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of the fry, and to keep the boxes perfectly clean. 

 Syphon out all dirt, excrement, uneaten food, or 

 anything likely to cause putrescence, which if left 

 where it falls is certain, especially in hot weather, to 

 produce gill-fever, or some other fearful malady. 



Therefore syphon out everything that passes a 

 screen; and, with the bulb-syringe, suck up all dirt 

 inside the box itself. Its use is as follows : squeeze 

 the bulb as empty as possible ; then plunge the 

 wooden nozzle under water near the substances to be 

 removed, and allow it to fill gradually, rapidly moving 

 it about until all has been cleared, or the bulb is full, 

 when it is to be emptied into a vessel and the process 

 repeated. 



BULB SYRINGE. 



As to times of feeding, little and often should be 

 the rule, just as with chicks, especially at first. Give 

 them just as much as they can demolish at once, and 

 no more ; an hour or so after feed again. Experience, 

 and experience only, will show the right quantity. 

 Never give sour food, or any that is the least tainted. 



As the water warms more may be turned on, and 

 any method of shading or cooling the house or place 

 in which the fry are that may suggest itself, should be 

 adopted. 



