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hatchery, it is safe to say that the adoption of the Hoover plan for 
cooperation in rearing fish already has provided rearing facilities 
equivalent to three new hatcheries. The cost to private organizations 
Fic. 1.—Applicants receiving fish at Meyersdale (Pa.) cooperative fish nursery 

of developing and maintaining cooperative nurseries varies greatly, 
but in general the expenditures for units of average size have not 
exceeded $1,000. 
