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subsidiary to the "Warm Springs (Ga.) station. Eventually this will 

 be one or the largest pond stations in the country. A large lake 

 basin can be flooded to give over 200 acres of water area. Plans are 

 being made for the immediate development of the project. 



During the year negotiations were under way for the acquisition 

 of property by gift at Creede. Colo., for a trout station and for the 

 purchase of land near Reagon, Okla.. for a pond station. The 

 former will be under the direction of the Leadville (Colo.) station 

 and the latter will be an auxiliary of the Neosho (Mo.) station. As 

 soon as title to these tracts is secured, construction will begin. Ap- 

 propriations of $30,000 and $35,000, respectively, are available for 

 the work. 



The close of the year also marked the termination of shad-hatching 

 operations on the Potomac River at Bryans Point. ]Md. The hatchery 



is being transferred to a new site on Government-owned land in the 

 Fort Humphreys (Va.) reservation, a short distance down the river, 

 where new buildings are being erected. A new location will be 

 more advantageous with respect to the collection of eggs. 



Fish-cultural facilities in the Yellowstone Park are being aug- 

 mented by the construction of rearing pools at Mammoth Springs. 



CLAM HEADS AS FISH FOOD 



The feeding of dried clam heads and clam meal to trout has 

 virtually passed the experimental stage, and this material is being 

 used regularly at several of the stations. The superintendent of the 

 St. Johnsbury (Vt.) station has placed an order for several tons 

 of it. It is a by-product, is relatively inexpensive, and appears to be 

 valuable as an article of diet, especially for larger fish. The chief 

 drawback at present is the fact that the supply is limited. 



