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The Manchester (Iowa) station also produced a large number of 

 rainbow trout eggs but experienced an unfavorable season as far as 

 the pond fish were concerned, owing to unfavorable weather conditions. 

 The station cooperated with a local sportsmen's association in the 

 establishment and operation of a large smallmouth bass rearing pond. 



C. W, A. labor was used in efi'ecting numerous minor improve- 

 ments to the buildings and grounds. 



At the Leetown (W. Va.) station an important activity has been 

 the construction and development effected through a P. W. A. 

 allotment. This covered the construction of a large reservoir and 5 

 new bass ponds ranging from 1 to 3 acres in area. Several of the 

 older ponds were improved and the raceway system was entirely 

 rebuilt and enlarged. Circular rearing pools were also completed. 

 Further work was performed on the buildings including a concrete 

 floor in the garage, and the finishing of the second floor of this building. 

 Construction of a house for the director was started and was well 

 underway at the end of the fiscal year. Fish-cultural activities 

 yielded a large take of eggs but the percentage of fertility was low 

 because of the fact that the eggs were taken from young fish. Effort 

 was made to propagate smallmouth bass, but as the ponds were in 

 readiness late in the season the brood stock could not be secured in 

 time to yield a large number of fry. Experimental activities at Lee- 

 town are described in the annual reports of the Division of Scientific 

 Inquiry. 



The Flintville (Tenn.) station in its second year of operation distrib- 

 uted approximately 150,000 fingerling trout. Work with the rain- 

 bow species was successful but, as previously, heavy mortalit}^ was 

 experienced with the brook trout and brown trout. Through the 

 allotment of C. W. A. labor, seven bass ponds were constructed and 

 the station grounds cleared up and improved. Owing to the delay in 

 getting the ponds ready for use, the production of bass and other 

 pond fish was negligible. 



Activities at the Erwin (Tenn.) station were largely of a routine 

 nature and the results comparable to those of previous years. Im- 

 provements were effected by the expenditure of a P. W. A. allotment 

 permitting the dredging of mud from ponds and improvements to 

 the buildings. The station handled 200,000 rainbow trout fingerlings 

 on a cooperative basis whereby the Tennessee Fish and Game De- 

 partment provided the food and arranged for the distribution during 

 the fan of 1934. 



The Cape Vincent (N. Y.) station showed indications of a limited 

 fall production of smallmouth bass owing to failure of spawning. 

 This station carried on its trout work at the three substations located 

 at Cortland, Watertown, and Barneveld. The cooperative project 

 at Rochester, N. Y., was also listed as one of the activities coming 

 under the scope of the Cape Vincent station. 



The North ville (Mich.) station conducted its fish-cultural work 

 with average success and in addition carried on some improvements 

 to the buildings and grounds. 



Mention may be made of the new establishment at Lamar, Pa., 

 the site for which had been acquired sometime previously. Active 

 work commenced under a P. W. A. allotment in the fall of 1933 and 

 consisted of remodeling a cottage into a dwelling for the superintend- 

 ent. There was also erected a combination garage and workshop. 



