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Mr. Thompson : When they are past the yearling age they can be 

 overfed when kept in confinment. There is no question about that. We 

 always feed our lingerling trout fry generously three times a day. 



Mr. S. W. Downing. Put-in Bay, Ohio: One word in regard to the 

 prevalence of goitre among fishes of the Great Lakes to such an 

 extent that the fishermen themselves are affected by it. I was a prac- 

 tical fisherman myself for 25 years and have been associated with the 

 work for the last 40 years, and we know that the fishermen usually eat 

 about their weight in fish once every six months, but 1 have yet to see 

 the first fisherman that was affected with goitre. 



Mr. Meehan: I am glad Mr. Downing can back up my unbelief in 

 the story; I did not believe it myself. 



