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among the fishes. On September 10 all the fish that remained 

 alive, except the carp and billfish, were liberated. 



The newly graded and seeded lawn, with three flower beds, 

 added much to the attractive appearance of the station. The 

 high water last spring washed out the sides of the earthen ponds. 

 Repairs to this pond are now in progress. We are also making a 

 cement flume for an outlet of all the water supply into the lake. — 

 Reported hy Grant E. Winchester, Foreman, Bemus Point, N. Y. 



Cold Spring Harbor Station 



Through the courtesy of Mr. George P. Slade, President of 

 the Southside Sportsman's Club, of Long Island, we had the 

 privilege of collecting brook trout eggs from the club ponds. From 

 this source we obtained a fine lot. The green eggs were sent by 

 rail to our hatchery and except for some damage done in trans- 

 ferring at railroad stations, they turned out very good. The ex- 

 pense of collecting these eggs was very small compared with the 

 cost of similar eggs from commercial hatcheries. We had many 

 more than were needed at this Station, and the surplus was sent 

 to several hatcheries. 



We collected good brook trout eggs at our hatchery, but we are 

 carrying very few stock brook trout. There was no trouble in 

 our trout work this season, as the fish were clean and free from 

 disease. The stock fish are in fine condition. 



We collected all the eggs of tomcod our jars would hold and 

 stopped collecting before the spawning season closed. The re- 

 turns from sales of tomcod sent to the city market carry many 

 fishermen through the month of December when there is nothing 

 else to be caught in the bays. We have single hatching tables only. 

 These could be converted into batteries thereby doubling the num- 

 ber of jars and greatly increasing the output. 



Another very important fish which furnishes a great quantity 

 of cheap food in the city markets is the winter flatfish. Large 

 numbers are shipped from Montauk and other stations on Long 

 Island. When properly cooked the flatfish is as good as the fluke. 

 It is difficult to collect these eggs owing to the rough weather on 

 the seacoast during March. The eggs are adhesive and must be 

 stirred continually for a long time. They are very small anc of 



