General 



Five years ago the hatchery system adopted an 

 annual report form that accurately assessed all ex- 

 penditures for fish produced. Prior to 1957 it was not 

 possible to evaluate realistically the production of 

 any one individual hatchery. All hatchery costs were 

 recorded as one expenditure. Actual costs of pro- 

 ducing a pound of fish were somewhat vague. Since 



the annual report has been used, it has been possible 

 to present accurate costs on all phases of fish propa- 

 gation. Montana has a modem, up-to-date hatchery 

 system, alert and flexible enough to use advan- 

 tageously the rapid developments in the fish culture 

 field. The following table emphasizes the great 

 strides made by the Montana hatchery system in 

 the last five years. 



Rainbow 8,212,430 



Cutthroat 1,81 1,664 



Grayling 1,196,316 



Golden Trout 70,851 



Kokanee 7,563, 1 76 



Walleye Pike 683,250 



Northern Pike 262,500 



TOTALS _. 19,800,187 



8,744,536 

 1,649,191 

 1,519,842 



4,636,602 



1,562,050 



453,750 



18,565,971 



SUMMARY OF PRODUCTION FOR THE MONTANA HATCHERY SYSTEM 



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