1881.] FISH COMMISSIONERS’ REPORT. 17 
SHAD HATCHING ON THE FARMINGTON RIVER 
AT POQUONOCK. 
SEASON OF 1881. 
TEMPERATURE. 
Taken. Turned out. ATR. WATER. Remarks. 
Morn| Eve. Morn Eve. 
May 24 SOMOOD |? reek taee ae 
25 SOKOOOR Meieteeiate se 2 
26 SCOLOOON I exer verteete = ke 
30 240,000 ; 160,000 (ROM acy I kee 
31 258,000 320,000 | 65 | 76 | 71 | 76 
June 1 SOOLOOOU Metrics 64 7 73 | to 
No ripe shad caught. 
No ripe shad caught. 
No ripe shad caught. 
No ripe shad. 
eee eee ee 
eee eee ee 
300,000 | 52 | 61 | 67 | 68 
318,000 | 34| 64] 66 7 
eee ere ee 
No ripe shad caught. 
Tl ve Sio Selec cho uisios 54 | 56 | 62 | 60 | No ripe shad caught. 
Te PRE re 120,000 | 58 | 56 | 59 | 61 | No ripe shad caught. 
Oi ltbae tera ties 40,000 | 60 | 68 | 60 | 62 | No ripe shad caught. 
13 TO OOOR | ere cee te 62 | 64 | 62 | 63 
IT pete tose all es cose 
IG eeneda dos, || rows tacos 64 | 65 | 69 | 71 
SL Yfes|) Meta hava ta ese Ph eres asreyenete 67 | 68 | 70 | 74 
TCT Se Reeresen I" Gis a osha 6 68 | 69 | 72 | 74 
OMe SoeGdenc 125,000 | 70 | 72 | 72 | 75 
PAU Ue Bedolbla 280,000 | 72 | 74 | 72 | 75 
2,123,000 | 2,128,000 
ee ee a rE 
Temperature of the Water in Long Island Sound, taken at the Shad-Catching 
Station. Conducted by Chalker and Rankin, during the 
months of June and July, 1881. 
June 18th, 58° July 4th, 65° July 14th, 672 
25th, 60° 5th, 65° 15th, 67° 
26th, 62° 6th, 65° 16th, 69° 
27th, 63° 7th, 66° 17th, 67° 
28th, 63° 8th, 67° 18th, 67° 
29th, 64° 9th, 68° 19th, 68° 
380th, 65° 10th, 68° 20th, 66° 
July ist, 65° 11th, 64° 21st, 67° 
2d, 65° 12th, 65° 22d, 66° 
ad, 65° 13th, 67° 
