TROUT CULTURE. 



CHAPTER I. 



Introductory Remarks. 



It is only lately that the culture of fish has claimed the 

 attention of our people. The importance of the art has 

 lone: been recoornized abroad, but in our own country the 

 government has been slow to move in the matter, although 

 the supply offish food is daily decreasing. Still individual 

 enterprise here will need no aid from government, except 

 in the matter of stocking and .protecting streams wliich an 

 individual cannot control. The importance offish as food, 

 and their cheapness, render it a matter of great importance 

 that the supply shall not be diminished, but very much in- 

 creased. This can be done in no way so well and so quickly 

 as by artificial breeding. By this means, fish can be raised 

 as well as any other stock, and made so cheap that the 

 poorest in our land can have abundance of good and nour- 

 ishing food. I do not refer to Trout alone. The attention 

 of individuals working for profit has naturally been given 

 to the highest priced fish ; but the experience obtained in 

 Trout raising will lead, and is even now leading, the way 

 to the production of all other kinds. The time will come 

 and come soon, when our rivers, lakes and streams will be 

 abundantly stocked with those fish to which they are best 

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