Show state preparations promise plenty of game department hatching more than fish eggs tor for planting in lakes and streams ducks and pheasant outlook good winter favors big game sportsmen taking advantage of great outdoors during the year 1929 numbered more tran anan it is shown by the reports from all sections of the state now being compiled by J arthur mecham Ile cham state fish and game commas r toner utah without question Is a 0 sports mans pleasure ground the variety calls to anyone loving the great outdoors with hohing plentiful in many streams and lakes and hunting providing a variety of game birds including inci ducks quail pheasants deer and elk during the past year there were fish planted throughout the state this Is an increase over the previous year of approximately 60 per cent fish having been planted in 1823 1928 i I 1 the state department was successful during the past year in lowering the I 1 cost of feeding fish 20 per cent while a at t the same time the fish planted were double the size of any previous year I 1 there will be a large increase in the plantings during 1930 commissioner mecham announces construction of rearing ponds installation of water systems and additions addition to bu buildings edings at the tha hatcheries in the a tate state was responsible for wider activities t by the tee department teri ten new rearing ponds were constructed at logan 5 at crystal springs 4 at whiterocks Whlter C 0 at i I 1 I 1 beaver and 5 others at the Spring springville ville hatchery new tank systems were installed at both the Spring springville ville find and murray hatcheries A new pipe line and water system was installed at the springville Spring ville hatchery at a cost ot of the water system was greatly enhanced at the murray hatchery with the drilling ot of three artesian wells while the cottage at the glenwood hatchery was remodeled re modele d and a new feed house and water system added stripping pens and stripping louse house were constructed at fish lake benefits from the work of the department at the state shooting grounds are now being enjoyed more fully after the work of the last year sheet piling tor for three dykes was accomplished and two new concrete spillways spill ways were constructed final payments tor for ground purchased from john K spiers amounted to paster planting ot of fish throughout the state will be accomplished this year wh when I 1 en the new fish planting truck of the department Is put into service the truck has every known facility for handlin handling 9 fish between the hatcheries hat cherles and the lakes a and str streams earris the truck was constructed under the department supervision commissioner mecham Is anxious that more men and women of the state take advantage ot of the opportunities afforded in great outdoors ile he also invites the in inspection of all citizens to tb the a work being carried on in the different hatcheries and game farms throughout ghou t th the state the cornei commissioner ioner promises plenty p ien ty of fish and game tor for the sportsman in 1930 beginning with the fishing season reason in tho the summer and continuing throughout the year |