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hedges, etc. ; by construction, viz., by making- 

 steep sides to the pond ; by depth of water ; by 

 water-plants ; and by any combination of the 

 above. 



Food is the next requisite ; without shade trout 

 won't live, without food trout won't grow. Natural 



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food may be produced by planting suitable water- 

 plants, and sowing amongst them gammari and 

 limncea, water-shrimps and water-snails. Artificial 

 feeding requires every portion of the surface of 

 the pond to be within easy throwing distance 

 from the bank, so that all the trout may be fed 

 by scattering food on the water. 



Control is also very important, and means that 

 the trout can be caught and handled whenever 

 necessary, for sizing or other purpose. 



Facility for emptying requires a drain passing 

 below the deepest part of the pond it is not 

 necessary for the first stocking of a pond, but is 

 very desirable before any future stocking, so that 

 the pond may be cleansed and all fish of the 

 former stocking removed. 



Water supply governs the number of trout of 

 a given age the pond will safely carry. Bearing 

 the above principles in mind, it is of little con- 

 sequence how the pond is formed, whether by 

 damming, or banking, or partly or wholly by ex- 

 cavation only, in the case of damming a portion 

 of a stream, the danger from floods must be taken 



