CONTENTS. IX 



Causes of Death external and removable — Maxims. 



— Good Care rewarded 165-176 



Section III. — Diseases of Trout Fry. — Untrodden Field. 



— Diseases enumerated : i. Fungus on the Egg ; 2. Par- 

 tial Suffocation of the Embryo; 3. Strangulation of the 

 Embryo ; Seth Green's Dropsy, or Blue Swelling ; 5. De- 

 formity at Birth ; 6. Fungus on the Surface of the Body ; 

 7. Constitutional Weakness ; 8. Emaciation ; 9. Star- 

 vation ; 10. Ulcers on the Head ; ii Animal Parasites ; 

 12. Fin Disease ; 13. Black Ophthalmia ; 14. Irritation 

 of the Optic Nerve ; 15. Inflammation of the Gills ; 

 16. Fatty Degeneration of the Vitals ; 17. Spotted Rash ; 

 18. Strangulation by Food ; 19. Cannibalism, Nib- 

 bling ; 20. Overheating; 21. Suffocation. — Cautions 176-192 



Section IV. — Filling Orders for Young Fry. — Prepara- 

 tions. — Counting. — Precautions in Travelling . 192- 196 



CHAPTER V. 



GROWING THE LARGE TROUT. 



Section I. — Trout in general. — Scientific Description of 

 the Salmo Fontinalis (Storer). — Trout the favorite 

 among Fishes. — Suited to Domestication. — Sight. — 

 Hearing. — Smell. — Habitat. — Peculiarities. — Natu- 

 ral Food. — Age. — Weight 197-210 



Section II. — Commissary Department. — The right Kind 

 of Food. — Other Kinds of Food. — Care and Prepara- 

 tion of the Meat. — Feeding. — Daily Rations . 210-218 



Section III. — How to secure the Large Trout against 

 Loss. — Guard against : i. Freshets ; 2. Overstocking ; 



3. Heated W^ater ; 4. Careless Handling; 5. Can- 

 nibalism; 6. Fouled Water; 7. Natural Enemies; 8. 

 Poachers. — Safeguards at Cold Spring Trout Ponds. 



— Jack 218-234 



Section IV. — How to grow Trout to a very Large Size 



and rapidly. — Directions: i. Give them Plenty of Wa- 

 ter ; 2. Plenty of Food ; 3. Warm Water (relatively) ; 



4. Range; 5. Space 234-236 



