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of the fish at a certain season of the year, or of a certain age, 
‘but the weight or some designation equivalent to that. Local 
conditions vary so at the different hatcheries of the country that 
fish of the same age may be an inch long in Maine, and three 
inches in Texas, respectively. Whatever kind of fish we are 
talking about, and when we are discussing questions of food and 
growth, I think we want to give all possible data, but in giving 
the tables to the public, it seems to me the general plan we have 
adopted in the bureau now, is as good as any, to call them fry, 
fingerlings, and yearlings. As far as the public are concerned 
they are satisfied, 
Secretary: Do you mean to say that a bass the same age 
would be three inches long in Texas, and one inch in the 
north? 
Mr. Titcomb: Yes, just about—not always, of course. 
There is a great variation of growth there, just as there is with 
us here, only it is much more marked. 
Mr. North: Would it not be advisable to get up a combina- 
tion name to indicate both age and length; for instance, No. 1 A 
thirty days old. No. 1 B sixty days old, and have the figure 
designate the length, and the letter the age. For instance, a 
fish an inch long and sixty days old may be No. 1 B. 
