52 Tzvciity-iiiiifh Amiiial Meeting 



The President: Mr. Wood, do I understand that the fry 

 drop through this wire tray just as they do through the oblong? 



Mr. Wood: Yes, without trouble. 



The President: Is this galvanized iron cloth? 



M'r. Wood : Galvanized and painted two coats. 



The President: Do you find the galvanized iron cloth is 

 cheaper in the end? 



Mr. Wood: Yes, more durable. If anyone is thinking of 

 getting trays like this I would suggest they have the wire cloth 

 made flat, as if taken from a roll it is difficult to make the trays 

 perfectly flat on the bottom. 



The President: W'hat is the comparative cost of this tray 

 over the wooden tray? 



Mr. Wood: As we find it, it is cheaper, but galvanized iron 

 unless painted will kill the eggs. 



Mr. Ravenel: Why do you say that galvanized iron will kill 

 the eggs; have yoti ever tried it? 



Mr. Wood: Yes, sir ; we find that the galvanized iron where 

 the egg is laid on the tray will kill the egg. 



Mr. Ravenel: Fish are carried in galvanized iron tanks 

 with safety. ' 



Mr. Clark : I would say that we have probably 400 trays- 

 made of galvanized zinc, and there is not a particle of paint on 

 them, and the trout eggs are handled on those the same as those 

 having paint. They have been used for four seasons and we 

 have them in use now\ 



Mr. Wood: Do you use them for green eggs? 



Mr. Clark: Green eggs, and until the sacs are gone, when 

 they are taken from the trays and distributed. 



The President: \lr. Clark, I would inquire if you use this 

 kind of mesh? 



Mr. Clark: No, sir, the size of the mesh is always governed 

 bv the size of the fish. Our experience and our plan at the 

 Northville Station is always to hold the fish on the tray until the 

 sac is gone. 



The President: That is in the Clark Hatching Box? 



