535 



SEXES OF SALMON AND GRILSE. 



{Continuation of Table in Vol. VIII., p. 112,). 



Supposing the number of fish of which the sex was ascertained 

 to be represented by 100, the proportion of Male and Female fish 

 was as follows : 





Salmon. 



Grilse. 





Salmon. 



Grilse. 



SEASON. 





1 



SEASON 







male. 



FEMALE 



MALE. FEMALE 



MALE. 



FEMALE 



MALE. 



FEMALE 



1877 



1878 



[ -w Hi 









1882 

 1883 



25 

 27 



75 



73 



45 

 44 



55 



56 



1879 



j « s 









1884 



23 



77 



44 



56 



1880 



23 



77 



38 



62 



1885 



21 



79 



4G 



54 



1881 



27 



73 



43 



57 



. 1886 



20 80 



47 



53 



WEIGHT OF LARGE SALMON— TAKEN BY NETS. 



(Continuation of Table in Vol. VIII., p. 113). 



Season. 



From 25 to 

 30 lbs. each 



From 30 to From 35 to 

 35 lbs. each 40 lbs. each 



i 



Above 

 40 lbs. each 



The Three 



Largest Weighed 



Respectively 



S 







1* 



* 1 





1 

 s 



1 



fcr-^ 



1877 



42 



lbs. j lbs. 

 27! 11 32i 



4 



lbs. 

 37 



3 



lbs. 

 45! 



41, 4G, 50 lbs. 



1878 



43 



261 17 



30| 



9 



36 



3 



43 



41. 41, 46 „ 



1879 



17 



27.V 2 32! 



3 



38 



1 



42 



39, 39, 42 „ 



1880 



8 



27 2 3H 



2 



35 



3 



421 



401, 43, 44 ,, 



1881 



8 



27 1 5 



3U 



3 



36| 



1 



44! 



351, 381, 441 „ 



1882 



7 



28i j 1 



321 



2 



36| 



1 



421 



35, 38, 421 „ 



1883 



17 



27| 20 



31* 



10 



36| 



3 



44 



42, 45, 45 „ 



1884 



14 



27 8 



31 



8 



38i 



3 



4H 



41, 41, 42 „ 



1885 



8 



27| 16 



31+. 



7 



36! 



3 



46 



40, 42, 50 „ 



1886 



i 53 



27 £ 36 



31f 



14 



36| 



3 



42 



41, 41!, 44 „ 



