38 Trout Culture. 



milt taken in the same way, except that the 

 testes or milt bags do not extend so far up the 

 fish as ovaries ; in fact, not much more than half- 

 way between the vent and pectoral fins. When 

 spawned, each fish should be carefully returned 

 to the water, and, if faint, supported between two 

 stones, head up stream, until able to look after 

 itself. When the milt has been taken, the pan 

 should be tilted a little so as to mix the milt 

 with the eggs, and then left a minute or two ; 

 after which a little water must be added, enough 

 to cover the eggs, and the pan set aside until 

 the eggs (which at first cohere very strongly) 

 have completely separated. They may then be 

 washed with clean water, once or twice changed, 

 and be transferred to the egg can. This should 

 be filled with water, and the eggs poured into it 

 from an angle of the spawning pan. They at 

 once sink to the bottom, and the superfluous 

 water runs over the side. The separation of the 

 eggs takes from ten to twenty minutes, and this 



