[13] 
PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF SHAD. 
665 
ducted by John S. Saunders on the United States Fish Commission barges 
States and Maryland Commissions of Fish and Fisheries—Continued. 
Eggs obtained. 
100, 000 
240, 000 
80, 000 
100, 000 
220, 000 
80, 000 
510, 000 
180, 000 
340, 000 
60, 000 
680, 000 
160, 000 
440, 000 
640, 000 
220, 000 
220, 000 
380, 000 
13, 355, 000 |/1, 297, 000 
Loss. 
25, 000 75, 000 
70, 000 50, 000 
425, 000 
Results. 
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150, 000 /1, 050,000 | 150, 000 
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210,000 |..........| 210,000. 
TOAOQOOR seems aeons 75, 000 
485,000 | 485,000 |.......... 
160,000 | 160,000 |._........ 
300,000 | 300,000 |.......... 
So O0Or ae bon O00) | Mame eae ase 
650,000 | 650,000 |........-. 
140,000 | 140,000 |.......... 
400,000 | 400,000 |......-... 
G00; 0008 |seeeee ae ee 600, 000 
2O0K000n | eaeec ce eee 200, 000 
200,000 | 100,000 | 100, 000 
860,000 | 360, 000 |.........- 
42,058, 000.19, 148, 000 [2aseo7 080 
Remarks. 
Strike among gillers for 50 cents 
apiece for ripe fish, which ac- 
counts for few eggs taken. Placed 
240,000 young tish in Narrows 
from eggs of 18th. 
Sent to Havre de Grace for ship- 
ment 1,750,000 young fish from 
eggs of 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st. 
Great scarcity of male fish re- 
ported. 
Eggs taken, very bad, being badly 
impregnated by scarcity of males. 
Lost good quantity by new hatch- 
ing boxes of Mr. Wright. 
Placed out in Narrows 1,070,000 
young fish from egys of 22d and 
23d. Could not send above Havre 
de Grace for wantof cans. Eggs 
badly impregnated. 
| Sent 150,000 young fish for distribu- 
tion to Lush River from eggs of 
25th. 
| Storm at night; few gillers out. 
Moved barges to Watson’s Island 
on account of salt water at 10a. m. 
| Heavy storm preventing many gill. 
ers from going out. 
Heavy squall preventing gillers 
from laying out. 
| Placed 285,000 young fish in Bush 
River from eggs taken on 29th 
and 30th May. 
| Lost out in river 485,000 young fish 
by overflow of cylinders and break 
in wire bottom, from eggs of 31st 
May. Heavy gale from southwest 
prevented gillers from going out. 
Placed in river 460,000 young fish 
from eggs of 1st and 2d. 
Placed in river 55,000 young fish 
from eggs of 3d. 
Placed in river 650,000 young fish 
from eggs of 4th. 
Placed 140,000 young fish in river 
from eggs.of 5th. 
Placed 400,000 young fish on flats 
opposite Watson’s Island on 12th, 
from eggs of 6th. 
Shipped 900,000 young fish at 2 p.m. 
on 12th, to go to Maine, from eggs 
of 7th. 8th, and 9th. 
Turned out 100,000 young fish, which 
were intended to be shipped to 
"Maine, but storm prevented. 
Had terrific storm on 12th at 2.15 p. 
m., causing barges to drag anchor 
(and break chains of three), c2us- 
ing us to lose eggs of 10th, which 
were nearly out, and barges to go 
ashore. 
