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Show Millions of Trout Are Being Planted ; Over 3,000,000 fish, varying in size ! from the small fingerlings to six inch 'rout, will be planted during the ivxt two months in Strawberry reservoir and Fish l.r.Ve by ilie Utah fish and j game department, it was announce') , Frid.-.y by J. Arthur Mecham, state I commissioner. The restocking activities have al-ut'l" al-ut'l" b'gun, and when completed -..ill comprise the first item on a fish planting program involving over 10 000,000 trout and practically eve ry bing stream and lake in Utah, Mr. ; Mr cham said. At present Strawberry lake in reviving re-viving about 50,000 fingerling, principally prin-cipally of the salmon variety, per day from the Springville hatchery, and as ictivi'ies progress larger fish will be ! sent, About 2,000,000 is the quota set this y-ar for this reason. Fish Lake will receive at least 1,-f'OO.OCO 1,-f'OO.OCO P.ainlHjw trout which average five inches in length. Two state I rucks are now engaged in transfer- ' ing thf m from Glenwood hatchery. j According to Mr. Mecham, water in most of l,h- streams throughout the state is still too high to permit efficient effi-cient pli.nl ing of fish, but as soon as it becomes lower the intensive activity now dim-led towards the still-water I b'di"s will be diverted to tributaries. |