Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-07-31
THE FISH COMMISSION WORK
Resume Of Operations During Past Els.
cal Year-Food Fish Distributed.

The United States fish commission distributed
in Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Kentucky,
Missouri and Nebraska during the past fiscal
year 100000 yearling fish of the indigenous
species of the Mississippi valley, consisting of
catfish. buffalo, Graphic, white and black bass,
sunish, pickerel, white perch, wall-eye pike
and native carp.
OF BROOK TROUT EGGS
there were 207, 900 sent to the different state
fish commissions, and a deposih Of q, 900 was
made in the public waters OF Pennsylvania,
Maryland and West Virginia. A plant of Il, 900
one-year-old brook trout was made in the
waters Of Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio and Michi-
gan: the bulk Of them being put in the waters
OF the two states last named. During the sea-
son $4,000 rainbow trout eggs were shipped
from the Worthwhile, Mich, station of the COM
mission and lie, 900 from the Wythevilie, Va,
station to the various state commissions for
planting in suitable waters.
oNE-YEAR-oLD FISH
to the number of 90, 900 were distributed as fol-
lows: To Indiana, 5000; Iowa, 1900; Michi-
gan, II 200; Nebraska, 8, 400; Ohio, 1000; Ken
lucky, 1000; Tennessee, 500; Georgia, 1,5OO;
North Carolina, 5000; Virginia, %, 900; West
Virginia, 200; Maryland, 1000; Pennsylvania,
10000.
LAKE TROUT
to the number Of 5000, 1000 were distributed
during the season, 100000 going to state
commissions and 100000 of fry to Lake Su-
perior near Duluth. OF the yearlings of this
species IA, 900 were deposited in the waters of
Indiana and TO- 900 in Michigan. The distribu-
ton OF Loeb Leven trout eggs was as follows:
Nebraska, $4,000; Wisconsin, 10000; Pennsyl-
vania, $4,000; New Hampshire, $4,000.
OF THE CALIFORNIA SALMON FRY
100000 were deposited in the Clackamas
river and its tributaries: 1000 900 in the Little
Sacramento and its tributaries, and 1,5OO, 900 in
the McCloud river. In the disposition of At
lantic salmon New York got 10000. Land
locked salmon eggs numbering 600, 900 were
distributed to the several state commissions.
OF THE GERMAN CARP
136, 900 were supplied for private pond culture
to 5000 applicants, representing So states and
10 territories. The usual number of carp fur
nished to individual applicants varies from IL
to co. There were also deposited in the public
waters of the country about IS, 900 of this spe-
cies, as follows: Dakota, 5000; Kansas, 1000;
Ohio, IL, 900; Tennessee, 5000; Florida, 1000;
Georgia, 1850; North Carolina, $500; Virginia,
1000; Maryland, 1000.
During the year there were distributed TO- 600
gold fish to 800 applicants in the several states
and territories.
OTHER FISHES.
Red-eye perch to the number of 5000 were dis
tributed during the year to applicants in Massa-
chusetts, New York, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina and Georgia. OFF the coast OF Massa-
chusetts 100000 Goldfish and 5000 900
pollock were deposited during the year.
The Sandusky, Ohio, station of the commits
sion collected during the year $50, 600 900
whitehsh eggs, and the Klpena, Mich, station
A., 200 900. OF these, 80 600. 900 were distribu-
ted to the northwestern states bordering on
the lakes. The distribution of the fry produced
at the Sandusky, Alpena and Duluth stations
was as follows: Lake Superior, 10, 900 900; Lake
Erie, 100000; Lake Huron, $4,000, 900, and
100000 were deposited in the public
waters Of Idaho, Washington territory and
Oregon.
Wall-eye pike to the number of so, O0o, 600
were deposited principally in the public waters
Of Minnesota, Illinois. Ohio, New York and
Pennsylvania.
During the season 101, 768, 900 shad fry were
deposited as follows: Tributaries of Narragan-
sett bay, 4,265, 900; tributaries Of North Allan
tic coast, 1,803, 900; Hudson river and tribu-
taries. 5000, 200; Delaware bay and tributaries,
rs, 000, 600; Chesapeake bay and tributaries,
100000 tributaries of South Atlantic
coast, 400O,0 900; tributaries Of Gulf of Mexico,
100000.