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by truck. We do not make more than half a dozen train shipments in a 

 year, and it looks to me as if we might almost double the amount of fish 

 we are putting out if this system can be successfully employed. I say that 

 for this reason; a man with a Ford car could take a number of these 

 pails and distribute the fish thinly along the streams. The average man 

 who takes out the fish wants to get rid of them as soon as possible once he 

 gets to his destination. I would rather have one can of fi'sh planted prop- 

 erly — thinly scattered along the stream, among the stumps and at other 

 desirable points — than ten cans dumped indiscriminately. 



Mr. Titcomb: I tried the canvas jacket a good many years ago, and 

 it was only the expense that kept us from adopting it. In some states a 

 5-gallon can is being used in place of a 10-gallon can, for the reason that a 

 man can so easily take two 5-gallon cans in his hands. They are popular 

 in the hatchery on that account; and of course they have the same feature 

 that Mr. Hayford speaks about— the advantage in planting. But if we can 

 get a combination — Mr. Fearnow's idea — which has all these advantages 

 and others as well, we have made a distinct step in advance. 



Mr. Fearnow : Probably Mr. Titcomb has reference to the padded 

 covers used on fish cans at some of the New England hatcheries years ago, 

 which was simply a method of insulation. I believe I am safe in saying 

 that a receptacle with an absorbent jacket provided with a flap for retain- 

 ing a cooling medium and means for moistening the jacket is something 

 new. 



Mr. G. C. Leach, Washington, D. C. : Do you believe that both diam- 

 eter and depth in a container count? 



Mr. Titcomb : I certainly do. I would be inclined to make these pails 

 two inches greater in diameter. I am a great believer in shallow water, 

 not over 8 or 10 inches in depth. 



Mr. C. F. Culler, Homer, Minn.: How does the old Atkins can 

 differ from this one? Would you say the Atkins can would not carry 

 fish as well as this? 



Mr. Fearnow : The Atkins can is simply a shallow water container 

 ny2 inches in diameter with a narrow neck. It is not provided with means 

 for controlling the temperature, removing sediment, or facilitating aeration. 

 The can is awkward to handle and as a practical and economical method 

 of distributing fish it is considered a failure. 



Mr. H. L. Canfielp, Homer, Minn. : In transporting fish in eight or ten 

 inches of water does not Mr. Titcomb think some difficulty would be ex- 

 perienced in going over rough roads or pavements ; would not the splashing 

 of the water injure the fish. On a trip from Jersey City to the Battery, 

 New York, 30 or 40 adult landlocked salmon were transported by truck 

 in a square tank holding about fifty gallons. When the messenger left the 

 car they were in pretty good condition, but the bumping splashed the watei 

 about and threw the fish against the sides of the can. The water was 

 gradually reduced, and upon arrival only one-third or one-quarter of it 

 remained, and all but a very few of the fish were dead. You could not 

 carry as many fish in 8 or 10 inches of water, using the plain bucket, as 



