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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 



BORROW PIT AT WAKELAND 



This pond is near the railway, about 6 miles north of Greenwood and 1 mile 

 south of Wakeland, and it is less than one-fourth the extent of the one described in 

 the preceding section. The water is shaded during part of the day by a high railway 

 embankment along one side and several small trees on the opposite shore. The 

 water was moderately muddy, and perennials were almost entirely absent. Of special 

 interest are the myriads of small shrimps (Palsemonetes exilipes) that were present 

 and apparently found conditions favorable. Fish also were numerous, and 12 species 

 were taken here, which was a larger number than occurred in other ponds of 

 similar size. 



BORROW PITS, GRENADA ROAD 



This series of borrow pits had existed only about 2 years, and the vegetation 

 was not plentiful in consequence. Several species of fish had become fairly well 

 established, but as the maximum depth found in these ponds at the end of the dry 

 season was only 2 feet, and as little shade is afforded, it is obvious that they would 

 prove suitable for only a limited number of species. 



SLOUGH AT BROWNING 



An unusually large, free-flowing well at Browning, 4 miles east of Greenwood, 

 forms a narrow slough over 100 yards in extent. The banks are high and wooded, 

 and the water is 10 feet in depth in places, and, being clear and cool, it forms a 

 favorable habitat in some essentials. The banks are too steep and shaded, however, 

 to permit of any but a sparse growth of the usual aquatic plants, with the result that 

 fish are present in rather limited numbers. 



SLOUGH AT MONEY 



This slough crosses the highway about 8 miles north of Greenwood and just 

 north of Money. During seasons of high water it is connected with the near-by 

 Tallahatchie River, but when visited it had become isolated. It occupies an old 

 stream bed and was nearly 150 yards in length, with a maximum depth of approxi- 

 mately 4 feet at the time it was visited. The water was turbid and warm, and a 

 cypress growth was present throughout half its length, leaving the remainder un- 

 shaded. While it would appear favorable to the growth of perennials, this type of 

 vegetation (except for a narrow marginal stand of coarse grass, Paspalum distichum), 

 was lacking and relatively few fish were present. 



SLOUGH NEAR GREENWOOD 



This slough is situated near the Memphis Road, 2 miles west of Greenwood, and 

 as it is comparatively wide and shallow it might well be designated a pond. A near-by 

 well flows into a slight hollow, forming this pond of less than 100 yards in length, 

 50 feet in width, and 18 inches deep through the center. There is a swale or marsh 

 (equaling it in extent) at each end of this slough but they are of such a depth that 

 Gambusia only are able to negotiate them. Large trees shade the water at intervals; 

 but for the most part a profusion of marginal plants grows out to a depth of Y% foot, 



