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Mr. Titcomb: In connection with the naming of the time 
for distribution, of course where a station puts out a number of 
species you have to consider that to some extent. Mr. Clark has 
been directed to hold one pond of his bass after distributing the 
others at the size we considered most suitable. The reason for 
that is, that we have filled all our applications in his territory 
and have some applications from distant points which we hope 
to be able to fill from his station, in connection with other distri- 
butions in the fall. We hope that there will be enough of those 
fish left to do this, and we feel that we can afford to sacrifice 
through cannabalism at least half or even more of the stock he 
has on hand, provided we can at that time have available a sup- 
ply of bass to carry to our more distant points. 
In discussing how many fish are being carried to a can, I 
think Mr. Baldwin and Stranahan have not had in mind exactly 
the size or age of the fish they were carrying; and in pursuing 
the discussion in connection with Mr. Clark’s work we must 
consider that Mr. Clark’s waters are much colder than those of 
the south, and that he is dealing with the small-mouth bass in- 
stead of the large-mouth bass. 
Mr. Lydell: I would say in regard to distributing bass we 
distribute 250 to the can, baby fingerling, from Mill Creek, and 
have no trouble in carrying them; but they are carried in spring 
water of about 58 degrees temperature. 
In regard to planting those small fish, Mr. Bower instructed 
me to plant baby fingerling; he said that is was much better to 
plant 40,000 of them than to plant 10,000 of such a conglomera- 
tion of sizes as are shown here. 
