238 Thirty-fourth Annual Meeting. 
opening in 1903, the take of both eggs and fish was not equal to 
that of the first thirty days in 1904. 
The operating cost of fishing and spawning in 1904 was 
approximately $12.00 per day less than in 1903, and this does 
not include the saving in the egg-picking account, which was 
about $10.00 per day. 
Simplicity, expedition, a decided improvement in the quality 
of the eggs, and economy all the way to the eyeing stage—these 
are the salient points to the credit of spawning quinnat salmon 
by direct incision. The results speak for themselves. 
