APPENDIX III. 

 ODDS AND ENDS. 



/"CONTAINING tables of spawn in various fishes ; the 

 ^ ' seasons when fish spawn ; the months when fish are 

 in good condition ; of water plants suitable for fish ponds ; 

 the months when it is illegal to catch trout in the various 

 States ; also trout breeding outfit, tricks for managing 

 domesticated fish, tricks for managing the enemies of 

 fish, etc. 



NUMBER OF SPAWN IN DIFFERENT FISH. 



Buckland's Table.* 



Species. Weight of fish. 



Trout t I lb. 



Jack 4 Ibs. 



Perch lb. 



Roach | lb. 



Smelt 2 oz. 



Lumpfish 2 Ibs. 



Brill 4 Ibs. 



Sole i lb. 



Herring \ lb. 



Mackerel i lb. 



Turbot 8 Ibs. 



Cod 20 Ibs. 



Total number of eggs. 



1, 008 



42,840 



20,592 

 480,480 



36,652 

 116,640 



239,775 

 134,466 



19,840 



86,120 



385,200 



4,872,000 



* Buckland's Fish Hatching, p. 13. 



t It will be seen by this table that in point of yearly increase 

 trout appear at a disadvantage ; but when their superior quality 

 is remembered, one is reminded of the reply of the lioness to the 

 fox, in the fable, when reproached for bringing forth but one off- 

 spring at a birth. The lioness answered, " Unum sed leonem." 

 23d Fable, Vulpes et Lecena, 



