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Show State Prepares for Activities During Ensuing Year c . Arthur Mecham, inset, state fish and game inset, while just below Governor George H. Dern poses commissioner, who plans seasonal activities. Center is with last fall's prize. Quail awaiting feeding time are I picture of rearing ponds at Springville fish and game shown below, while the fish hatchery at Logan is a I farm. A typical catch of fish is shown in the upper typical state sanctuary. C.- - V-r '-;Xv I l "V - 7s ' r 'K t- 'f . - AA' -i y y " v i r ? Jfr. - i v yi y f I yilf M&iknr: : -U y - , A k4?,tf f A4 : . ' x 7 TTi e t: u-tJ l..iJL: State Preparations Promise IthtrlvM'Cl Plenty of Game for Seammyy fy Department Hatching- More ins carried on in the different ' ' y C y aA9A - & Thni 19finnnfin -c-u t- hatcheries and game farms through J'f 4 r v ? ""X "s 4 i Han 12,000,000 Fish Eg-gS out the state. The commissioner ' s Z- w COT i For Planting in Lflkp5 x-nd PromisPS Plenty of fish and game - 1 V ' ' .1 " V" N x xicuiuug- m L,aKes ana f01. ths sportsman in ig30j begin. , s v" ' i 4x Streams; Duck and Pheas- nins with the Iisiline season in the' k-. ,s -' ' - " ' . . , summer and continuing throughout g L v 1 - ' - " f7 ant Outlook Good' Wintpv the vear S . m.. z .s,., K. State Preparations Promise Plenty of Game for Seasons Department Hatching- More Than 12,000,000 Fish Eg-g-s For Planting in Lakes and Streams; Duck and Pheasant Pheas-ant Outlook Good; Winter Favors Big Game Sportsmen taking advantage of Utah's great outdoors during the year 1929 numbered more than 60,-000, 60,-000, it is shown by the reports from all sections of the state now being compiled by J. Arthur Mecham, state fish and game commissioner. Utah, without question is a sportsman's sports-man's pleasure ground. The variety va-riety calls to anyone loving the great outdoors, with fishing plentiful plenti-ful in many streams anl lakes and hunting providing a variety ol game birds including ducks, quail, pheasants, chickens, deer and elk. During the past year there were 12,000,000 fish planted throughout the state. This is an increase over ov-er the previous year of approximately approxi-mately 50 per cent, 8,000,000 fish having been planted in 1928. Tne state department was successful suc-cessful during the past year ln lowering the cost of feeding fish 20 per cent, while at the same time the fish planted were double the size of any previous year. There will be a large increase in the plantings during 1930, Commissioner Commission-er Mecham announces. Construction of rearing ponds, installation of water systems and additions to buildings at the hach-eries hach-eries in the state was responsible for wider activities by the department. depart-ment. Ten new rearing ponds were constructed at Logan, 5 at Crystal Springs, 4 at Whiterocks, 5 at Beaver and five others at the Springville hatchery. New tank Springville and Murray hatcheries. new pipe line and water system was installed at the Springville hatchery at a cost of $4,000. The water system was greatly enhanced at the Murray hatchery with the drilling of three artesian wells, while the cottage at the Glenwood hatch-ory hatch-ory was remodeled and a new feed house and water system added. Stripping pens and stripping houses were constructed at Fish Lake. Benefits from the work of the department at the state shooing jrounds are now being enjoyed more fully after the work of the last year. Sheet piling for three dykes was accomplished ac-complished and two new concrete spillways were constructed. Final payments for ground purchased from John K. Spiers amounted to 54,000. Faster plantings of fish throughout through-out the state will be accomplished '.his year when the new fish planting plant-ing truck of the department is put into service. The truck has every known facility for handling fish between the hatcheries and the streams and lakes. The truck was constructed under department supervision. su-pervision. Commissioner Mecham is anxious 'hat more men and women of the state take advantage of the opportunities oppor-tunities afforded in Utah's great out doors. He also invites the inspection inspec-tion of all citizens to the work be ing carried on in the different hatcheries and game farms through out the state. The commissioner promises plenty of fish and game for the sportsman in 1930, beginning begin-ning with the fishing season in the' summer and continuing throughout the year. |