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then proceeded to Bozeman, Mont., arriving there on June 13 to take up the 

 trout work from the station there. 



A total of 5 carloads were taken from Bozeman, 2 going to Glacier Park, 

 Mont., to be planted in waters within the park, the other 3 being delivered to 

 individual applicants in Wyoming. 



During the fiscal year the car made 37 trips traveling 32,253 paid miles and 

 160 free miles. It handled 41,961,700 fish, filling 1,536 applications widely 

 scattered in 21 States. The number and sizes of the fish delivered by the car 

 and its crew are shown in the following table: 



Species 



Catfish -. 



Whiteflsh _. 



Rainbow trout 



Black-spotted trout . 

 Locti Leven trout. .- 



Lake trout .- 



Brook trout 



Crappie. 



Fry 



iFingerlings, 

 I Nos. 1 to 6 



22,170,000 



57,640 



8,645,000 



Largemouth black bass- 

 Smallmouth black bass- 



Sunflsh -- 



Pike perch--- 



Yellow perch 



7, 380, 000 



Total I 38,195,000 3,754,720 



342, 200 



149, 100 



173, 735 



28,000 



2,760,915 



65, 550 



154, 685 



1,020 



6,015 



15, J 



Year- 

 lings 



105 



Adults 



5,290 

 "3,'i50" 



8,545 



540 



238 



2, 350 



390 



3,518 



CAR NO. 8 



[T. H. CoPELAND, Captain] 



On July 1, 1930, car No. 8 moved from La Crosse, Wis., to Manchester, Iowa, 

 to complete the unfinished distribution from the Manchester station. The c6r 

 made two trips from the Manchester station to points in Wisconsin and returned 

 to La Crosse to overhaul the distribution equipment. On August 5 the car loaded 

 at the Lynxville (Wis.) station with bass, crappie, yellow perch, and bream, 

 delivering this load of fish to points in upper Wisconsin, and returning to La 

 Crosse for additional shipments of rescued fishes which were planted in the States 

 of Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania. On August 26 the car 

 loaded 21,980 miscellaneous river fishes for the Arizona Game and Fish Commis- 

 sion, delivering the fish at Cutter, Ariz., to be planted in Coolidge Lake. The car 

 moved to the Neosho (Mo.) station September 3 and loaded 7,350 yearling 

 rainbow trout and delivered them to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission 

 at Mammoth Spring, Ark. On completion of this trip the car returned to Neosho, 

 Mo., and loaded 7,350 yearling rainbow trout for Colorado waters, returned to La 

 Crosse, Wis., and made two trips from that point. 



The distribution from the Langdon (Kans.) station began on September 23 and 

 was completed on October 17. During the interim the car made trips from 

 Langdon, Kans., to Ardmore, Oklahoma City, McAlester, Okla., and Nashville, 

 Tenn., delivering approximately 155,000 pond fishes. During October and 

 November the distribution was in progress from the Tupelo (Miss.) station. 

 Pond fishes were delivered in the States of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, 

 Georgia, and Virginia, completing the Tupelo distribution. The car returned to 

 La Crosse, Wis., and resumed the distribution of rescued fishes. On November 

 25 the car moved to the Milwaukee railroad shops at Milwaukee, Wis., where it 

 remained until March 12 undergoing repairs. The car returned to La Crosse, 

 Wis., March 12 where new aerating equipment was made and installed in the car 

 by members of the crew. The distribution of trout to cooperative ponds and 

 nurseries was commenced April 7 from the La Crosse and Lynxville (Wis.) 

 stations. On completing the cooperative distribution, the general distribution 

 was undertaken from the Manchester (Iowa) station delivering fish to applicants 

 in Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota until the close of the fiscal year. 



During the year the car traveled 25,133 paid miles, made 26 complete trips, 

 and delivered fish in 31 States. Detached trips made by messengers operating 

 from the car numbered 125. The messengers traveled approximately 60,000 



