27O DOMESTICATED TROUT. 



Number of eggs. Number of fish. 

 October 20 2,500 3 



" 21 2,500 4 



22 1,800 3 



23 1,800 3 

 " 24 1,200 3 



" 25 2,300 4 k 



" 26 4,150 8 



" 27 4,600 10 



" 28 5,400 ii 



" 29 2,200 4 



" 30 4,200 10 



31 7,400 13 



The following table shows the time of spawning in the 

 latitude of Northern New England of some of our more 

 common American migratory and fresh-water fishes. 



Migratory Fishes. 



Smelt ( Osmerus viridescens) April. 



Shad (Alosa prestabilis) May and June. 



Alewife (Alosa tyrannus) May and June. 

 Menhaden (Alosa Menhaden] May and June. 

 Striped Bass (Roccus lineatus, Gill, 



Labrax lineatus, Cuv.) July- 

 Salmon (Salmo salar) October. 



Fresh-water Fishes. 



Perch Pike (Lucioperca} Last of April. 



Pickerel (Esox reticulatus} Last of April and first of May. 



Yellow Perch (Perca flaviscens) April and May. 



White Perch (Merone americana} June. 



Roach (Pomotis appendix) May. 



Sunfish (Pomotis vulgaris, Cuv.) May. 



Sucker (Catostomus) May. 



Rock Bass (Centrarchtis aneus} May. 



Bottom Pike (variety of Lucioperca} May. 



