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Show 29 MILLION FISH PLANTED IN IDAHO During the past 12 months the Idaho Fish and Gxne department planted nearly 30 million fish, in the' state, Cwen W. Morris, director of the department, reported today. The planting program was supervised super-vised by Burton Perrine, department depart-ment of fish culturist, with the U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Forest Service and sportsmen's organization assist. ng in the plant-:ngs. plant-:ngs. The fish ranged from fry to 12 inches, in length. Following is a summary of species spe-cies planted during the year: Rainbow Trout 11,525,230; Cutthroat Cut-throat Trout 11,953,159; Eastern Brook 1,42S,3SG; Kamloop Rainbow Rain-bow 2. CSS; Blueback Salmon 281, GOO; Mackinaw Trout, 44,900; Loch Leven 33,600; Grayling 223,692; Whitetfish 3, GOO, 350; Largemouth Bass 202,300; Smallmouth Bass 1,296; Perch S4.000; Crappie 46,500; BluegJI Sunfi.h 400; Channel Catfish Cat-fish 1,461; Bullheads 25,000; total 29,454,562. Following is the number of fish planted in each county; Ada, 21,040; Adams, 1,052,0S0; Bannock, '524,960; Bear Lake, 1,-189,570; 1,-189,570; Benewah, 527,865; Bingham, Bing-ham, 1,121,100; Blaine, 1,556,300; Boise, 711,700; Bonner, 1,186,990; Bonneville, 1,147,025; Boundary, 340,235; Butte, 3S.720; Camas, 103,-100; 103,-100; Canyon, 70,900; Caribou, 474,-650; 474,-650; Cassia, 160,565; Clark, 286,110; Clearwater, 2,117,540; Custer, 1,-421,990; 1,-421,990; Elmore, 418,400; Franklin 1146,800; Fremont, 3,406,160; Gem, 199,145; Goodng, 1,289,055; rdaho, 3,18S,215; Jefferson, 88,930. Jerome, . 15,000; Kootenai, 1,540,-340; 1,540,-340; Latah, 22,200; Lemhi, 1,262,-925- Lewis, 25,165; Lincoln, 300; Madison, 111,6S5; Minidoka, none; Nez Perce, 50,940; Oneida, 124,590; Owjlhee, 210,560; Payette, 5,100; Power, 235,120; Shoshone, 297,260; Teton, 5S4,fS5; Twin Falls, 607,870; Valley, l,51o,415 and Washington, ",6,485. The fish planted in the state ere raised in departmnt operated hatcheries at American Falls, Ash. Ion, Boyd Creek, Cascade, Coeur (J-Alene, Evergreen, Eiagle, Gold Creek, Grangeville, Hagerman, Hayspur, Henry's Lake, Mackay, McCall, Sandpoint, Twin Falls and :n U. S. Fish and Wildlife operated hatcheries at Clarks Fork, Hagerman, Hager-man, Mullan, . Salmon, Warn River and Laketown. |