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reason I think a special bounty offered to only one or two who 

 are competent is about the only practical way to deal with the 

 problem. And with the understanding that the pelts, skulls and 

 all data are to be turned over to the Fish and Game Commission. 



BEN S. PATTON, Deputy Game Warden. 



HUMP-BACKED SALMON FOR NEW ENGLAND WATERS. 



As a substitute for the fast disappearing native species, the 

 Atlantic salmon, the fish commissioners of Maine have recently 

 placed 7,198,922 fingerling hump-backed salmon from the Pa- 

 cific coast in the rivers and lakes of that state. They were sent 

 across the continent last year while in the egg stage. The plant- 

 ing of hump-backs in New England waters will continue until 

 the species is firmly established. 



The hump-backed salmon is a slim fish with a strong dorsal 

 hump and long, strongly hooked jaws. It is a bluish color with 

 silvery sides, and when fresh from the sea its flesh is of a rich 

 red color and fine flavor. In weight it runs from three to ten 

 pounds. 



This salmon spawns near salt water, and it is hoped that for 

 this reason it will escape the fate of the large native species now 

 nearing extinction. The pollution of the streams by sewage, the 

 chemical waste from the mills and the removal of the forests 

 from the headwaters, together with the increasing number of 

 dams in the upper rivers are the main causes for the disappear- 

 ance of the Atlantic salmon. 



JACK-RABBIT INVESTIGATION IN LAKE COUNTY. 



James Silver and Fred Egli, in the employ of the Biological 

 Survey of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, have completed 

 an investigation of the jack-rabbit situation in northern Lake 

 county with a view to recommending ways and means for ex- 

 termination of the pest. The investigation began early in the 

 winter and was concluded in March. Owing to the absence of 

 heavy snows in the course of the winter, Mr. Silver said, 

 trapping and poisoning the long-eared animals was imprac- 

 ticable; and he could not recommend inoculation as an effective 

 means of ridding the country of the pest. Babbit drives and 



