Show PLENTY OF GAME FOR SEASONS sportsmen taking advantage of great outdoors I 1 during the year 1929 numbered more than it la Is shown by the reports from all sections sect toua of the state now being complied compiled by J arthur Afe mecham cham state fish commissioner utah without question Is a sports mans pleasure ground tho the variety calls to anyone loving tho the great outdoors with fishing plentiful in many streams and lakes and hunting providing a variety of 0 game birds including ducks quail pheasants chickens deer and elk during tho the past year thoro there were fish planted throughout the state this Is an increase over the previous year of approximately 60 50 per cent fish having been planted in 1928 the state department was successful during the past year la in lowering the cost of feeding fish 20 per cent while at the same game time the fish planted were doubille tha the size of previous years there will ie be a large increase in the plantings during 1930 commissioner mecham announces construction of tearing ponds installation stal lation of water systems and additions to buildings at the hatcheries in the state was responsible for wider activities by the department ton ten new rearing ponds were constructed at logan five at crystal springs four at whiterocks Whlter five at beaver and aad five others at the Spring springville ville hatch ery new tank systems were installed at both the spring ville and murray hatcheries A new pipe line and water by system stem was installed at the spring ville hatchery at a cost of tle water system was greatly enhanced at the murray hatchery with the ling of three artesian wells while the cottage at the glenwood hatchery was waa remodeled and a now new feed house and water system added stripping pens and stripping houses bouses wore were constructed at fish lake benefits B from the work of the department part ment at the state shooting a grounds are now being enjoyed more fully after the work 0 of the last year sheet piling for three dykes was ac r and two new concrete spillways spill ways were constructed final payments for ground purchased from john K X spiers amounted to faster planting of fish throughout the state will be accomplished this year when the new fish planting truck of bf the department Is put into service 6 the truck has overy every known facility for handing fish between the hatcheries and the streams and lakes the truck was constructed under depart ment supervision commissioner mecham Is anxious that more men and women of the state take advantage of the opportune opp aties afforded in great outdoors he also invites the inspection of all citizens to the work being carried on in the different hatcheries and game farms throughout the state the commissioner promises plenty of oc fish and game tor for the sportsman in 1930 1030 beginning with the fishing season in the tho summer and continuing throughout the year |