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two males. They spawn in the Spring, laying 

 a large number of eggs, but only 800 to 1000 

 to each spawner prove fertile. Carp live to a 

 great age and often weigh from 30 to 40 pounds. 

 Black bass give good returns. The small 

 mouthed variety require a pond six feet deep in 

 the middle and not less than two feet at the 

 edge, with a sandy bottom and many water 

 plants; 100 x 100 feet is a good sized breeding 

 pond. As the bass needs a barrier behind which 

 to spawn, artificial rectangular shaped nest 

 frames are provided, two adjoining sides being 

 16 inches high, the other two four inches high. 

 To keep the water in healthful condition the 

 pond must be fed by a flowing brook protected 

 from freshet disturbances. Bass feed upon min- 

 nows and in their absence must be supplied with 

 fresh liver cut in threads like angle worms. Even 

 then they must have minnows from September 

 until they go into Winter quarters. Raising 

 young bass or fingerlings to stock rivers and 

 ponds is a profitable enterprise- 

 Trout are more difficult to raise, as cold run- 

 ning water and unremitting care are necessary 



