SALMON FISHERY. 



of a certain temperature are fitter for them than 

 cold ponds, which are preferred by trouts. 



35. As falmon do not fpawn in ponds, and as it 

 i$ very difficult to procure a flock of young ones 

 from rivers, our method, therefore, of multiplying 

 them, may be very ufeful, provided there be food 

 enough for them in" the ponds. 



36. I have now actually * 430 fmall falmon, of 

 the firft experiment that I made. When they were 

 fix weeks old, I diftributed them into feveral fmall 

 ponds. At the end of the year I fhall be able to 

 determine, whether it be profitable to keep and 

 feed falmon in ponds.f 



Of THE USE, THAT IS MADE OF SALMON, 

 THOUT, AND OTHER FISH OF THIS SPECIES, 

 AND OF THE DIFFERENT METHODS OF PRE- 

 SERVING THEM. 



Offrefh Salmon. 



Salmon can be kept frefh for a confiderable 

 time, provided the weather be cool. Fifh, if 

 frozen, keeps as long as you pleafe. In this man- 

 ner the Canadians preferve their provifions during 



* Thefe are the words of the author of the Memoir, com- 

 municated by x Count de Golftein. 



f We know not the refult of this experiment. 



the 



