334 Third Annual Report of the 



Brook trout, brown trout and rainbow trout were hatched the 

 same as heretofore. The eggs commenced hatching about three 

 weeks earlier than in 1912 owing, perhaps, to the mild, open 

 winter, so we commenced shipping our first fry about three weeks 

 earlier than ever before. 



The loss through diseases was very small. Owing to the dry 

 weather our water supply was very low during part of July and 

 through August; but as the bulk of our shipping was finished by 

 July 10 the low water did not make much difference with us. 



The drivebridge has been practically rebuilt. A new rack has 

 been put in at the dam to protect the pipe leading to the hatchery. 

 We expect, also, to rebuild four of the outdoor races this fall. 



The usual display of flowers around the hatchery and dwelling 

 house was made and proved very attractive. — Reported by II. E. 

 Annin, Foreman, Margaretville, N. Y. 



Foremen Annin and Rhines were sent to Hitt's Lake on October 

 25, 1912, to collect eggs of brook trout if possible. Three nets 

 were set in different parts of the lake, but they caught only four 

 trout, one of which was a large immature female. The inlet 

 stream was also examined for its entire length and not a single 

 trout was found. There were no signs around the shores of the 

 lake to show that fish had been preparing to spawn. It being 

 apparent that eggs could not be obtained in this lake, the work 

 was discontinued on October 27. The collection of brook trout 

 eggs from stock fish at the Station was ended before the close of 

 October. 



Fulton Chain Station 



The work at this Station has been very successful this season. 

 Although we did not get many eggs from wild brook trout, we 

 obtained an increased number of eggs of lake trout and whitefish. 

 These fish all spawned at the same time and in the same place. 

 The lake trout begin a few days before the whitefish and continue 

 spawning through the whole time of the whitefish run which is 

 from about October 20 to November 20. 



Eggs were taken from 808 female whitefish and milt from 918 

 males, resulting in a total of 322-% quarts of eggs, of which 

 60 quarts were sent to the Adirondack Hatchery (a quart of 

 whitefish eggs contains 42,000). 



