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  Second: 
  When 
  they 
  are 
  through 
  spawning 
  they 
  can 
  be 
  returned 
  

   to 
  the 
  lake, 
  thereby 
  saving 
  any 
  care 
  and 
  feeding 
  the 
  year 
  around, 
  

   which 
  is 
  quite 
  an 
  item, 
  besides 
  where 
  the 
  fish 
  are 
  returned 
  to 
  the 
  

   lake 
  in 
  their 
  natural 
  element 
  when 
  through 
  spawning, 
  results 
  

   from 
  year 
  to 
  year 
  will 
  be 
  much 
  better 
  than 
  they 
  would 
  if 
  

   the 
  adult 
  fish 
  were 
  kept 
  confined 
  and 
  artifically 
  fed 
  in 
  the 
  ponds. 
  

  

  Third: 
  It 
  will 
  take 
  less 
  pond 
  room 
  where 
  the 
  adult 
  fish 
  are 
  

   disposed 
  of 
  in 
  this 
  way 
  and 
  more 
  easily 
  constructed 
  ponds 
  to 
  raise 
  

   the 
  same 
  number 
  of 
  young 
  bass 
  than 
  if 
  the 
  adult 
  fish 
  were 
  to 
  be 
  

   kept 
  as 
  the 
  spawning 
  ponds 
  could 
  then 
  be 
  used 
  for 
  rearing 
  the 
  

   young 
  fish. 
  

  

  I 
  have 
  looked 
  over 
  the 
  situation 
  and 
  believe 
  a 
  suitable 
  location 
  

   for 
  the 
  work 
  can 
  be 
  had 
  and 
  would 
  urge 
  that 
  the 
  proposition 
  be 
  

   given 
  early 
  attention, 
  that 
  we 
  may 
  be 
  able 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  start 
  propa- 
  

   gating 
  next 
  spring: 
  

  

  As 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  known, 
  the 
  propagating 
  of 
  the 
  Black 
  Bass 
  is 
  past 
  

   the 
  experimental 
  stage 
  and 
  is 
  carried 
  on 
  with 
  varied 
  success. 
  In 
  

   my 
  judgment 
  this 
  is 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  most 
  important 
  of 
  our 
  State 
  fishes, 
  

   and 
  ought 
  to 
  receive 
  much 
  attention, 
  as 
  they 
  are 
  a 
  hardy 
  fish 
  and 
  

   thrive 
  in 
  most 
  of 
  our 
  waters. 
  

  

  Respectfully 
  yours, 
  

  

  GRANT 
  E. 
  WINCHESTER, 
  

  

  Foreman. 
  

  

  Bemus 
  Point, 
  N. 
  Y., 
  October 
  1, 
  1910. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  record 
  of 
  Maskalonge 
  culture 
  at 
  the 
  Chautauqua 
  

   Hatchery 
  is 
  by 
  R. 
  R. 
  Brown, 
  who 
  was 
  in 
  charge 
  of 
  the 
  station 
  

   until 
  July 
  11, 
  1910, 
  when 
  he 
  was 
  relieved 
  by 
  Grant 
  E. 
  Winchester. 
  

  

  