ON STOCKING INLAND WATERS. 189 



In 1879 I went again, and started from America with 1,200 

 Black Bass, and on arriving home I had 812, having done better than 

 I did on the previous occasion. All of the Black Bass were for the 

 Marquis of Exeter, he having borne all the expense of the experi- 

 ment. Most of the fish were placed in a lake belonging to his lord- 

 ship, called Whitewater, near Stamford. Not any of them have 

 been caught yet, but two of them were found dead in a pipe, where 

 they had got jammed. The pipe supplied a filterer, and they had 

 got in and could not get out again. From what I could learn they 

 would be about half a pound each in weight, so that they had done 

 very well. The first lot that were put in will be three years old in 

 April, when they are expected to commence breeding. 



In transporting Black Bass for the purpose of stocking 

 new waters, great foresight, care, and judgment must be 

 used. The size and number of the fish, the distance they 

 are to be carried, and the length of time to be consumed 

 in the journey, must all be taken into consideration. The 

 size and number of the fish will determine the size and 

 number of the containers ; thus, while a common wash- 

 tub would be a safe receptacle to transport twenty-five 

 Bass, six inches in length, for a long distance, it would 

 not be sufficient for half the number of double the size, 

 for it would require a vessel that would contain at least 

 one and a half times the quantity of water. This is a safe 

 rule to follow, and calculations can be made accordingly. 



For small fish, six to eight inches long, the largest size 

 wash-tubs are well adapted, but for larger fish the carrier 

 must be much deeper. If barrels are used they should not be 

 perfectly new, nor should they retain any vestige of their 

 former contents, as vinegar, oil, whisky, etc., if old ones. 

 The very best ones would be those that had been used to 

 hold water for a long time. Wooden tanks, constructed 

 for the purpose, are best, if they have been soaked in run- 



