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Through assignments of relief workers and an assignment from the 

 Civilian Conservation Corps, a limited amount of construction and 

 repair work was carried on at the Bozeman, Mont., station. Such 

 work consisted of repairing and graveling the roadways about the 

 station and pubUc highway, renewing the concrete floor in the hatch- 

 ery building and equipping same with new troughs, constructing a 

 fish-food-preparation house, and completing one apartment of a duplex 

 cottage. 



Distribution of trout eggs and fingerlings was made in the usual 

 territory consisting of 15,022,430 eggs and 4,378,900 fingerUngs, 

 1,946,674 more fingerlings being distributed during the year than 

 the previous fiscal year. 



At the Ennis substation repair work and construction was carried 

 on by the regular personnel and with temporary help. A new concrete 

 floor was put in the Meadow Creek hatchery; also 20 cedar troughs 

 with wooden standards were set up in the building. At Blaine 

 Springs 400 feet of supply pipe was put in, and a rearing pond 100 

 by 12 feet was constructed. 



The Loch Leven egg collections totaled 25,511,655, which was 

 approximately 3,000,000 less than the previous year. However, the 

 take was ample to meet all requirements. The rainbow take during 

 the spring was a few thousand larger than the previous year. 



The Blaine Springs hatchery has been in operation for over a year 

 and has proven satisfactory in every detail. With the water of a 53° 

 temperature, a rapid growth among the fingerling trout is encouraged. 



At the Miles City, Mont., substation relief workers were used in 

 repairing a leak in the dam of Lake Keogh, which necessitated an 

 excavation of gravel 60 feet long, 8 feet deep, and 5 feet wide and 

 replacing the gravel with dirt that would pack and form a compact 

 mass. 



The total number of fingerUngs harvested during the fall ranked 

 among previous years, but the most outstanding feature of the harvest 

 was that 121,525 fingerling bass were distributed. 



The Dexter, N. Mex., station is the only Federal hatchery in this 

 territory which is solely concerned with the production of pond fish. 

 No majoi construction was performed, but considerable work was 

 applied to improving ponds, particularly the drainage. Unfavorable 

 weather during the spawning season resulted in a subnormal hatch of 

 fry. Maintenance of adequate water levels in the ponds is always a 

 problem at this station. 



Among the miscellaneous activities was the estabHshment of rearing 

 pools on a site near Spokane, Wash., donated by the State. Under a 

 cooperative agreement with the adjacent State hatchery, a Bureau 

 employee has been detailed to care for the trout during the rearing 

 period. 



The Jackson Hole, Wyo., station received fingerlings by transfer 

 and also hatched eggs. During the spring months mortaUty was very 

 heavy and other difficulties were experienced. However, a goodly 

 number of fingerUngs was available for stocldng waters in the Teton 

 National Park. 



NEW ENGLAND STATIONS 



The Nashua, N. H., station functioned in a normal manner and 

 achieved an average production of three species of trout and land- 

 locked salmon. 



