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bottom of the pond. In (Icors^ia. wIrtc the opportunities for 

 observation are exceptionally tine, tlu' water beins^ clear and 

 the jT^rowth not sufificiLiit to obstruct the vision, they spawn on 

 the bare earth, and this year .\lr. Stranahan found that these 

 artificial nests were acceptable. With the small mouth bass we 

 have had little or no experienc.'. If anyone can .u'ivc us any 

 infoimation on raisiui^- black bass we would like to ha\-e them 

 do so. People a>k for 'i million bass when there are not a mil- 

 lion raised artiticiallx' in the country. 



The President: Do you raise your bass to fiui^erlings? 



Mr. Ravenel: Always. 



The President: How many do you raise? 



Mr. Ravenel : 250,000 to 300.OCO. 



The President: Do you estimate them? 



Mr. Ravtnel : Never, all distributions are made b_\- meas- 

 urement or by actual count. 



The President : An\- further discussion about the bass? 



Mr. Thompson: I would like to ask Mr. Ravenel what has 

 been the percentage of rearing of those that have been put in the 

 troughs? 



Mr. Ravenel: In some cases we have had splendid results. 

 We have raised 12,000 out of 15,000. Of course trough raising 

 of bass amounts to vcr\- little. We raise them in nursery 

 ponds. Air. Leary conducted a number of experiments in which 

 he showed very conclusively that it is better noi to move the 

 bass tco soon from the rearing ponds; it is better to wait until 

 they become an inch long anyway. 



The President: I would like to ask .Mr. Ravenel if he has 

 ever had any experience in determining the relative growth of 

 the big mouth bass and small mouth bass." 



Mr. Ravenel: Yes. in Washington, ?n(l there was very lit- 

 tle difiference up to October. We raised a large number of the 

 big mouth. 



Mr. Thompson: I would say that I placed a few large 

 mouth bass in a jjond in which there were no other fish except 



