on the two frozen trays were killed, but those in the center 
seem all right, notwithstanding they were frozen or caked together.” 
Tt will be seen from this that a little freezing is not so disastrous as 
overheating. 
Later on, Superintendent Watkins reported on the aapeciion of the 
fry as follows : 
“ January 25, deposited in White Bear Lake, Ramsey and Washing- 
ton Counties, 80,000 whitefish fry; January 29, deposited in Minne- 
bonka Lake 100,000; February 8, deposited in Gervais Lake 50,000; 
total, 230,000. Some of the trays were frozen around the edges when 
received; loss, including the frozen ones, 20,000.” 
KeEntucky.—First lot packed precisely the same as the one forwarded 
to Minnesota same day (January 13). The following is from letter, 
dated January 15, from Wm. Griffith, President of Kentucky Board of 
Fish Commissioners : 
‘The whitefish eggs arrived yesterday, and were placed in troughs 
at hatch-house yesterday evening. My man has just reported to me 
that the eggs opened in better condition than any lot he has ever before 
received. He reports 293 dead eggs, and the embryo moving, and 
thinks they will soon commence hatching.” 
Again, from same source, January 17: 
‘““A messenger just in from hatch-house reports all the whitefish eggs 
dying. These eggs were received Friday, the 14th instant, at noon, and 
were placed in troughs at hatch-house late same evening; water, 38°. 
They appeared in splendid condition Saturday, but yesterday the 
weather moderated, with a drizzling rain, and the temperature of the 
water rose to 44°. The eggs commenced dying, and this morning about 
two-thirds of them were dead. * * * This misfortune is to be re- 
gretted, and is a matter of great surprise to me, as my man reported 
that he had never ie: a lot of eggs in sueh apparent good condition.” 
Again, January 22, in which the dente loss is reported, as follows : 
‘“‘] herewith annex a statement of condition of the eggs from date of 
receipt to present time: White-fish received and opened in apparent 
splindid condition. 
White-fish eggs received and opened in apparent splendid condition. 
Dead eggs. 
January 14, temperature of water 38° .............--. Meee 183 
15, temperature.of water/38° Sse 5. oe teenies sae 110 
16, temperature of ‘water 440° .2 222. Gop eee seas. 5, 000 
17, temperature of water 40° 232... Poe es 28, 000 
AS, temperature of water 400) 0222. ee ce ee 39, 000 
19, temperature of water42° ............--.- EMA GE 55, 000 
20, temperature of water'44° 22.222 sesceanees 12, 000 
21, temperature of- water 40°"). s. 4. se aoe nee 7, 000 
22, temperature of water 440). 23520. ieee eee 3, 400 
Mota CO ates ie si. o:3, we 5.saechayes Seat eldlele ole tele ae eee 149, 693 
