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The sea run individuals are not so the ventral surface of the body. After 



brightly colored as those which al- fertilizing them with milt taken in a 



ways remain in fresh water. On their similar way from the male they are 



return to fresh water they seem to have placed in wire trays in wooden troughs 



lost none of their game qualities. As through which there is flowing a cur- 



a table fish they are not inferior to any rent of water. In water of 50 degrees 



fish taken in fresh water. F. the eggs will hatch in from forty- 



The size of the Rainbow Trout de- two to forty-five days. A female 



pends upon its surroundings, the vol- weighing one-half to one and one-half 



ume and temperature of the water and pounds will yield from five hundred to 



the amount of food it contains. They eight hundred eggs. One from two 



vary from the mere fingerlings found to four pounds, two thousand five hun- 



in small mountain brooks to those dred to three thousand eggs. When 



from ten to fourteen pounds, the eggs are partly hatched they may 



as found in Klamath and be carefully placed in trays and kept 



other similar lakes. The Rain- free from injury, and packed in ice 



bow Trout will live in warmer and and sent to any part of the country. In 



more sluggish water than the Brook this way they are often sent across the 



Trout, and for this reason it is being continent, also to Europe, Brazil and 



planted in many streams in the east, Japan. The cool temperature stops 



which are unsuitable for the Brook the hatching, which will begin again as 



Trout. It is also being planted in soon as placed in water of suitable tem- 



many streams once inhabited by the perature. The fact that so many eggs 



Brook Trout, but because of the can be taken from one female and a 



change due to civilization have become very large per cent (eighty-five per 



unsuitable for them. Rainbow Trout cent or more) hatched makes it possi- 



can now be found in many streams of ble to plant, in suitable streams, a large 



the Allegheny region, in streams in number of young fish each year. If 



Michigan, in the Ozark region and in the eggs were deposited in the stream 



many streams of the Western States, by the fishes themselves the greater 



The Rainbow Trout is a superior game number would be eaten by young 



fish. It is a vigorous biter, and fights fishes, crustaceans, insects, etc. Here 



bravely for liberty. In no respects is is a case where man is able to assist 



it inferior to the Eastern Brook Trout, mother nature, and to preserve and 



The method of hatching Rainbow widely distribute some of our most 



Trout is very interesting. At govern- useful fishes. The Rainbow Trout is 



ment hatching stations a large number receiving much attention and yielding 



of males and females are kept in ponds profitable returns. It will always give 



for breeding purposes. When ready the angler an opportunity to display 



to spawn the eggs are easily taken his highest skill, and afford a fair rec- 



from the female by gently pressing on ompense for the toil of fishery. 



Seth E. Meek. 



Day is a snow-white dove of heaven, 

 That from the east glad message brings : 

 Night is a stealthy, evil raven, 

 Wrapped to the eyes in his black wings. 



Thomas Bailey Aldrich. 



