XXXYIII 
RECORD OF SHAD HATCHING OPERATIONS conducted at Old Bay Fishery , near Ha 
United States and Maryland F 
Temperature of 
Date. 
6 A.M. 
May 30 
May 31 
June 1 
June 2 
June 3 
June 4 
June 5 
June 6 1 69 
•June 7 HI 58 
June 8 if 60 
June 9 ** 68, 
..75 
.*80 
..71 
.1-74 
4 62 
.5 64 
June 10... 
June 11. . . 
June 12.. . 
June 13.. . 
• tt 
74 
79 78 
80 80 
80,80 
8081 
79 79 
76 76 
78:78 
68|68 
74| 74 
' 7 2j72 
76 76 
76 76 
<1 jGG 
12 M 
6 P. M. 
82! 79 
85:81 
88,81 
74:80 
76 79 
81 1 79 
82,80, 
71 74| 
74175 , 
88 76| 
85:77 
88 79 
..182 
79! 84 
81 !87 
81 86 
Wind. 
6 A. M. 
,79,79 . . 
,80,80 S 
81 [81 
82j82 
80 80 
79 79 
80,79 
78 78 
tv 
70 
82 
86 
86 
82 79 79 
W. 
s. w. 
N. E. 
Shifting 
W. 
s. w. 
N. W. 
w. 
Gentle. 
Gentle. 
Gentle. 
High. 
Strong. 
Light. 
Light. 
Light. 
Light. 
Light. 
Light. 
Liirht. 
12 M. 
S. W. 
s. 
S. E. 
Shifting 
W. 
s. w. 
N. W. 
N. W. 
S. E. 
S. 
s. 
s. 
6 P. M. 
Gentle. 
Gentle. 
Calm. 
High. 
Strong. 
Light. 
Light. 
Light. 
Light. 
Light. 
Light. 
Light. 
I S. W. 
N. W. 
S. 
s. w. 
Shifting 
s. w. 
s. w. 
N. W. 
N. W. 
W. 
s. 
s. 
s. 
Gentli 
Gentli 
GentF 
High. 
High. 
Lighti 
Light 
Light 
Light 
Light; 
Light 
Light. 
Light 
*One boat getting 12 female and no male, which accounts for proportion of eggs to fish spawn* 
tProportion of eggs to ripe fish caused by males being found by one boat and females in others! 
JMcst of eggs badly impregnated in about 90,000 thought to be good. 
£ Female fish found in one boat and only one male to impregnate eggs. 
jEggs badly impregnated. 
