A number of years ago tlie I'nited Slates Bureau of Fisheries distributed Japanese goldfish gratis 

 to applicants, and hatched and sent out thousands each season. This practice has long since been dis- 

 continued l)ut tliere is a steady call for tliese fish from ail parts of the country. The fishery service of 

 the general government produces only small numljers of godfisli, that are intended solely for public 

 ponds and fountains and for exhibition purposes; and pri\ate applicants are now referred to estab- 

 lished dealers and breeders, of which there is only a limited number. 



The best results in raising goldfish are attained when the ponds are in the open air ; but American 

 culturiests have been quite successful with indoor culture or with a combination of indoor and open 

 air operations. For outside culture on a large scale, the general methods of the Japanese should be 

 followed, with such modification or adaptation as local conditions may recjuire. 



Where facilities are not ample for large mud ponds and for ])on(ls intended jiriniarily for the 

 growing of crustacean food for goldfish, resort may l)e had to small cement or brick pools in whicji 

 it is expected that no food will he produced naturall}-. Such outdoor ponds, being shallow and not 

 adapted for use during freezing weather, must be abandoned in autumn, and the fish must be cared 

 for indoors, in tanks or hothouses. Small hothouses or greenhouses, heated with an oil or coal 

 stoN'c, ])ro\idcd with glass top and sides, and fitted witli a series of cement basins, serve excellently 

 for goldfish culture. They may be used in both summer and winter, but are particularly useful in 

 winter because the fish will feed and grow during that season and be ready for market earlier than if 

 kept out of doors. The temperature of such houses need not be maintained at over 50°F. 



.\ goldfish breeder who desires to combine the useful and the ornamental may make his place 

 \ery attractive by having his ponds form part of a landscape garden. The ponds may be on different 

 Ie\els, connected by little waterfalls, separated by gravel walks and greensward, skirted by trees and 



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