52 FISH CULTURAL ASSOCIATION. 
riments were begun at Sebec Lake, in 1873, under the auspices of the 
' Massachusetts, Connecticut and United States Fish Commissions, and 
a station erected under the direction of Mr. H. L. Leonard. In 1874 
this was transferred under the same auspices to Grand Lake Stream, 
and placed «in‘.charge of ‘Mr..C: G. Atkins, [Report ‘U. 5.-F.¢C. 
TAA? pF 25.'] 
LXXVII. 1874—Attempts to Transport Living Shad Across the Atlan- 
¢zc.—The first trip was made with young fish by Messrs, Fred Mather 
and A. Anderson, in August, 1874, who lost the fish ten days after 
going to sea; the second by Messrs. H. W. Welcher and Monroe A, 
Green, who attempted to carry the eggs, which were destoyed before 
they reached the steamer’ [Report US. FC.) 11h pp: 326; ose; 
338-9. | } 
LXXVIII. 1874—Szuccessful Propagation of the Oqguassa Trout.—In 
October, 1874, the Maine Fish Commission obtained 30,000 eggs, 5,000 
of which were sent to New York. [Maine Reports. ROOSEVELT AND 
GREEN. Fish Hatching and Fish Catching, p. 136.] 
LXXIX. 1874—Furst Attempts to Propagate Grayling.—Iin April, 
1874, Mr. Fred Mather visited the Au Sable River, Mich., to experi- 
ment on the propagation of the grayling. From the tst)to the 3rd no 
ripe fish were found. Hetook 180 adult fish alive to his ponds at 
Honeoye Falls, N. Y. [Forest and Stream, vol. Il,, p. 164.] On the 
30th of April, 1874, Mr. Seth Green visited the river for the same pur- 
pose. Finding that the fish had finished spawning, he dug some fer- 
tilized eggs from the bottom of the river, which he subsequently 
hatched. [ROOSEVELT AND GREEN. Fish Hatching and Fish Catch- 
ing, pp. 133-135.] | 
LXXX. 1874—Propagation of the Sea Bass.—In September, 1874, the 
‘eggs of the Sea Bass, Centropristes atrardus, were successfully fertil- 
ized at the U. S. Fish Commission Station at Noank, Conn. They did 
not however, hatch, 
LXXXI. 1874—Establéshment of the Iowa Fesh Commisston—The 
Iowa Fish Commission was established by act of the Legislature, 
March igth, 1874. S. B. Evans, B. F. Shaw and C. A. Harris were ap- 
pointed commissioners. Up to 1880 $22,750 had been appropriated for 
fish culture. [Reports (biennial), I., (1874-5) 1876; I1., (1875-6 and 
_ 1876-7) 1877; I11., (1877-8 and 1878-9) 1880.| 
LXXXII. 1875.—First Artificial Impregnation of Grayling Eggs—In 
April, 1875, Mr. Fred Mather made a second attempt to take grayling 
spawn on the Au Sable River, Mich. He found them ripe from the 
6th to the roth, and 10,000 were impregnated and afterward hatched, 
