The work of rescuing fishes from the pools due to overflows of the Mississippi River before the drying up of the sains was more successful during the past summer than ever before. In July alone the number of fishes salvaged and replanted was 7,709,700. There was an unusuiil number of carp and black bass. During the fiscal year ending June 3<)th, 1918, the number of food fishes rescpd by these operations was 25,580.770. The expense ranged from !> to 51 cents per 1000. fish in the different fields. '
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10210, 21 February 1919, Page 6
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87Page 6 Advertisements Column 5 New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10210, 21 February 1919, Page 6
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