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ino;ton State College, Pullman, Wash.; University of Washington, 

 Seattle, Wash.; University of Maryland and Maryland State Agri- 

 cultural Experiment Station, C!ollege Park, Md. ; and the Minnesota 

 and Virginia State Departments of Markets. 



CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES 



The major construction activities during the year were concen- 

 trated upon five new hatcheries. In the Columbia National Forest, 

 near Carson, Wash., a salmon and trout hatchery started during the 

 fiscal year 1937 was completed as far as available appropriations 

 would permit. A hatchery service building, two dwellings, the water 

 system, and several rearing ponds were completed. This new project 

 was necessitated by the partial overflow of the older Little Wliite 

 Salmon hatchery from the waters of the Bonneville Dam pool. 



Work was also started on four new pondfish hatcheries located 

 at Lyman, Miss., Marianna, Fla., Cohutta, Ga., and Las Vegas, Nev. 

 These vvere established in conformity with the act of May 21, 1930, 

 Congress having provided for a resumption of new hatchery devel- 

 opment. The Mississippi hatchery was placed on an operating basis 

 during the year, although the proposed pond system was not entirely 

 completed. In Florida about 50 percent of the ponds were com- 

 pleted, and dwellings, service buildings, water supply facilities, etc., 

 were well along toward completion at the end of the year. This 

 hatchery is located in a State park, the site having been donated. 



Due to delay in acquiring the site, the Georgia hatchery was less 

 completely developed both as to ponds and buildings at the close 

 of the year. The appropriation of additional funds permitted the 

 construction to continue into the fiscal year 1939. 



At Las Vegas, Nev., the Bureau took over a hatchery which had 

 been started by the city of Las Vegas. The principal work required 

 was the construction of a dwelling, shop, and garage, and extension 

 of the pond system. The gi-eater part of this had been accomplished 

 by the close of the year. Output of this hatchery will be largely 

 used in restocking Lake Mead. 



A site suitable for a bass hatchery in Khode Island was finally 

 acquired from the Farm Security Administration. A little work 

 was performed in clearing pond sites, but this was suspended for the 

 purpose of developing a project of major construction by utilization 

 of relief labor. W. P. A. aid was enlisted in providing for major 

 improvements at three existing hatcheries. At Edenton, N. C, the 

 work comprised a 100-percent increase in the bass-pond acreage and 

 construction of two experimental rearing ponds for shad. At Harts- 

 ville, Mass., and Wiite Sulphur Springs, W. Va., a complete reha- 

 bilitation of ponds, buildings, and grounds was undertaken. In addi- 

 tion, W. P. A. projects were set up to provide for minor specific 

 repairs and improvements at a number of other hatcheries, notably 

 at San Angelo, Tex., Kochester, Ind., Dexter, N. Mex., and Crawford, 

 Nebr. By the same means, pond construction was continued in the 

 Upper Mississippi Wild Life and Fish Refuge at Genoa, Wis. 



A fine stone hatchery building was practically completed at Lamar, 

 Pa., financed by Bureau funds and C. C. C. labor. A series of bass 

 ponds was also started at this point. At York Pond, N. H., a com- 



