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In addition, the United States Fish Commission has promised a quantity of 

 landlocked salmon eggs and some steel-head trout eggs, which will be delivered 

 during the winter and spring. The steel-head trout is most highly recommended 

 by Mr. Ravenel, the assistant in charge of the Division of Fish Culture, and a 

 planting of nearly 100,000 fry has already been made in the waters of the State 

 through the courtesy of the United States. 



There are frequent demands for papers published in former reports of this 

 Commission. The papers perhaps most in demand are the Forestry Tracts, the 

 article upon fish food, and an article upon fishways. If these papers could be 

 printed separately in cheap form, and distributed to those who desire them, it 

 would be of service to a large number of people who are unable to obtain the 

 reports containing them. 



Subdivision 5 of section 220 of the Forest, Fish and. Game Law, under " powers 

 of the Commission," provides : 



"That the Commission shall prepare and distribute tracts giving information on 

 the care and renewal of private woodlands, and with the approval of the Superin- 

 tendent of Public Instruction and the Regents of the University, supply to schools, 

 academies and colleges, the means of instruction in forestry." 



The law, however, does not provide for the printing and distribution of articles 

 giving instruction in regard to fish propagation, nor does the law quoted provide for 

 money to print the tracts devoted to forestry. The State Printer gives an estimate 

 for printing the papers I have referred to as follows: Per 1,000: Forest Tracts, 

 $115.00. 68 pp. ; Fishway, $45.00, 28 pp.; Food for Fishes, $35.00, 22 pp. 



Of the condition of pheasants at Pleasant Valley Hatchery, I will report 

 as follows : 



Pheasants on hand : 

 Hens (old birds), - - - - - - - - . - 48 



Cocks (old birds), --------- 18 



66 



It is believed to be best to turn out old birds in part and replace them with young 

 breeding birds, as follows : 



Turn out old cocks, ---------- 8 



Turn out old hens, ...-..-.- 26 



Total, ..-.......-- 34 



