PROPAGATION AXD DISTRIBUTION OF FOOD FISHES, 19 3 8 489 



red-eared and redbreasted sunfish, crappie, catfish, and warnjoutli 

 bass were distributed to applicants. In addition to tlie above, con- 

 struction work was carried on. Station buildings were repaired and 

 painted as a W. P. A. project. 



Although the Hoffman, N. C, hatchery was under construction 

 during the entire year, 11 one-acre ponds were completed and utilized 

 for producing black bass, warmouth bass, sunfish, and crappie. The 

 output fi'om these ponds was 449,000, of which all were fingerlings 

 exce])t 56,000 bass fry. Many of these were utilized in stocking ponds 

 and lakes of the land utilization project in which the hatchery is 

 located. 



The pond acreage at the Mammoth Spring, Ark., station was not 

 increased but the output of fish was much greater than normal. The 

 distribution of the four species propagated was in excess of 740,000. 

 vSmallmouth black bass fry were consigned to both the Arkansas and 

 Missouri conservation departments. 



At the Louisville, Ky., station the rehabilitation of buildings and 

 gromids which were severely damaged by the 1937 flood was com- 

 pleted, including the excavation of a new pond. This station was 

 favored with a W. P. A. project to assist in this work. The production 

 of fish was below that of normal years but was in excess of that of 

 the previous season. Brood stock was collected from local waters to 

 replace that lost durhig the flood. 



Although the Uvalde, Tex., station was under construction during 

 the entire .year, approximately one-half million black bass were pro- 

 duced and liberated in local waters. 



The output from the San Marcos, San Angelo, and Forth Worth, 

 Tex., substations was slightly in excess of that of last season. 



The Welaka, Fla., station was received by transfer from the Farm 

 Security Administration the latter part of the year. During the 

 3-month period that this unit was operated by the Bureau, 120,000 

 fry and 180,000 fmgerling bass were distributed, most of which were 

 released in the waters of the Ocala National Forest. Plans were laid 

 for a general rebuilding of this establishment in order to make it 

 conform to the Bureau's standards of design and construction. It is 

 proposed to increase the pond area and construct a laboratory and 

 other facilities. These facilities are required for research work in 

 aquJculture which is to be undertaken here. 



Fry were transferred to rearing ponds at the Palestine, W. Va., 

 station, which is operated in cooperation with the West Virginia 

 Conservation Commission. It is estimated that a total of 150,000 

 fish were on hand June 30. 



The Norris, Tenn., hatchery, which is operated in cooperation with 

 the Temiessee Valley Authoritv, li})erated its output of fish in Norris 

 Lake. 



At the Harrison Lake, Va., station two additional ponds and a spill- 

 way to the reservoir were constructed. The output of fish was on a 

 level with that of last year. However, efi^orts are being made- to 

 increase the production by planting aquatic plants in the ponds. 



From the Tishomingo, Okla., station 635,500 fingerling fish were 

 distributed. However, pond acreage at this point is not sufficient to 

 produce enough fish to take care of all requests in that locality, and 

 plans are being made to develop a new series of ponds. 



