. California fish and game . ED. For many years different persons havesuggested to the Fish and Game Com-mission that a state hatchery be placed inYosemite Valley. On the earnest solicita-tion of those interested, a careful investi-gation of the situation was made by Com-missioner Bosqui, W. H. Shebley, incharge of fishculture, and Field AgentE. W. Hunt. Convinced that properfacilities were offered and that such a The state commission will be able to obtaina lease for a term of years and sufficientwater rights to properly provide for ahatchery. This same letter also suggeststhe possibility of
. California fish and game . ED. For many years different persons havesuggested to the Fish and Game Com-mission that a state hatchery be placed inYosemite Valley. On the earnest solicita-tion of those interested, a careful investi-gation of the situation was made by Com-missioner Bosqui, W. H. Shebley, incharge of fishculture, and Field AgentE. W. Hunt. Convinced that properfacilities were offered and that such a The state commission will be able to obtaina lease for a term of years and sufficientwater rights to properly provide for ahatchery. This same letter also suggeststhe possibility of a new hatchery in theSequoia National Park. An investigationis soon to be made to ascertain whetherthis is feasible. GEESE DAMAGE CROPS NEARTULARE LAKE. The unusual conditions arising from thelack of rain caused serious damage to thecrops in the vicinity of Tulare Lake dur-ing February. Great numbers of geeseconcentrated in this vicinity, fed in thegrainfields and destroyed the grain as itappeared above the ground. After the. Fig. 50. Geese on loafing grounds near Pennington, Sutter County, California, February 2,1918. Photograph by H. C. Bryant. hatchery would be of gieat educationalvalue in demonstrating the work of thecommission, plans were made for the im-mediate installation of a suitable hatcheryplant. The site was even selected. Gov-ernor Stephens, who happened to be in thevalley at the time of the investigation,approved the plan. Supervisor Lewis ofthe park has also been a strong advocateof a Yosemite hatchery. After considerable delay arrangementsare now being consummated with the De-partment of the Interior so that a finehatchery building will probably soon beunder way. At first it seemed that onaccount of the plans of the Bureau ofFisheries a hatchery built by the statecommission would be impossible. A letterfrom Alexander Vogelsang, first assistantsecretary of the Department of the In-terior, clears the situation and makes pro-posals which should prove satisfactory.
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