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PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHAD. 663 
ducted by John S. Saunders on the United States Fish Commission barges 
States and Maryland Commissions of Fish and Fisheries. 
Loss. 
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40,000 || 30,000 |......-... 
275,000 || 25,000 |.......... 
190,000 || 27,000 |......._.. 
475,000 || 75,000 |.....-.-.- 
420,000 || 175,000 |.,...---.. 
600,000 || 60,000 |.......--. 
300,000 || 30,000 |....--.-.. 
230,000 || 15,000 |...-...... 
200,000 |) 10,000 |........-. 
260,000 || 25,000 |.......--. 
220,000 || 10,000 |........-. 
345,000 || 20,000 |........-. 
790,000 || 40,000 |..........| 
340,000 || 15,000 |.......--. 
7sv,000 || 20,000 | 300, 000 
420,000 || 40,000 |.......... 
600, 000 |! 40,000 |.......... 
640,000 || 40,000 |.......... 
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480,000 |; 30,000 |.....-.... 
540,000 || 15,000 |.......... 
560,000 |! 15,000 J.......... 
Fish hatched. 
10, 000 
250, 000 
163, 000 
400, 000 
245, 000 
540, 000 
270, 000 
215, 000 
190, 000 
235, 000 
210, 000 
325, 000 
750, 000 
325, 000 
760, 000 
380, 000 
560, 000 
600, 000 
450, 000 
525, 000 
545, 000 
Results. 
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MOWOOOs Saas emi Eggs badly impregnated and a great 
many taken too young. 
250; G00 2s cescss ne 
163,000) |io occ esce 
400%000F | esaeeeces 
245;000M teonae secs 150,000 eggs lost by some one drop- 
ping coal oil in cone. Placed 
10,000 young fish out in the Nar- 
rows from eggs taken on 3d. 
540, 000 |..... 
270, 000 
215, 000 Placed 413,000 fish in Spesutie 
Narrows on evening of 1€th, 
petched from eggs taken 4th and 
th. 
eases 200, 000 || Placed 250 000 fish in Spesutie Nar- 
rows. Placed 150,000 fish above 
Havre de Grace, from eggs taken 
on 6th. Delivered to Mr. Crevel- 
ing on 17th. 
225, 000Geoscns cate Placed 190,000 eggs in Spesutie Nar- 
rows. Placed 145,000 fish above 
Havre de Grace from eggs taken 
on 7th. 
210: 0000 tee. cece Placed 190,000 eggsin Spesutie Nar- 
rows. Placed 300,000 above Havre 
de Grace from eggs taken on 8th. 
Shad taken very hard and not 
yielding full number of eggs. 
325 1000s Pesecceaes Placed 270,000 above Havre de 
Grace from eggs taken on the 9th. 
MoOsO00N eeseeeee Placed 215,000 above Havre de Grace 
from eggs taken on 10th. Shad 
taken small and not yielding full 
number of eggs. Scarcity of 
males reported by some of men 
taking spawn. 
75,000 | 250,000 || On 21st delivered to Mr. Creveling. 
460000) | 25.5.5. <6: Delivered to Commissioner of Fish- 
eries of Pennsylvania 200,000 
young fish at 6 p. m. from eggs 
taken llth and 12th. Lost 300,000 
oung fish by salt water being 
acked up by heavy southeast 
' storm on 21st. 
240,000 | 140,000 |, Placed in cylinder overboard on 22d 
to keep, as per Major Ferguson's 
order. 
| Placed 225,000 young fish in Spesu- 
tie Narrows about 6 p. m. from 
eggs taken on 12th. 
Se aitaemintal= 560,000 | Placed 250,000 young fish above 
Havre de Grace from eggs taken 
on 13th and 14th, at 10 a. m. 
Bal Sa aitoren tieisiosisernice | Placed 285,000 young fish above 
Havre de Grace from eggs taken 
on 14th, atl0 a.m. Placed 200,000 
young fish above Havre de Grace 
from eggs taken on 15th. Placed 
! 200,000 young fish in Swan Creek 
from eggs taken on 15th. 
SS Sn A IECH| bnosocoder | Placed 350,000 young fish above 
Havre de Grace from eggs taken 
on 15th. Placed 50,000 young fish 
above Havre de Grace from eggs 
taken on 16th. Delivered 25,000 
young fish to Pennsylvania com- 
missioner on 16th. 
525 (000K acces Placed 460,000 young fish above 
Havre de Grace from eggs of 17th. 
BES MOONEE S assess) 
