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matter of conjecture, but in point of size 

 they perhaps averaged nine or ten 

 inches. Two years later three-pound 

 trout were taken from the water thus 

 stocked. The sequel is interesting. In 

 the following season the fish had fallen 

 off in weight and were in very poor con- 

 dition, and examination showed that the 

 feed was exhausted. It will be noted 

 that, unlike their equals in neighbouring 

 waters, these fish were not provided 

 with an unlimited number of their 

 smaller brethren when other supplies 

 failed, and the rapid increase and sub- 

 sequent decrease in size of the members 

 of this colony seem to be fully accounted 

 for by the unusual situation in which 

 they found themselves. 



For many months in the year, as I be- 

 lieve, almost the only item on the bill- 

 of-f are of the large trout is small trout 

 au naturel. A fish having the good luck 

 to attain a size which enables him to 

 practise cannibalism soon puts himself 



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