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Year Planted in upper Planted in other Total 



Penobscot, E. Branch Parts of Penobscot 



1910 1,299,779 155,609 1,455388 



1911 2,854,084 19,000 2,873,084 



1912 1,841,221 22.711 1,863,932 



1913 3,482,464 4,304 3,486,768 



The adult salmon in store at Dead Brook are sufficient 

 to justify a result for 1914 fully equal to that of 1913. 



The effect of this work on the product of the salmon 

 fisheries of the Penobscot is shown by the statistics of 

 the catch in the counties of Hancock, Penobscot, Waldo 

 and Knox, collected by the Maine Commissioner of Sea 

 and Shore Fisheries. The total catch in these counties 

 for several years was as follows : 



Year Catch of Salmon 



in lbs. 



1905 52,368 



1906 -... 41,202 



1908 -..„ 33,425 



1909 26,125 



1910 _ - 56,730 



1911 98,680 



1 9 12 86,240 



Thus the catch for 1911 and 1912 far exceeds that of 

 any other two years. The catch for 1911 is confidently 

 stated to have been the best for 20 years. These are very 

 encouraging figures and as the artificial work has of late 

 been on a somewhat larger scale than formerly, the pros- 

 pect of eventual success is very cheerful. 



