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Whilst this was a great improvement, I believed we could get 
still better results ; especially with alevins, and herewith give you 
results of this season’s work : 
Wakevole, ©oO85) ivi. ars ead ecmneisiele Sess 561,500 
ass Ol. BSUS ce teas se i. Biase 57,200 
Meostshipped. O0tHst sues neces 292,000 
NGORS HOFF Al EVANS cM s.7ctartees) fi eteiees ees 32,603 
TE QES Oi DR yh nal ve sti prea aco: 12,360 
We had no side-wheelers; all eggs were taken indoors, after 
the fish had been admitted to the warmer water. 
In conclusion I will give you record of eggs taken February 5, 
1906: 
Air temperature, 4 degrees above zero. 
Water of pond, 36; 
Water of hatchery, 48 ; 
Amount of eggs ‘taken, 187 liquid ounces ; 
Amount of eggs after eying, 211 liquid ounces. 
Our stock fish will not run up a raceway, and we resort to 
netting them once a week in the early part of the season, and 
twice a week in February and March. 
Out of 230 fish stripped this season, only nine females entered 
raceway, although water supply is ample. 
DISCUSSION. 
Mr. F. R. Bassett: I find that they are having more and 
more difficulty in getting brook trout up to 12 or 15 months old 
than after that. 
From some cause, our greater loss is in fish between one and 
two inches in length. After they reach two and a half inches in 
length we seem to have no difficulty whatever in raising them. 
Mr. Clark: At Northville reverse conditions prevail. We 
have no trouble in raising them from one to two inches long; 
the difficulty is after that. I think that it might be well to 
work on a co-operative plan. We will grow them at Northville 
up to one and one half or two inches and let you people raise 
them after that. (Laughter.) 
