1044 EEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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Table II. — Record •/ shad-Jiafching operations conducted at Battery Station, at the head 

 of Chesapeake Bay, from April 19, 1883, to June 1, 1883, by Lieut. W. F. Low, U. S. N. 



Date. 



Egga 

 obtained. 



Loss of 

 eggs. 



Fish 

 hatcked. 



Date of 

 hatching. 



Fish 



deposited 



in local 



waters. 



Other 

 disposi- 

 tion. 



Date of 

 deposit 



or 

 transfer. 



Bemarks. 



Apr. 19 

 Apr. 20 

 Apr. 21 

 Apr. 28* 

 Apr. 30 

 May 1 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 May 

 .May 

 -May 

 -May 

 May 10 

 -May 11 

 IMay 12 

 IMay 13 



'Maj 14 

 "May 15 

 May 16 



Mayll 



Maylg 

 :M»y 19 



May 21 



May 22 

 May 23 

 May 24 

 May 25 

 May 28 

 May 31 

 -June 1 



25, 000 



30, 000 



75, 000 



95, 000 



110, 000 



40, 000 



155, 000 



180, 000 



75, 000 



240, 000 



500, 000 



200, 000 



270, 000 



175, 000 



100, 000 



180, OOO 



45, 000 



286, 000 



32, 000 



356,000 



323,600 



226,000 

 1, 000, 000 



505, 000 



468, 000 

 237, 000 

 149, 000 

 65, 000 

 30, 000 

 38, 000 

 153, 000 



26, 000 

 2,000 

 25, 000 

 16, 000 

 45, 000 

 5,000 

 12, 000 

 20, 000 

 10, 000 

 28, 000 

 60, 000 

 24. 000 

 56, 000 

 50, 000 

 36, 000 

 39, 000 

 15, 000 



54,000 



3,000 



48, 000 



27, 000 



39, 000 

 180, 000 



79, 000 



72, 000 



34,000 



9,000 



5,000 



5,000 



23, 000 



33.000 



28, 000 



50, 000 



79, 000 



65, 000 



35, 000 



143, 000 



160, 000 



65, 000 



212, 000 



440, 000 



176,000 



214, 000 



125, 000 



64, 000 



14V 000 



30, 000 



232, 000 



29, 000 



308, 000 



296, 500 



187, 000 

 820, 000 



426, 000 



396, 000 

 203, 000 

 140, 000 

 tf 0, 000 

 25, 000 

 15, 000 

 120, 000 



May 2 



May 2 



May 7 



May 7 



May 8 



May 10 



May 10 



May 10 



May 12 



May 13 



May 15 



May 16 



May J8 



May 17 



May 19 



May 20 



May 20 



May 21 



May 23 



May 24 



May 23 

 May 24 



May 27 



May 28 

 May 29 

 May 30 

 May 31 

 Jane 3 

 June 4 

 Jnne 4 



28, 000 



50, 000 



79, 000 



65, 000 



35, 000 



143, 000 



160, 000 



65, 000 



212, 000 



440, 000 



176, 000 



214, 000 



125, 000 



64, 000 



141, 000 



30, 000 



232, 000 

 29,'000 



296, 500 



187,000 

 820,000 



25, 000 



15, 000 



120,000 



308, 000 



300, 000 



126, 000 



396, 000 



203, 000 



140, 000 



60, 000 



May 4 

 May 4 

 May 10 

 May 10 

 May 11 

 May 11 

 May 12 

 May 12 

 May 13 

 May 14 

 May 16 

 May 17 

 May 19 

 May 19 

 May 20 

 May 21 



May 21 

 May 22 

 May 24 



May 25 



May 25 

 May 26 



May 28 



May 30 



May 30 

 May 30 

 June 2 

 Juno 2 

 June 4 

 June 4 

 June 4 



27,000 eggs fi-om 

 fish in pool; 25, 

 000 eggs hatched 

 successfully. 



Pennsylvania Fish 

 Commission. 



Ofa number of eggs 

 taken from roe 

 after shad -was 

 dressed and im- 

 pregnated with 

 milt from males 

 in live box 50 per 

 cent came up 

 and 10 per cent 

 hatched. 



55,000 egga from 

 shad that had 

 been dead from 

 one to one and 

 one-half hours. 

 45, 000 hatched 

 successfully. 



Pennsylvania Fish 

 Commission. 



Fish CommiBsion 

 car No. 1. 

 Do. 

 Do. 



H. E. Quinn. 

 Do. 



* April 22 to 27, incluaive, no operationa. 



