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they were expanded they were taken to the hatchery. 

 They turned out to be a fine lot of eggs and produced 

 a good percentage of fry. The fry were normal in 

 every way. 



(b) This fish was caught in a net by Mr. W. H. Clan- 

 ton. She was placed in the boat and immediately taken 

 to the live-car. I examined her at 3 p. m. and found 

 her very soft. At 9 p. m. I again examined her and 

 found her ripe, seemingly just right. A half hour later 

 Messrs. Henry Grant and J. E. Moody and I took her 

 eggs. Unfortunately in cutting her open Mr. Moody 

 cut too deep and opened the membranes containing the 

 eggs and the fish in her struggles lost most of the best 

 eggs in the boat, while quite a little blood got in the pan 

 with the eggs that were saved. The milt from several 

 male fish was used but only about 25% of the eggs 

 expanded and only about 10% of these produced fish. 

 Those failing to expand seemed normal in every way. 

 They separated nicely and were normal in size and color 

 but showed no signs of expanding even though they 

 were given every chance to do so. 



Mr. Roberts reported that only a small percentage of 

 the eggs taken from a large fish at Fitzhugh's slide on 

 May 28th expanded. He knew of no reason for it. 



Four years ago Mr. Walter Harrison caught a large 

 ripe fish in a net and although the eggs seemed in per- 

 fect condition they would not expand. Other fishermen 

 have reported this same condition. 



(c) This fish was examined by me on May 11th but 

 no eggs came from her. The next day she was examined 

 by Mr. B. M. Camp who reported that she had ripened 

 and had already cast almost all of her eggs. Mr. Camp 

 has had long experience in taking these eggs and I have 

 every reason to believe what he told me. This verified 

 what little experience we had last season. 



(d) The fish came upon the slide at a time when no 

 one was there to remove her to the box and before being 

 put in the box or car she had badly bruised herself on 

 the slide. Two hours later I examined her. She was 



