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weather gets cool enough to make it quite safe 

 to allow for a possible delay in the transit. 



The turning out of the fish requires some little 

 care. I have seen fish which had been sent by 

 rail, poured out with the water contained in the 

 cans, in as hurried a manner as possible. Though 

 of course it is important to get the fish out of the 

 cans used for transport as soon as is compatible 

 with safety ; still, undue haste in this operation 

 is likely to do much harm. Young fish of any 

 kind require delicate handling, and young trout 

 particularly. The cans should, when possible, 

 be partly emptied, and some water from that 

 into which they are to be turned put into the 

 can. This is of course not necessary if the rear- 

 ing ponds are supplied from the same source as 

 the water into which the fish are turned. The 

 cans should then be partially immersed in the 

 water, and the edges brought gradually below 

 the surface. This allows the fish to swim out 

 of the cans of their own accord, and the few 

 which will not go out may be forced to do so by 

 gently turning the can upside down. 



It is a very good thing to give each of the fish 

 a dose of salt before turning them out, particularly 

 if they have travelled any distance. This is easily 



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