Hi Neighbor! Welcome to Pond Boss. How about some photos? You can't be very far from our place. If you click the link below in my signature you can see our farm pond fish management story.

Are these old ponds? Did they go dry a few years back? Strange to not have bass in any of them. Add some photos when you have the chance.

Other options for stocking:

What do you think about put & take trout for the winter in one of them?

You could use the 1/4 ac pond as a forage pond to grow out fathead minnows, golden shiners, etc.

Yellow perch and smallmouth bass are also an option in Missouri.

Redear sunfish eat snails and thus reduce grubs.