PRACTICAL CARP GUI/TURF. 



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Ideas as pertinent to common sense, taste and judgment as are these, 

 quickly take hold of the public mind, and with the increasing demand for 

 live fish up will go the price of carp, as it is practically the only tish that 

 can be so furnished. Thus in encouraging and aiding the market man in 

 the construction of tanks, etc., you are but making a sale for your fish at 

 advanced prices. In a short time after the placing of live carp on the 

 market, dealers will compete with each other to get the handling of them. 



SHIPPING CARP. 



The shipment of Carp for stocking purposes has in the past been the 

 leading source of revenue to the culturists in this country. In the future 

 it will continue a source of revenue and a prominent feature of the busi- 

 ness. 80 few losses have occurred by death iu the shipment of carp, as to 

 make it quite remarkable, when we consider the newness of the business 

 and the inexperience of those engaged in it. This is owing in part to the 

 care exercised by the shippers and in part to the great vitality of the carp. 

 Some special cases demonstrating this wonderful vitality you will find 

 related in the (i Miscellaneous Appendix." 



A WOODEN' JACKET SHIPPING CAN. 



The wooden jacket A protects the tin from injury. The neck C and 

 the strainer B prevent the water from splashing out during the transit. 

 The can should only be lilled to within one inch of the shoulder. At D 

 the strainer B is fastened by a wire and sealed if necessary to prevent 

 promiscuous handling of the fish. If necessary in warm weather a small 

 lump of ice can be kept in the strainer. As the strainer is perforated at 

 the bottom, the water in the can can be changed at will. Under no cir- 

 cumstances place a close cover on the can as it shuts off the air from the 

 water, and the fish will quickly exhaust the oxygen in the can and tli*n 

 die. 



The size of can to be used in the shipment of fish for stocking pur- 



