BLACK BASS CULTURE 



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at its biological station at Fairport, Iowa. Although these investi- 

 gations are still in their infancy it is believed that the results already 

 obtained are of sufficient importance to justify their publication at 

 this time. 



The experimental work at the Fairport station has been largely 

 concerned with the largemouth black bass, Micropterus sahrwides^ 

 since local conditions are particularly favorable for this species. 



