OKLAHOMA (Cont. ) 

 4. Stream and Pre -impoundment Survey. 



Pre -impoundment surveys were conducted on Ft. Gibson Reservoir on the Grand 

 River and on Tenkiller Reservoir on the Illinois River. Information was 

 especially sought on species composition, population density, and age and growth. 

 During the summer of 1952 investigations were begun on the Illinois River and 

 some of its tributary streams. The most important objective of this work was to 

 gain information which could be used in the proper utilization of the snnallmouth 

 bass populations. 



Wagoner, Cherokee, and Sequoyah Counties; 1 year; $6,000. 



Address correspondence to: Dr. E. M. Leonard, Dir . Fishery Research Lab. , 

 Box 14, University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla. 



Oklahoma Agricultural & Mechanical College 



1. Causes of Stunting of Crappie ( Pomoxis annularis and Po.noxis nigromaculatus) in 

 Oklahoma Lakes. 



The project undertakes to study the age, growth rates, food habits, and population 

 concentrations of crappie for the purpose of determining, if possible, the reason 

 for the development of stunted populations which are common in many of our lakes. 

 Lakes having stunted populations were selected and at least one lake chosen which 

 seemed to have a nonstunted population, so that conditions could be compared. 



Payne County; Okla. Coop. Wildlife Res. Unit cooperating; began February 1952, 

 to close August 1953; $2,250; Henri D. Crawley, Project Leader; reported 

 quarterly through Unit reports. 



Address correspondence to: Dr. W. H Irwin, Dir., Wildlife Conservation, 

 Zoology Dept. , Okla. A & M College, Stillwater, Okla. 



2. The Age, Growth and Food Habits of Crappie (Pomoxis annularis and Pomoxis 

 nigro-maculatus) in Oklahoma Lakes. 



To study the age, growth rates, and food habits of crappie for the purpose of de- 

 termining the average rate of growth in the lakes of the State. Samples were 

 taken from as many of the lakes as possible over a wide area and with different 

 populations represented. The work is being done to establish a basis for com- 

 paring the productiveness of individual lakes with a state standard. 



Lakes throughout the State of Oklahoma, with headquarters at Stillwater; Okla. 

 Coop. Wildlife Res. Unit cooperating; began September 1950, expected to close 

 in September 1953; $2,700; William C. Burris, Project Leader. 



Address correspondence to: Dr. W. H. Irwin, Dir. , Wildlife Conservation, Dept. 

 of Zoology, A & M College, Stillwater, Okla. 



3. Production of a Bulletin, "The Commercial Production of Bait Minnows in the 

 Southwest, " 



Information fronn personal experience, from minnow growers in the southwest and 

 from literature will be compiled to provide the public with a bulletin describing 

 the hazards as well as the possibilities of raising bait minnows connmercially. 



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