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The Fort Worth substation, however, failed to produce as satisfac- 

 torily, with a considerable drop in the output of black bass. A new 

 road was constructed on the property and considerable attention 

 given to improving the drainage. 



The Orangeburg (S.C.) station has been enlarged as far as the pond 

 acreage is concerned, at intervals during the year. A new pond of 

 approximately three-quarters of an acre was constructed and work 

 was imder way on the conversion of a large reservoir to provide an 

 additional pond area of 2 acres. A new concrete walk was con- 

 structed connecting the station buildings. The occurrence of an 

 untimely cold period resulted in the destruction of the early spawning 

 of bass eggs causing a reduction in the output of this species. The 

 output of the other varieties was practically normal with exception 

 of the red-breasted bream wliich was produced with an increase of 

 practically 100 percent. Special effort is being made to propagate 

 this variety wliich is extremely popular in that section. The Orange- 

 burg station supervised the cooperative propagation of shad on the 

 Edisto River in conjunction with the State of South Carolina. Four 

 million two hundred and five thousand eggs were collected, jdeld- 

 ing a hatch of approximately 75 percent. 



The Mammoth Springs (Ark.) station had a very satisfactory 

 output, producing a larger number of fingerlings and a particularly 

 good yield of smallmouth bass. This station produced approximately 

 400,000 fish and in view of its extremely low cost of operation has 

 been of great value in supplying territory where the demand is heavy. 



The Louisville (Ky.) station distributed an increased number of 

 smallmouth and largemouth bass in comparison with the previous 

 year. The station buildings and equipment were kept in excellent 

 condition due to the utilization of relief labor furnished by the city 

 of Louisville. 



At the Natchitoches (La.) substation, administered from Neosho, 

 Mo., the appropriation for construction has not been sufficient to 

 provide a very extensive pond space. Brood stock of bass and other 

 pond fish was placed in the ponds during January 1933. In view of 

 the late start and the limited number of brood fish available, produc- 

 tion, which will be largely distributed after the close of the fiscal 

 year, is confined to a few bass fingerlings and approximately 125,000 

 sunfish. 



The Tishomingo (Okla.) substation, also comes under the direction 

 of the Neosho (Mo.) station, and at the former point there was some 

 increase over the previous year's output. This station is giving 

 special attention to the propagation of channel catfish, a species much 

 desired, and a brood stock is now being reared. The primary need 

 at this point has also been the extension of the pond acreage since 

 only a portion of the possible area has been developed in ponds. 



RESCUE OPERATIONS AND UPPER MISSISSIPPI WILD LIFE REFUGE 



The activities centered at La Crosse, Wis., comprise the propaga- 

 tion of trout and bass, administration of a number of hatcheries 

 within this territory and the conduct of rescue or salvage work in 

 the Upper Mississippi Wild Life Refuge. 



There was completed at the La Crosse station a large bass pond 

 which produced over 108,000 fish. Rescue work was commenced on 

 July 20 and terminated on October 8. The cost of the fish handled 



