CONSERVATION COMMISSION. 187 



All of our stock fish have been very healthy and free from 

 disease this year. Only six of the adult black bass died and 

 four of these deaths were accidental. None of the sturgeon died, 

 and only a few of the calico bass. Twelve of the calico bass were 

 found growing light colored and upon examination swellings like 

 boils were found upon them. Incisions were made in these swell- 

 ings and by the help of tweezers a long reddish worm was ex- 

 tracted. The wound was thoroughly cleansed with salt and an 

 application of oil applied. All of these fish are alive yet. This 

 treatment was applied in the latter part of October, 1910. 



Three large beds on the south side of the hatchery made a 

 fine display of flowers and were admired by many of the visitors 

 during the flowering season. The grounds were kept neat and 

 tidy and caused much favorable comment from those who saw 

 them. 



About the only improvement needed the coming year, except 

 pond building, which will be done by the regular hatchery force, 

 is to replace the 10-inch tiling by 10-inch iron pipe. 

 Very respectfully yours, 



WALLACE D. RHIKBS, 



Linlithgo, H". Y., September 30, 1911. Foreman. 



Oneida Station. 



The work for the past season upon the whole has been very 

 successful. The pikeperch were more plentiful than ever before 

 during the spawning season and were larger in size. Eggs were 

 taken from 3,130' females and milt from 16,343 males. They not 

 only filled the hatchery, but furnished the Caledonia hatchery 

 with 295 quarts of eggs to be hatched for distribution in the 

 western part of the State. 



The bass ponds have been a success in regard to hatching; but 

 the stock bass did not thrive during the hot weather. They were 

 all returned to Oneida lake, and we have since thoroughly cleaned 

 out the ponds and salted them, using about two tons of salt to 

 each pond. 



We were quite successful in hatching yellow perch in the early 

 part of May. 



