AMATEUE FISH CULTURE 



but it is better not to leave anything to chance 

 and make sure of being on the safe side. 



As was the case with the fry during the whole 

 of the earlier part of their lives, the yearlings 

 will divide into two more or less separate packs, 

 though the fish may have been separated several 

 times before in order to divide those which kept 

 at the head from those which kept at the lower 

 end of the pond. Those trout at the lower end 

 must be coaxed to the upper end as much as 

 possible, care being taken when feeding that all 

 the fish get a fair share of food. Should any 

 of the fish remain obstinately at the lower end, 

 and those at the upper end outgrow them to a 

 marked extent, the smaller ones must be again 

 separated from the larger. 



When, in September or October, the little fish 

 have grown active and strong, they may be 

 turned out into the water they are to occupy 

 for the rest of their lives. There is really no 

 reason why, if they are well-grown and strong, 

 they should not be turned out in August if the 

 water they have to be taken to is quite close to 

 the rearing ponds, but if they have to be carried 

 any distance, it is better to keep them in the 

 rearing ponds for a few weeks longer, till the 



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