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Now if these little fish had not some sort of under- 

 standing aside from instinct, I do not think they 

 would have pursued this course to avoid danger. 



CHAPTER VIII. 



HOW FARMERS CAN RAISE THEIR OWN TROUT. 



THERE are many farmers who own trout streams, 

 and would like to have them restocked. Some very 

 feebly attempt to do it by putting in a few thousand 

 young fish. This would restock a small stream if it 

 were done every year successively. But it is folly 

 to suppose that a large stream, which has been 

 fished for years, and thousands taken from it 

 every year, can be restocked quickly by putting 

 in a few hundred, or even a few thousand, young 

 fry. 



It is much easier to stock a stream than to raise 

 fish in ponds, because the young fish will take 

 care of themselves much better than any one can 

 take care of them, and if they are protected from dan- 

 ger until they are about forty-five days old which 

 is about the time the fish culturist takes charge 

 of them and until they are ready to feed, they 

 are then tolerably able to look out for themselves. 

 In stocking a stream with trout, the young fish 

 should be taken to its head-waters, or put into the 

 springs and little rivulets which empty into it. As 

 they grow larger, they will gradually settle down 



