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OPERATIONS AT CENTRAL STATION. 



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Distribution of carp, &c. — The carp, tench, ides, and goldfish distrib- 

 uted b3' the U. S. Fish Commission are all bred in the ponds of the Com- 

 mission, at Washington, Mr. Rudolph Hessel being superintendent of 

 this division of the work of the Commission, the entire product each 

 season being distributed through Central Station. The fish are sent out 

 by car and messenger shipments or by express, as may be most conven- 

 ient and economical. Mr. J. E. Brown, store-keeper, Central Station, 

 has charge of the details of this branch of the work. ' The extent of it 

 will be see from the following : 



The number of carp applicants supplied was 7,015, scattered through 

 every State and Territory of the United States. The distribution 

 reached 292 congressional districts and 1,308 counties, the average 

 distance of applicants from Washington being 911 miles. The work 

 done was equivalent to sending 7,015 10-i)ound packages by express an 

 average distance of 911 miles. 



PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF WHITEFISH. 



The following consignments of whitefish eggs were received from the 

 ]^orthvil]e station: December 15, 1883, 1,000,000- December 18, 1883, 

 1,000,000; total, 2,000,000. 



From these were produced 1,600,000 fry, which were distributed as 

 follows: 



Date. 



Feb. 22,1884 

 Feb. 25,1884 

 Mar. 7, 1884 



WTiore sent. 



To West Virginia Junction, Potomac Kiver (by J. E. Brown) 



To Potomac Kiver at Keyser, W. Va 



To Potomac River at Little Falls, Maryland 



jSTtimber of eggs lost during incubation 300,000 



Number of iisli reserved for experiment 100, 000 



Total 



Number. 



600, 000 

 .500, 000 

 500, 000 



1, 600, 000 

 400, 000 



2, 000, 000 



Hatching began February 11, 1884 ; ended February 28, 1884. 



PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF LAKE TROUT. 



December 15, 1883, a consignment of 100,000 eggs of the lake or sal- 

 mon trout were received from the station of the TJ. S. Fish Commis- 

 sion at North ville, Mich. In reference to these Mr. W. F. Page reports 

 as follows : 



Number. 



Died on the way from Nortbville ■ 



Died up to D<?cember 28, 1883, Tvhen hatching began .■ 



Died from time batching began until it ended, March 12, 1884 



Died from time hatching ended until complete absorption of sac, April 8 



Planted in Potomac River at Cumberland, Md 



Keserved for experiment and aquarium exhibits 



1,265 



2,478 

 10,649 



2,468 

 80, 000 



3,130 



99,990 



