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AMERICAN FORESTRY 



FERTILIZING TROUT EGGS. 



AFTER A QUANTITY OF SPAWN HAVE BEEN STRIPPED INTO A RECEPTACLE THE EGGS ARE FERTILIZED BY STRIPPING 

 A MALE FISH OVER THEM. THE SCENE IS AT SEVEN LAKES IN THE PIKE NATIONAL FOREST, COLORADO. 



Mountain region is propagated in rela- 

 tively large numbers and liberal allot- 

 ments are made, but there is a heavy 

 demand for rainbow and brook trout 

 that can not always be filled since the 

 Bureau's facilities for propagating 

 these species in the Rocky Mountain 

 region are comparatively limited. Bass 

 are in good demand, and Forest officers 

 seeking originality or recalling mem- 

 ories of boyhood days will even peti- 

 tion for the humble catfish and the 

 lowly carp, to say nothing of suckers, 

 sunfish, and other modest members of 

 the finny tribe. These applications 

 must stand the acid test of the Bureau's 

 experts before they receive approval. 



At last the application is approved 

 and the Ranger designated has received 

 the post card and telegraphic announce- 

 ments of the day, hour and minute 

 upon which the fish car will arrive at 

 the appointed spot. In almost every 



case the Ranger before submitting the 

 application solicits the cooperation of 

 the leading disciples of Izaak Walton 

 in the particular locality to be benefited. 

 In practically all cases this is given in 

 ungrudging measure for there is in- 

 creasing realization of the fact that 

 fish planting work is beneficial both to 

 the individual and the community. So 

 as the moment set for the arrival of 

 the fish car draws near there is around 

 the depot quite a congregation of auto- 

 mobiles, where they can be used, or of 

 light rigs drawn by fast teams, or in 

 some cases of packhorses. Whatever 

 the style of conveyance used it general- 

 ly bears a motley assortment of recep- 

 tacles for the fry, for while, in cases 

 of emergency, the Ranger may borrow 

 the receptacles from the fish car itself, 

 it is understood that as a rule he will 

 provide all necessary cans. 



