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Secretary: It is from IMr. ^[. F. Stapk'ton, of the depart- 

 iiient of commerce and labor. 



Mr. (*lark: Ls he a ineml)er of this society? 



President: He is from Mammoth Springs, Arkansas. ^Ir. 

 Lydell, I suppose should answer, if he is present. 



ilr. T.ydell : My ex]K'rience has been that by reducini>- tlie 

 numlter of ndidts I aot a better percentage of eggs from those 

 tliat do s])a\vii. and get better results from the fry that are to 

 grow to fiiigerlings. If you get too many fry in your pond you 

 do not get nearly as good results as you do witli less, and witli 

 yonr lireeders, if yon ])iit a few in, yon get a few good nests, 

 Avliile you get nothing tlie otber way. in tt'u of our ponds we 

 ])ut twenty-five breeders and we would get ten or twelve good 

 l)eds. 



President: Twenty-five to what acreage? 



Mr. Lydell: Tlie ponds are al)Out 150 x 300 feet. With 

 only fifteen ]n\\r of ])ass in a ])()nd wt' conld get l)etter result^ 

 tban wben we liad fifty. 



President: How many sqnare feet wonld that l)e to the 

 nest, in case it was 300 square feet ? 



Mr. Lydell: Yon can figure it ont. The ponds are al)out 

 150 X 300, 15 pair of fish in there. 



:\Ir. Clark: Ponds 10 x 10 to each nest. 



President: The next question is: Where all fry are trans- 

 ferred from retainers to rearing ponds, or distriljuted, what but 

 the spawning area availal)le can govern tlie ea])acity of the l:)reed- 

 ing pond? 



I suppose you wonld say that where the numl)er of Ijass i? 

 large they crowd and distnrl) one another? 



]\rr. Lydell: Yes, as I understand. I found one season f 

 had a large nnm])er of fish and good results, 1uit have never done 

 so since. I fiiid in late yi/ars that by reducing tlu' unnibiT of 

 breeders I have had no fa i hires. 



President: Tlie iiext question is: ^^'hich method of rear- 



