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station, the construction of the new hatchery in the Smoky Mountain 

 National Park proceeded rather slowly due to its isolated location and 

 other factors. At the close of the year the National Park Service had 

 constructed 17 rearing pools and the water supply system had been 

 installed. A hatchery building and a service building were about 

 two-thirds completed and work was progressing on the construction 

 of a residence. In spite of the incomplete status of the project it was 

 possible to handle rainbow trout fingerlings in the rearing ponds during 

 the latter part of the year. 



The Lamar, Pa., hatchery received brook and rainbow trout finger- 

 lings transferred from other establishments and reared them over the 

 summer months for fall distribution. Development work has con- 

 sisted in the construction of additional circular rearing pools, the work 

 being performed by C. C. C. detail. 



FOND-FISH STATIONS 



The majority of these establishments located in the southeastern 

 and south central sections maintained previous records of output 

 and in some instances materially bettered the production of last year. 

 The Mammoth Spring, Ark., station supplied a much larger propor- 

 tion of its production of bass to the waters of the N ational Forests in 

 Arkansas and ^Missouri. 100,000 bass fry were transferred to the 

 State hatcheiy at Lonoke on a cooperative rearing basis. 



The Department of Fish and Game of the State of Georgia assumed 

 full responsibility for the distribution of fish produced at both of the 

 Bureau's Georgia stations. At the Lake Park, Ga., substation the 

 initial use of a new water supply permitted the handling of the 

 propagating pond to much better advantage. However, the actual 

 distribution of fish during the fiscal year 1936 was slight due to the 

 fact that construction work had been under way during the greater 

 part of the year. Conditions at the close of the fiscal year indicated 

 a very satisfactory production during the pending distribution season. 

 W. P. A. labor was largely employed in effecting the foregoing 

 improvements and in maintaining the station property. 



The new Harrison Lake, Va., station was on a full productive basis 

 during the year, utilizing 12 large ponds and several small minnow 

 and daphnia ponds. Almost 100,000 bass had been distributed by 

 the close of the year, with a considerable number of fingerlings re- 

 maining, as well as a good stock of bream. Severe rains necessitated 

 considerable repair work where the new pond embankments had 

 become eroded. Brood stock was obtained from Harrison Lake 

 which is used as the water supply for the hatchery. 



The Tupelo, Miss., station escaped damage from the terrific tornado 

 which visited that section and produced an output of bass approach- 

 ing previous high records for tliis hatchery. The production of bream 

 was somewhat reduced, however, due to consumption of the bream 

 fry and fingerlings by the bass. 



Inadequacy of brood stock curtailed the production of smallmouth 

 and largemouth bass at the Louisville, Ky., station below the normal 

 average. However, the output was in excess of the previous year. 

 Relief labor is employed extensively at this point in improving the 

 pond system, including the closure of leaks and the renewal of drain 

 and supply lines. 



