CONTENTS. 



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4. First appearance of red blood ; 5. Completion of the embryonic 

 circle A co-operative breathing society Daily work in the hatch- 

 ing-house Feeding the fry The short feeding-spoon Despatching 

 f r y_p r eparing fry for travelling Fry travelling-tanks Carboys- 

 Temperature for travelling Length of journey Profit on sale of 

 fry Transplantation of fry, 



CHAPTER V. 



REARING YEARLING AND TWO-YEAR-OLD TROUT. 



Teaching the fry to collect for feeding Feeding The two-year-olds, 71 



CHAPTER VI. 



DESPATCHING LIVE TROUT. 



Water for travelling Tanks Preparation of yearlings Of two-year-olds 



Of large trout Despatching live trout, . 75 



CHAPTER VII. 



BREEDERS. 



Value of breeders Segregation of sexes Salmo fontinalis as breeders- 

 Selection, . . 86 



CHAPTER VIII. 



SEASON 1873-74. 



Construction: Middlethird. The Francis box Slate trays The 9-feet 

 plank pond Safety-screen Ova-extractor, 



Full-Culture. First experience of Hill burn-trout Hatching in the 

 Francis box compared with hatching under natural circumstances 

 Great lake trout eggs purchased Disaster from flooding Value of 

 water-cress in fish-culture Danger of showing fish to visitors First 

 experiment in carrying fry Fry turned into Loch Coulter, . 



CHAPTER IX. 

 SEASON 1874-75. 



Construction : Middlethird Hatching-house. Building the house. Middlethird 

 D am A V-shaped spout Overflow sluice Le.if-screen. Filters. 



