PROPAGATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 19 30 1145 

 Egg-collecting stations — Continued 



FISH-CULTURAL NOTES 



NEW STATIONS 



Among the new plants to which reference was made in the pre- 

 vious year's report the substations at Crawford, Nebr., and Fort 

 Worth, Tex., are now operating close to full production with present 

 facilities. At the former point a good distribution of trout was 

 achieved and work was started on the construction of a dam to create 

 a large lake on the Fort Robinson Military Reservation for the prop- 

 agation of warm-water fish. A number of small local ponds were 

 utilized for producing a limited number of bream, catfish, etc. The 

 ultimate capacity for rearing trout at Crawford will not be attained 

 until a pipe line, connecting a spring-water supply, is run to the 

 present hatchery. This work was in progress at the close of the 

 fiscal year. Development has continued at the Valdosta (Ga.) sta- 

 tion; and a limited distribution of bass and bream, principally 

 the latter, was obtained for the benefit of local waters. In view of 

 the extensive pond acreage at this point, the securing of an adequate 

 brood stock has been slow and difficult. Additional drainage wells 

 will be drilled to facilitate the drainage of Grassy Lake, the main 

 hatching and rearing pond. 



At the Tishomingo (Okla.) substation, buildings were con- 

 structed; and a temporary dam, designed to give an immediate 

 water supply for a small number of ponds, was installed. High 



23019—31- 



