DISTRIBUTION OF FISH TO MINNESOTA 

 FARMERS 



F. L. WASPIBURN 



The State Entt^mologist's office is frequently required to 

 undertake economic work, which has nothing to do with insects. 

 This is practically the case in almost every state where the office 

 exists. In the present instance we refer to the distri])ution of fish 

 to Minnesota farmers in 1916. 



The Secretary of the Department of Commerce expressed to 

 the Director of the Experiment Station a desire on his part to 

 assist farmers throughout the country by granting them upon proper 

 representation of their needs and conditions on their farms, consign- 

 ments of fish suitable for these conditions. l"he Director allotted 

 this work to the State Entomologist, and this proposition on the 

 part of the Secretary of Commerce was made public throughout 

 the state. Many applications for fish were received by this office. 

 To these applicants blank federal applications were sent and addi- 

 tional questions compiled by the writer. Careful consideration of 

 these answers and consultation in regard to ea<di applicant with our 

 State Fish Commissioner resulted where such was possible of an 

 endorsement of the application on the part of the State Entomolo- 

 gist and the Director of the Station. These endorsed requests were 

 forwarded to the Department of Commerce at Washington, and the 

 Bureau of Eisheries as far as they were able distributed fish to the 

 successful applicants. 



Some approved applications could not be taken care of this 

 year and are now on file at Washington. \\'e ai)pend herewith list 

 of Minnesota citizens furnished with fish under the above condi- 

 tions, giving the number and variety of fish and the date shipped, 

 also list of citizens whose applications are at present on file at 

 ^^'ashington. 



APPLICATIONS FILLED. 



A. G Anderson. R. F. D. No. 2, Long Prairie, Alinn., 425 black bass. 

 Sept. 6, 1916. 



Ewald Baufeldt. R. F. D. No. 3, Elk River, Minn., OOO sunfish (l)ream). 

 Sept 1. 1916. 



H. D. Blandins', Detroit, Minn., 425 l)lack bass. Sept. 12, 1916. 



W. P. Cockey, for Baltimore Investment Co., Piedmont Apartments, 

 St. Paul, Minn., 600 sunfish (bream). Sept. 19, 1916. 



F. M. Green. Menahi>a, Minn., 340 black bass. Sept. 6, 1916. 



Vitalis Johnson, R. F D. No. 2, Fertile, Minn., 340 black bass. Sept. 

 12, 1916. 



