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"When putting fish into a stream, do not put them sud- 

 denly into water much warmer than that of the vessel in 

 TChich they are brought. They will not so likely be in- 

 jured by putting them into colder water ; but try to avoid 

 all sudden changes, and gradually raise or lower the tem- 

 perature of the water in which you bring them, until it is 

 even with that of the stream in which they are to be placed. 

 Remember that it will be two years before you can 

 hope to sell any fish for table use; so do not enter into 

 the business unless you have some means of support for 

 that time. The persons who have the most natural 

 advantages for this business are those farmers, who have 

 springs or cold streams on their farm now almost use- 

 less but which may be turned to advantage in raising 

 fish. They, depending on their farm meanwhile for 

 support, can give time and attention to the experiment, 

 and engage in it altogether if it succeeds, or abandon it, 

 without serious loss, if they fail. It is peculiarly adapted 

 to them, also, because it demands most attention in the 

 winter, when they have least to do on the tarm. Mean- 

 while, it would be well for impecunious young men, 

 seeking fortunes, to leave the business to capitalists and 

 corporations. 



To those who wish to raise fish for their own table 

 use, or to afford sport in angling, we would say that we 

 can think of no way in which a little time and money 

 can be so well laid out as in trout-raising. 



A prejudice existed in the public mind for a time 

 against raising brook trout for public waters. This was 

 regarded as interfering with private trout breeders and 

 tending rather to the encouragement of sporting than to 

 the increase of the supply of fish food. But this preju- 

 dice has been overcome. The advantages of some 

 healthful and exhilarating out door amusement are press- 



