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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OP" FISH AND FISHERIES. 



STATION OPERATIONS. 



The fish-cultural work of the several stations is given in detail in 

 the abstracts from the reports of the superintendents, and embraces 

 the propagation of 26 species of fish and 1 crustacean. The following 

 stations and auxiliary stations were operated during the year: 



Green Lake, Maine. 



Craig Brook, Maine. 



Grand Lake Stream, Maine. 



St. Johnsbury, Vermont. 



Cape Vincent, New York. 



Gloucester, Massachusetts. 



Woods Hole, Massachu setts. 



Steamer Fish Hawk (Albemarle Sound, 



Edisto River, Delaware River). 

 Bristol, Pennsylvania.. 

 Battery Station, Maryland. 

 Bryan Point, Maryland. 

 Central Station, Washington, D. C. 

 Fish Ponds, Washington, D. C. 

 Wytheville, Virginia. 

 Erwin, Tennessee. 

 Put-in Bay, Ohio. 

 Northville, Michigan. 



Alpena, Michigan. 



Duluth, Minnesota. 



Manchester, Iowa. 



Quincy, Illinois. 



Neosho, Missouri. 



San Marcos, Texas. 



Leadville, Colorado. 



Bpzeman, Montana. 



Baird, California. 



Battle Creek, California. 



Fort Gaston, California. 



Clackamas, Oregon. 



Upper Clackamas, Oregon. 



Salmon River, Oregon. 



Rogue River, Oregon. 



Siuslaw River, Oregon. 



Little White Salmon River, Washington. 



Green Lake Station, Maine (E. E. Race, Superintendent). 



During the summer, various minor improvements and repairs to 

 buildings and ponds were made by the station force, including the 

 painting of the hatching and collecting apparatus; a nursery con£aining 

 40 troughs was built in the rear of the hatchery, arranged so that the 

 surplus water can be utilized for the rearing-ponds. An orchard was 

 set out between the superintendent's cottage and the hatchery. At 

 the beginning ol the fiscal year the stock on hand was as follows : 



Owing to an unprecedented rise in temperature early in July, it 

 became necessary to dispose of the brook and golden trout, and they 

 were planted in the tributaries of Green Lake. The balance of the fish 

 were retained until early fall and distributed as usual to applicants in 

 the New England States. No mortality from disease occurred during 

 the season, but from July 7 to 15 the losses from heat were quite heavy, 

 the temperature during that period reaching 81° in the troughs and 83° 

 in the ponds. 



In August arrangements were made for collecting eggs of the land- 

 locked salmon, brook trout, and golden trout at Winkempaugh Brook 

 (Branch Pond), Patton Pond, Flood Pond, Green Lake, and its tribu- 

 taries. Steps were also taken to collect eggs of .the lake trout (togue) 

 and landlocked salmon in Cold Stream Pond, near Enfield. The traps 



