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contaminating the water and rendering the fish 

 unhealthy. It has been ascertained that the lean 

 flesh of animals, when boiled, is an excellent 

 article of food for young fish, or even old ones. 

 As the young fish are very small, it is neces- 

 sary, to hash it up into very fine particles, or 

 they will not be able to swallow it; in fact, it 

 should be pounded or grated very fine, but as 

 they increase in size, it may be given in coarser 

 particles. The flesh of other kinds of fishes, 

 where they are plenty, would be an excellent 

 substitute for the flesh of animals, either cooked 

 or uncooked; I think this kind of food, preferable 

 to any other. 



PONDS. 



It would be well to keep the young fry in 

 small pools, or tanks, until they are a year old, 

 before removing them into the pond, or stream, 

 as you can have them under your immediate 

 observation and inspection, which is of a good 

 deal importance, at this tender age. After they are 

 of a suitable age to be turned into the pond 

 or stream, as the case may be, if very numerous, 

 they will still need to be fed, occasionally, once 

 per week at least, but if fed all they will eat, 

 it would be still better and far more profitable. 



MORE ABOUT FEEDING. 



It is perfectly astonishing how rapidly they grow 



