REAPING THE HARVEST. . 201 



fisheries. The establishment at Stormontfield, 

 on the Tay, is now a household word, and 

 the observations, both practical and scientific, 

 made by Messrs. Buist and Brown, are of the 

 greatest importance. I must again refer to 

 the little book by Mr. Brown above men- 

 tioned, merely stating that the number of ova 

 placed down this year has been no less than 

 two hundred and seventy-five thousand, and 

 that not including the original cost of the 

 boxes, &c. The working expenses have been 

 under fifty pounds. 



I give in the Appendix the latest report 

 of the proceedings at Perth. 



As regards the money value to the pro- 

 prietors of the Tay from the products of this 

 fish-hatching establishment, I quote from Mr. 

 Brown's book. 



