CHAPTER X 



TROUT. MANAGEMENT, FEEDING, AND 

 TURNING OUT OF YEARLINGS 



AS I pointed out to my readers in Chapter 

 VIII., the young trout have after August 

 passed the critical period of their existence, and 

 may be considered safe and hardy. Naturally, 

 as they get older, they require more food, but 

 this need not be given so frequently as the fish 

 grow older. While it was necessary to feed the 

 fry at least four times a day, it will be found 

 quite sufficient if the fish in August are fed only 

 twice during the twenty-four hours. I must here 

 again impress upon my reader the importance of 

 feeding the trout upon as natural a food as pos- 

 sible. Their future well-being depends upon this, 

 much more than is generally realized even by 

 fish culturists. Of course, trout fed entirely upon 

 soft food may turn out all right, particularly if 

 they are turned out as very young yearlings, 



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