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after spawning, linger in the fresh water all the winter, and 

 descend only witli the spring floods. Buckspori, Me. 



WORK AT COLD SPRING HARBOR. 



BY FRED MATHER. 



In this paper will be given merely a glance at the work done 

 at the hatchery, under my care, on Long Island, during the sea- 

 son of 18S4-85. The place is leased, and most of the work done, 

 by the New York Fish Commission, although the United States 

 Commission on Fisheries has considerable work done there. In 

 the fresh-water department we can report : 



A. Shad. — On May 20, 1884, I received 80,000 shad eggs from 

 Washington, in compliance with my request to be allowed to 

 experiment with tliem in spring water. They were placed in 

 the McDonald jars, and on May 29, there were planted in the 

 Nissequoge river, at Smitht(nvn, Long Island, 72,000 fry. This 

 seems to have been the first trial (;f hatching this fish in spring 

 water, and as Col. M. McDonald wrote me that the success pri- 

 vately reported might revolutionize present methods, I will give 

 the details in full : 



[May 20, received 80,000 eggs at 6:20 p. i\i., put them in the jars at 

 7:30 P. M. Temperature of water 58° Fahr. ; of eggs, 55°. Eggs be- 

 gan hatching May 24, finished May 27.] 



Temp. 



Date. of watei 



May 21 60 



May 22 59 



May 23 60 



May 24 71 



May 25 62 



May 26 : 60 



May 27 58 



May 28 59 •••■ ^So 



May 29 60 .... 40 



235 

 Dead on unpacking 380 



615 1,177 



Total loss 1,792. 



A similar trial made later proved a failure. 



