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couple of feet if possible, below the surface of 

 the water. It is a good thing to put a wire 

 cage over the inlet, and under this a perforated 

 zinc screen is necessary. The inlet from the 

 stream should be so placed that it is easy to get 

 at and clean. The best form of covering for the 

 inlet into the pond I have seen, is a zinc 

 cylinder, the base of which fits over the end of 

 the inlet pipe. The part of this cylinder, which 

 projects 18 inches beyond the pipe, is perforated, 

 as is also the flat end. This can easily be taken 

 off and cleaned, and breaks up the water, making 

 it fall into the pond like a shower bath, causing 

 considerable aeration. 



The inlet from the stream should have a trap 

 with which the water may be shut off, as also 

 should the outlet from the pond. "When the 

 cylinder on the inlet into the pond is taken off 

 for a minute or so to be cleaned out, both these 

 traps must be closed. This lessens the chance 

 of any creatures likely to do harm getting in 

 during the cleaning. The perforated zinc screen 

 at the inlet from the stream will probably stop 

 any such creatures, but too great care cannot 

 be exercised, and it is always best to be on the 

 safe side. 



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