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pond to the top in one dense mass, in 6 or 7 feet of water; and 

 there are more hhick Ijass produced there than at any other sta- 

 tion of the United States Fish C^ommission— 90,000 to 100,000 

 in one year. 



Mr. Dwight Lydell, of :\Iill Creek, :\[ieh. : I have found that 

 the chara weed is better for pond fish than the potamogeton, as 

 stated in the paper. 



Mr. Clark : We liave threshed tliis over each year and been 

 in the same position ever since I have been a member of the asso- 

 ciation. At Wood's Hole we passed a resolution that all papers 

 to be read by those in attendance should first be presented, that 

 the papers by ])ersons not present should Ix' offered, and then be 

 read as decided by the association. That resolution grew out of 

 this very discussion that we are now in, and on your minutes of 

 tlie ]U'oceedings at Wood's Hole you will find a resolution that no 

 paper shall be read before this Society unless the author is there 

 to read it, except by special resolution. 



I wish to correct one statement of j\[r. Stranahan's, where he 

 spoke regarding the product of black bass. I do this out of re- 

 spect for the superintendent of the bass hatchery at Mill Creek. 

 The Mill Creek hatchery last year turned out over 1,000,000 

 bass. 



Mr. Lydell : Aljout 50,000 of those were fingerlings. 



Mr. Titcomb : I hope no one here will refrain from asking 

 any tjuestion that comes up in connection with this paper. I 

 think if Mr. Pond is going to make an addendum to his paper 

 for publication, he should have our views, and read our questions. 

 It is a very important matter. 



Mr. Clark : I have no o1)jection. I simply state the resolu- 

 tion passed at Wood's Hole. 



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