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PISH AND GAME COMMISSION. 



The 1924 biennial report comprisine; 112 pages Avas compiled and 

 issned in the fall of 1924. Three Fish Bulletins, numbers eight, nine 

 and ten have had our editorial supervision. Teachers' Bulletin number 

 eight, ''Fish and Game Laws and the Reasons for Them," was issued 

 in the spring of 1926 and judging by the numerous requests from 

 schools has filled an important need. Plans are being made for the 

 revision of "Bird Study in the Public Schools." Miss Gretchen Libby, 

 the author of this bulletin which is now out of print, was employed 

 during the month of June, 1926, to partially prepare the bulletin for 

 republication. Hundreds of requests for this bulletin are on file and it 

 will l)e a pleasure to again be able to fill these orders. 



More than twenty-five popular and scientific articles have been pub- 

 lished in various periodicals. Among the subjects treated were Fish 

 Resources of the Klamath River, Hawks That Are Blacklisted. The 

 Lion Hunter of San Lorenzo, Maintaining a Supply for the Creel, and 



Nature Guiding. 



MOTION PICTURES. 



The end of the fiscal year finds this bureau with a partially replen- 

 ished library of conserA''ation films. Certain of the Salisbury films first 



secured in 1915 have 



been entirely worn out 



and those which replaced 



them have also become 



worn and scratched. It 



Avas possible during 1925 



to secure an additional 



copy of the colored 



motion picture film 



shoAving operations at 



the ]\I u n t S h a s t a 



Hatchery. In the spring 



of 1926 a ncAV reel shoAV- 



ing some non-game birds 



and additional material 



for game bird reels Avas 



purchased. This together 



Avith personally taken 



material gives us eight 



reels in fair condition. 



Effort has been made to 



secure negative as Avell 



as positive so as to more 

 readily replace Avorn reels. There is still need for replacement of Avorn 

 films. Particularly is there needed a film portraying the work of state 

 lion hunter. Jay Bruce, and operations at the Yountville Game Farm. 

 It is expected that these will be secured during the coming year. 



A regular booking system recently installed has helped in handling 

 the increasing demand for the Commission's educational films. Films 

 borrowed by the Associated Sportsmen's Clubs have been used on a 

 circuit Avith a resultant large attendance record. Three different farm 

 advisers borroAved films and used them regularly for Aveeks at a time. 



