CONTENTS. IX 



Causes of Death external and removable. Maxims. 



Good Care rewarded . . . . . 165-176 

 SECTION III. Diseases of Trout Fry. Untrodden Field. 



Diseases enumerated : i. Fungus on the Egg ; 2. Par- 

 tial Suffocation of the Embryo ; 3. Strangulation of the 

 Embryo ; Seth Green's Dropsy, or Blue Swelling ; 5. De- 

 formity at Birth ; 6. Fungus on the Surface of the Body ; 

 7. Constitutional Weakness; 8. Emaciation ; 9.. Star- 

 vation ; 10. Ulcers on the Head ; II Animal Parasites ; 

 12. Fin Disease ; 13. Black Ophthalmia ; 14. Irritation 

 of the Optic Nerve ; 15. Inflammation of the Gills ; 

 16. Fatty Degeneration of the Vitals; 17. Spotted Rash; 

 18. Strangulation by Food; 19. Cannibalism, Nib- 

 bling; 20. Overheating; 21. Suffocation. Cautions 176-192 



SECTION IV. Filling Orders for Young Fry. Prepara- 

 tions. Counting. Precautions in Travelling . 192- 196 



CHAPTER V. 



GROWING THE LARGE TROUT. 



SECTION I. Trout in general. Scientific Description of 

 the Salmo Fontinalis (Storer). Trout the favorite 

 among Fishes. Suited to Domestication. Sight. . 

 Hearing. Smell. Habitat. Peculiarities. Natu- 

 ral Food. Age. Weight. . . . . 197-210 



SECTION II. Commissary Department. The right Kind 

 of Food. Other Kinds of Food. Care and Prepara- 

 tion of the Meat. Feeding. Daily Rations . 210-218 



SECTION III. How to secure the Large Trout against 

 Loss. Guard against : i. Freshets ; 2. Overstocking ; 



3. Heated Water; 4. Careless Handling; 5. Can- 

 nibalism ; 6. Fouled Water ; 7. Natural Enemies ; 8. 

 Poachers. Safeguards at Cold Spring Trout Ponds. 



Jack 218-234 



SECTION IV. How to grow Trout to a very Large Size 



and rapidly. Directions : I. Give them Plenty of Wa- 

 ter ; 2. Plenty of Food ; 3. Warm Water (relatively) ; 



4. Range; 5. Space 234-236 



