Hatching. 6 1 



Now and for some time after, a great ten- 

 dency will be manifested by the young fish to 

 go down stream, especially at night. The writer 

 has almost emptied the bottom trough of a 

 series, and next morning has found it crowded 

 with others. Every effort and much ingenuity 

 will be evinced by the fish ; therefore the 

 greatest care should be taken to see that no 

 chance fault or flaw is left uncared for in the 

 outlet screen, or great will be the loss, as the 

 trout will follow each other like a flock of 

 sheep, if once an opening be discovered. This 

 is a very pleasant time for the fish-breeder ; 

 the fish require no food as yet, and very few 

 die ; so that he has only to look over his stock 

 every day, to pick out any chance dead ones 

 carefully, and to admire the wealth of life 

 moving beneath his eyes. 



Before closing this chapter, to treat of the' 

 method of feeding and rearing the completely 

 formed fish, we think it advisable to repeat two 



