680 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Both these establishments use horseflesh as food, hut as nearly the 

 whole population of these poor mountain regions lives on horseflesh, it 

 is more expensive than in most other places, and the profit is conse- 

 quently not as large. 



Although the price of fish is high in those parts, saibliug fed in this 

 maimer fetch a higher price than those caught in the lakes. 



These establishments are, nevertheless, very instructive, for they prove 

 the possibility of raising large quantities of salmonoids within a narrow 

 space, and of raising fish from impregnated eggs till they are fit for the 

 market. 



As very little capital is required for starting such establishments, 

 they would certainly be a source of profit if a less expensive article of 

 food could be found, or if they could be started in places where horse- 

 flesh is cheaper. 



Saibling are also raised in numerous private establishments in Austria 

 and Bavaria, which are all more or less successful. 



This fine fish certainly deserves the great care which it enjoys in many 

 places. 



In the following I shall give my views regarding the raising of sal- 

 monoids in inclosed waters. 



Before spending any money in starting a piscicultural establishment, 

 a man ought to inform himself as accurately as possible regarding the 

 water which will be at his command. He must know the average quan- 

 tity of water, counting in the dry season ; he must know the tempera- 

 ture of the water during the greatest heat and the greatest cold, and 

 also the exact nature of its fall on the territory in question. 



Every beginner should also not only inform himself theoretically, but 

 practically, and this object will best be attained by visiting some prom- 

 inent piscicultural establishments. The best season of the year for such 

 visits is in March and April, because in well-regulated establishments 

 everything of importance can then be seen to the greatest advantage. 

 Although such hints seem almost superfluous, they are nevertheless 

 much needed. 



Large piscicultural establishments have been started by men who 

 possessed little practical and no theoretical knowledge. People will 

 begin, not with 5,000 to 10,000 trout eggs, but with hundreds of thou- 

 sands, yea, millions of eggs, in the hope that large profits will quickly 

 be realized. If— as will generally be the case — these profits do not 

 come ; if, on the contrary, failure is succeeded by failure, the whole 

 cause is condemned, and we often hear it said: " So-and-so has also 

 commenced to raise trout, but of course nothing came of it ! Pisci- 

 culture is a delusion!" 



It is just as difficult to make millions of money in pisciculture as in 

 anything else. An intelligent, thrifty, and, above everything, persever- 

 ing and hard-working man, will always realize some profits from this as 

 yet comparatively little known industry, especially as long as there is 



