GROWING THE LARGE TROUT. 21 5 



Starret's American Chopping Machine. 



When, therefore, the meat is brought to the ponds, 

 it is first sorted ; the liver is cut off and laid aside for 

 the young fish, the best part of the heart is cut off for 

 the yearlings, the coarser pieces are saved for the dog, 

 and the rest is run through the grinder for the large 

 fish. This systematizes the whole thing, and disposes 

 of all the meat. 



In the spring and fall you will have no trouble in 

 keeping the meat ; but in the summer and winter it is 

 different. The meat freezes solid in winter, and spoils 

 quickly in summer, and in the exceedingly hot weather 

 it is sometimes very troublesome. Your great protec- 

 tion against these evils lies in the spring water. Keep 

 the meat in the cold spring water, and it will not spoil 

 in the summer within a reasonable time, nor freeze in 

 the winter. It is true that remaining under water does 



ret's American Chopping Machine, and the sausage-grinder is 

 Perry's Patent No. 4. Both answer their purpose very well. 



