44 FISH CULTUEE 



had experience in gathering fry from around 

 cribs have noticed that with each succeed- 

 ing attempt to gather in the little fish, they be- 

 come wilder and harder to catch. If the crib 

 be of sufficient size to completely surround the 

 largest nest, all this work is easily avoided. 



The crib is slipped around the wooden nest, 

 and as soon as it is finally settled, so that the 

 lower rim is well imbedded in the bottom of the 

 pond, the wooden nest is carefully lifted out. 

 It is exceedingly important that the bottom of 

 the crib be firmly planted in the floor of the 

 pond, so as to obviate the possibility of any of 

 the little fish escaping. It may be held in place 

 by a board laid across the top and a stone 

 placed upon it, but this is rarely necessary ex- 

 cepting in localities exposed to very high 

 winds. If the nest is a natural or stolen one, 

 of course the only thing to do is to set the crib 

 about it, for there is nothing to remove. Some 

 bass-breeders, instead of employing a circular 

 crib of iron, make use of a square crib with 

 wooden frame having the same diameter, held 

 in place by anchoring it with cords to stones or 

 to stakes. 



