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UNCLE SAM RESCUES FISH Millions Would Have Perished but for Pish cries Bureau BureauWASHINOTOX WASHINOTOX I C December 11 Tlie sys ¬ tematic work done liv tlie Bureau of Fisheries each season in salvaging the food fishes left stranded when the flood waters of the Mississippi Iliver and tributaries subside has during the current fiscal year attained extremely large proportions completely eclipsing the best records of former years yearsThe The bureaus specially equipped seining parties have been uncrating from Minnesota to Mississippi with headquarters at Homer Minn La Crosse Wis North McGregor and Bellevuc Iowa Mere dosia and Cairo III and Friar Point Miss MissThe The field station recently established at Cairo covers both the Illinois and Kentucky sides of the Ohio lUvor and has been quite productive productiveThe The crew of five men available for this service in October rescued on tin average of 000 to 50000 fish daily catfish sunfish and crappie predomnat hiB with black bass buffalofish and carp rather scarce scarceThe The number of food fishes rescued from land ¬ locked ponds sloughs and pools from July 1 to October 21 inclusive totalec 40018810 fish fishIn In view of the fact that all of these fish would have perished and been wasted by the drying or the freezing of the temporary waters in which they had been caught the importance of this work is evident The cash value of the rescued fish at the rates charged by commercial hatcheries ex ¬ ceeds the total appropriation of tlie bureau for the fish cultural service
