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taken from the salt water and taken to the fresh water, and kept 

 there at a double expense. 



Prof. Baird : The establishment is still kept there, ready to 

 be opened whenever the Commission require. We have thought 

 it best to intermit for a time the experiment there, in order to 

 see if what we did actually made any impression. 



Mr. Wilmot : The salmon very seldom die in salt water, 

 whereas in fresh water there is a fungous growth upon them, 

 from which many of them die. 



Prof. Baird : There is very little trouble in Bucksport from 

 that cause. The pond is very large, and they remain healthy. 



Adjourned until 11 o'clock to-morrow. 



New York, February 15, 1877. 



The Convention met at 11 a. m., pursuant to adjournment, 

 and was called to order by the President. 



The first business in order was the reading of a report by 

 Mr. Mather, at the close of which the President announced that 

 remarks from the members were now in order. 



Mr. Stone : Mr. President, now that there seems to be a lull 

 in the proceedings, I would like to ask our friend, Mr. Wilmot, 

 to give an account of his method of impregnating the eggs of 

 salmon. I believe he has adopted a method which, as far as 

 I have heard, is entirely new, and I should like to hear some- 

 thing about it, and I think other members of the Association 

 would also. 



Mr. Wilmot : Mr. President, in a private conversation a 

 moment ago with my esteemed friend at my left, Mr. Stone, the 

 subject arose in regard to the matter of impregnating eggs, and 

 I asked Mr. Stone how he did it. He said he did it in the 

 usual way, namely : after mixing the milt with the eggs, they 



