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Show eration building. Anticipate add- ing some shallow and narrow fry ponds. BEAVER General improvements improve-ments to all available state-owned land, including headgates and water wa-ter control devices. Future development devel-opment hinges on additional lands , becoming available. . In. addition to hatchery develop-. ment, considerable work has been done on spawning stations at Fish Lake, Bear Lake, Strawberry and Schofield reservoirs. I To meet the demand of in- ' creased fishing in the high Uintahs j the department has begun acquisi- ! tion of properties for construction of three key cabins and ten-horse corrals which will expedite the planting program in this rugged country. One of the three units is nearing completion, and work on the other tw;o will be pushed next summer. Fisheries Experts Review Work On State's Hatcheries Fisheries experts of the Utah Fish and Game Department today looked back over the last few years of development of existing hatchery hatch-ery facilities and new construction which has given the state a prominent prom-inent place as one of the leading trout producers in the entire west. Each of the state's 12 hatcheries have shared in the development program and each will share to a varying extent, dependant on existing ex-isting natural facilities, in future enlargement programs. Briefly, as outlined by M. J. Madsen, superintendent of fisheries, fisher-ies, here is what has taken place at each plant: SPRINGVILLE Major work consisted of remodeling of physical properties to facilitate operations. Extra flumes, ditches and clean-outs clean-outs were installed so that every pond is now an independent unit and may be cleaned and dried without hampering operations in other ponds. LOGAN Installed new walls for better circulation of water and added complete set of new fry ponds. Future development calls for drilling of four new artesian wells, installation of a number of new earthen ponds and complete landscaping of grounds. This project proj-ect will completely utilize all lands owned by the state. MORGAN All old ponds have been narrowed to increase the flow of water to decrease serious vegetation vege-tation problems. Five new earthen ponds are being constructed. Complete Com-plete new refrigeration plant has been added. Ultimate development calls for this hatchery to be utilized util-ized largely for egg production, with enough trout production to supply a large portion of Weber and Morgan county needs. SALT LAKE Installed complete com-plete new set of earthen ponds almost al-most equalling the area of the previous installation. This installation instal-lation is expected to increase the legal-size output by more than 50 per cent. MIDWAY Two and a half complete com-plete series of earthen ponds installed, in-stalled, each series three-quarters of a mile long. This provides complete com-plete rotation of crops with fry in one series and legals in the others. Seventy - five ton food storage plant installed about one and a half miles of hard-surfaced road constructed. KAMAS Pond repairs made up large part of improvement work. Future work calls for addition of earthen rearing ponds to take full advantage of water supplies. WHITEROCKS Constructed complete new refrigeration system, hatchery and superintendent's home. Purchased four acres of ground, all of which will be used for rearing ponds since an ample supply of excellent water is available. avail-able. FOUNTAIN GREEN Altered old square ponds into circulating types. Remodeled ditches and canals into rearing ponds. Added 600 feet of earthen rearing pond on one of the outlet ditches. Future Fu-ture work calls for addition of several fry ponds and other earthen earth-en ponds. GLENWOOD General improvements improve-ments to headgates, walks and wa- j ter control devices. Completely renovated inside of hatchery build-1 ing, including new troughs, trays and all equipment. LOA General maintenance with future plans calling for new refrigeration refrig-eration plant. Future develop-! ment here hinges on possibility of. acquiring additional lands. PANGUITCH Added circulat- I Ing walls to all larger ponds and completely rerouted water so that the supply is used in all ponds instead in-stead of being diverted in small streams. Added one series of seven ponds, each 75 feet long and four . feet wide. Completed new rcfrlg-' |