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REPORT OF STATP: UOARD OF F'ISH COMMISSIONERS. 



plant of this variety was secured for the California Fish Commission 

 by the eminent fish culturist, Livingston Stone, and were contributed 

 by the State of New York from the State hatching works on the Hud- 



son River at Castleton, at that time in cliarge of Seth Green, who is 

 recognized as one of the pioneer fish culturists of this country. Tw^o 

 plants, aggregating 50,000 fry, were brought to California and distrib- 

 uted in the Sacramento River at Tehama, the first on June 27, 1871. 



