FOR PLEASURE AND PROFIT. 



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CHAPTER XI. 

 HOW TO MAKE A HATCHERY. 



The choice of a site for the hatching-house is dependent 

 almost entirely upon the presence cf a proper water supply. 



A SETTLING BED. 



It is possible to run the water some distance from the supply 

 to the building, but it is not advisable to do so. The neces- 

 sary condition, then, required in the choice of position may 

 be stated in a few words as a continual supply of water that is 

 pure and is of a low and even temperature throughout the 

 incubating and hatching season. This 4 condition is best 



