A4 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF Frsi? AND FISHERIES. 
the Alpena Station, and hatched April 15 to May 19 following. the 
product in fry beimg 11,330,000, . 
Lake trout.—There were also received from Northville 500,000 lake 
trout eges, which produced 486,000 fry, a part being liberated April 
28 to June 30, and 128,000 being retained for rearing. 
Von Behr trout.—15,000 Von Behr trout were produced from 20,000 
eges received from Northville, the fry being released in Baptism River 
and other local waters, in June, 1891, except 400, which were retained, 
Landlocked salmon.—50,000 eggs from Schoodie Station produced 
30,000 healthy fry, which were retained for rearing. 
Pike perch.—On April 29, 1891, 47,000,000 pike perch eggs were col- 
lected by the station employés at Fond du Lac, a point 30 miles dis- 
tant. There were 12,000,000 of the fertilized eggs placed overboard at 
the spawning-grounds, and 35,000,000 put in process of hatching, the 
universal jar being used in their development. The fry obtained 
amounted to 10,100,000, which were liberated May 15 to 23, 
Carp.—610 carp were distributed, these being the survivors of a 
shipment of 1,000 received from Washington, D. C. 
Of fingerling fish, brought over from the spring of 1890, there were 
released in local waters 100 brook trout, 20,000 landlocked salmon, and 
- 235,000 lake trout. 
The first rainfall of 1891 at this station occurred April 10, when the 
water again commenced to flow through the flume from Lester River, 
The general thaw setting in at this time furnished an abundance of 
vater by gravity, which, however, was turbid and unsatisfactory. The 
temperature of the Lester River water in October was 403° I., and in 
November, 32° without variation. In July, 1891. it reached a maximum 
75°, the minimum being 69°, 
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Whitefish—On February 6, 1891, 12,000,000 eggs were receiyed from 
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QuINCY STATION, Inuinors (S. P. BARTLETT, SUPERINTENDENT). 
The work of collecting and distributing the native food-fishes of the 
Mississippi Basin from the overflow ponds and lakes formed during the 
seasons of high water, inaugurated in the summer of 1888, was con- 
tinued during the period covered by this report. The kinds and num- 
ber of fishes collected during the two years were as follows: 
Kinds | Season of | Season of 
z ie 1889-90. | 1890-91. 
Cathishwcs teen ssi sen ee ee rae eee eee ST 6y it see eee 
Butalo seo ese =. -hasye faa 25 -eaeee See See Ree eee are 2; 210! | osa-meaa2 a 
3rook pike =. =.= = 2 xen oo tate eee eee eee ame AMY ss coenes= 2 
Perches Mose actos a be = 5k oe Se re ee oe Se tee eaters 16, 323 9, 958 
HreshSw aver Grit. 225. eee eee eee eee mer 200s 25-<~ St fees 
PUK Oipore bse saeco ere ees cceee cere ee ee aes eee ee eeieeeciee 1, 000 4 
MAIIBG PASS estes Sols oo See SLE ee ee Reese 4ON604' | is S2etee se 
Blacks basse teste na toe ae ee eee Ee One eeeee 63, 145 44, 405 
(Onsite S52 Bee ee Pee Sonnet ae ae one asso e8cisjys 55 18, 575 21, 901 
1 yy Oia dy hs CRSA S oa OUR ER aR AoA eR era. eerste Be tac 2, 854 10, 802 
Srimiishl ccvon ee aa.< © cr Sol te sek cae a aera Oe a etermneters 6, 973 2,435 
Dota eee ou cea Ree. CE A See Soe ele 133, 075 89, 505 
