CONTENTS. 



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Resources of the Bureau ; 699 



Extent and general methods of the work 699 



River fishes of the east coast 702 



Shad 702 



White perch 704 



Yellow perch 705 



Striped bass 706 



Fishes of the Great Lakes 707 



Whitefish 707 



Pike perch 708 



Lake trout 710 



The brook trouts, chars, and eastern salmons 712 



Spawntaking in Colorado 713 



Rearing methods 714 



Special devices applied at trout stations 716 



Atlantic salmon 718 



Pond culture 719 



The ponds 719 



Food for the adult fishes 720 



Artificial nests 720 



Number of brood fish 721 



Collecting the young fish 722 



Rescue of fishes from overflowed lands . 724 



The Pacific salmons 725 



Barricades and traps to intercept spawning runs 726 



At Baird, Cal.. 726 



At Battle Creek, Cal 728 



At Birdsview, Wash 728 



Taking and hatching the eggs 732 



Seining operations and spawntaking at California stations 732 



Local practices in different regions 735 



Marine fish culture 736 



Cod, pollock, and flatfish 736 



Lobsters 737 



Measuring and counting the eggs and fry 739 



Transportation of eggs 741 



' Usual style of packing case 742 



Adaptations and variations of method 742 



Argentine case 747 



German-Chile case 750 



Transportation of fish 752 



Distribution and planting of commercial fishes 755 



Distribution of game fishes 756 



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