. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. 38 MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION another million natives. In the district over which John W. Schofield has super- vision, the tentative spawning: fields are at Lake Francis near Valier, the lakes near Cooke City and Cliff lake on the upper Madison river. The hatchery at Great Falls is located six miles from the city at the Giant springs. It has 18 standard troughs and two wood-sided ponds, six feet wide by 100 feet longr. The pond
. Biennial report, Montana Game and Fish Commission, State of Montana. Montana Fish and Game Commission; Game protection; Wildlife conservation; Fisheries. 38 MONTANA STATE FISH AND GAME COMMISSION another million natives. In the district over which John W. Schofield has super- vision, the tentative spawning: fields are at Lake Francis near Valier, the lakes near Cooke City and Cliff lake on the upper Madison river. The hatchery at Great Falls is located six miles from the city at the Giant springs. It has 18 standard troughs and two wood-sided ponds, six feet wide by 100 feet longr. The pond capacity is from 200,000 to 250,000 each, and the trough capacity 1,250,000. With enough eggs from spring and fall spawning specie this hatchery can average 4,000,000 trout output per season. The Lewistown hatchery is six miles from town on Spring creek. It has 12 standard troughs and three wood-sided ponds six feet wide by 60 feet long. The pond capacity is about 250,000 to 300,000 and there is an abundance of water. The trough capacity is 600,000. With sufficient fall and spring spawning, the hatchery output should be 2,000,000 to 2,500,000. The Red Lodge hatchery is located at the tourist park at the end of Main street. It has 12 standard troughs and one wood-sided pond six feet wide by 60 feet long. The pond capacity is 250,000 and the trough capacity 900,000. The output is 2,000,000 to 2,500,000. The Big Timber hatchery is three blocks north of the Northern Pacific tracks and within the city limits. It has 36 standard troughs and six wood-sided ponds, each with a capacity of 250,000. The trough capacity is 2,250 000. This plant, when running full blast, could average 5,000,000 to 6,000,000 trout per season. The state hatchery at Emigrant is one mile south of the city between the Northern Pacific tracks and the Yellowstone trail. It has 14 standard troughs and six wood-sided ponds, six feet wide and 60 feet long. The ca- pacity of each pond is 200,000 to 250,000 and the tro
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