﻿MANUAL 
  OF 
  FISH-CULTURE. 
  115 
  

  

  When 
  packed 
  the 
  egg-trays 
  are 
  placed 
  ui)oii 
  a 
  foundatiou-board, 
  made 
  

   the 
  same 
  size 
  as 
  the 
  trays 
  and 
  covered 
  with 
  moss. 
  At 
  the 
  top 
  another 
  

   board 
  of 
  the 
  same 
  dimensions 
  is 
  laid. 
  Cleats 
  are 
  nailed 
  on 
  all 
  four 
  

   sides 
  and 
  fastened 
  to 
  the 
  top 
  and 
  foundation 
  boards, 
  making 
  a 
  firm 
  

   crate, 
  which 
  can 
  be 
  liandled 
  without 
  danger 
  to 
  its 
  contents. 
  

  

  If 
  the 
  temperature 
  of 
  the 
  packing-room 
  is 
  not 
  below 
  freezing, 
  the 
  

   trays 
  are 
  placed 
  out 
  of 
  doors 
  before 
  they 
  are 
  crated, 
  to 
  allow 
  the 
  moss 
  

   upon 
  the 
  eggs 
  to 
  become 
  slightly 
  frosted. 
  Eggs 
  at 
  this 
  period 
  may 
  be 
  

   subjected 
  to 
  a 
  very 
  low 
  temperature 
  without 
  injury 
  — 
  in 
  fact, 
  may 
  be 
  

   enveloped 
  in 
  a 
  thin 
  coating 
  of 
  ice, 
  and 
  if 
  shipments 
  are 
  made 
  when 
  

   the 
  weather 
  is 
  too 
  warm 
  for 
  frosting 
  the 
  results 
  are 
  not 
  so 
  good. 
  

  

  A 
  packing-case, 
  provided 
  with 
  rope 
  handles, 
  is 
  prepared 
  large 
  enough 
  

   to 
  admit 
  of 
  an 
  air-space 
  of 
  4 
  inches 
  around 
  the 
  top, 
  bottom, 
  and 
  four 
  

   sides 
  of 
  the 
  trays. 
  The 
  bottom 
  is 
  filled 
  4 
  inches 
  deep 
  with 
  fine 
  shavings, 
  

   the 
  crate 
  of 
  eggs 
  is 
  placed 
  upon 
  them, 
  and 
  more 
  shavings 
  packed 
  all 
  

   around 
  between 
  the 
  trays 
  and 
  the 
  case. 
  The 
  packing 
  is 
  carefully 
  done, 
  

   a 
  few 
  shavings 
  being 
  thrown 
  in 
  and 
  pounded 
  down 
  before 
  more 
  are 
  

   added, 
  in 
  order 
  that 
  the 
  trays 
  may 
  be 
  held 
  securely 
  in 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  

   the 
  case. 
  Shavings 
  are 
  filled 
  in 
  on 
  top, 
  the 
  cover 
  screwed 
  on, 
  and 
  the 
  

   box 
  is 
  ready 
  for 
  shipment. 
  

  

  In 
  transit 
  the 
  eggs 
  must 
  be 
  kept 
  in 
  a 
  cool 
  place, 
  though 
  not 
  allowed 
  

   to 
  freeze; 
  and 
  if 
  this 
  precaution 
  is 
  taken, 
  and 
  they 
  are 
  not 
  unneces- 
  

   sarily 
  jolted, 
  they 
  will 
  be 
  found 
  in 
  good 
  condition 
  when 
  unpacked. 
  

   Hundreds 
  of 
  thousands 
  of 
  eggs 
  have 
  been 
  thus 
  shipped 
  from 
  North 
  

   ville 
  during 
  the 
  past 
  few 
  j^ears, 
  the 
  eggs 
  arriving 
  in 
  fine 
  condition 
  and 
  

   with 
  practically 
  no 
  loss. 
  

  

  For 
  foreign 
  shipments 
  a 
  double 
  box 
  is 
  used. 
  The 
  inside 
  one 
  is 
  made 
  

   2^ 
  inches 
  larger 
  on 
  all 
  sides 
  than 
  the 
  crate 
  of 
  trays, 
  and 
  tlie 
  outside 
  

   one 
  large 
  enough 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  5-inch 
  space 
  on 
  all 
  sides 
  when 
  the 
  smaller 
  

   box 
  is 
  placed 
  within 
  it. 
  The 
  trays 
  of 
  eggs 
  are 
  prepared 
  as 
  in 
  ordinary 
  

   shipments, 
  and. 
  when 
  crated, 
  are 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  smaller 
  box 
  upon 
  a 
  

   frame 
  which 
  is 
  constructed 
  from 
  a 
  ^-inch 
  strip, 
  2^ 
  inches 
  wide, 
  tacked 
  

   at 
  right 
  angles 
  to 
  the 
  inside 
  and 
  bottom 
  of 
  this 
  box. 
  In 
  the 
  space 
  

   thus 
  formed 
  between 
  the 
  crate 
  and 
  the 
  box 
  is 
  packed 
  finely 
  chopped 
  

   ice, 
  water 
  from 
  the 
  melting 
  ice 
  being 
  drained 
  off 
  through 
  a 
  half 
  dozen 
  

   small 
  openings 
  in 
  the 
  bottom 
  of 
  the 
  box. 
  This 
  box 
  is 
  now 
  packed 
  

   according 
  to 
  the 
  same 
  plan 
  as 
  that 
  followed 
  with 
  shipments 
  for 
  a 
  short 
  

   distance. 
  Where 
  there 
  is 
  an 
  opportunity 
  it 
  is 
  advisable 
  to 
  have 
  the 
  

   case 
  unijacked 
  while 
  en 
  route 
  and 
  fresh 
  ice 
  added. 
  Eggs 
  have 
  been 
  

   shipped 
  in 
  this 
  manner 
  to 
  England, 
  Mexico, 
  New 
  Zealand, 
  Japan, 
  and 
  

   South 
  America, 
  and 
  have 
  reached 
  their 
  destinations 
  with 
  little 
  loss. 
  

  

  FEEDINa 
  AND 
  REARINCt 
  LAKE 
  TROUT. 
  

  

  Lake 
  trout 
  fry 
  held 
  for 
  rearing 
  are 
  kept 
  in 
  troughs 
  until 
  they 
  are 
  large 
  

   enough 
  to 
  be 
  transferred 
  to 
  ponds. 
  These 
  troughs 
  at 
  Northville 
  are 
  

   12 
  feec 
  long 
  and 
  2 
  feet 
  7 
  inclies 
  wide, 
  with 
  a 
  1-inch 
  partition 
  running 
  

   through 
  the 
  middle 
  its 
  entire 
  length, 
  thus 
  forming 
  two 
  troughs, 
  each 
  

  

  