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Hole last year, (A) abundant food during breeding season, (B) 
abundant cover, (C) planting of the fish as fast as they are 
large enough to plant. Do not allow your ponds to become over- 
stocked with little fish. In fact we believe we plant just as 
many of the larger size as we would if we did not plant the 
smaller. 
Mr. Dean: ‘What time does Mr. Stranahan plant this parrot 
feather ? 
Mr. Stranahan: In the fall or spring in the ponds, just 
throw down a handful where we take a spade, raise up the soil, 
kick the parrot feather in and tramp it down. Or if the soil 
is too hard weight it with a stone. We can maintain fine growth 
early in the season. It is pretty much gone now owing to hot 
weather; it won’t stand the hottest weather but it serves its pur- 
pose all right, because we have it abundantly until our fingerling 
are distributed. 
Mr. Robinson: I would like to ask Mr. Stranahan if it will 
do well in water down to a temperature as low as 32 degrees. 
Mr. Stranahan: Our water never gets that low in tempera- 
ture. Our spring water is 62 degrees in winter. I believe as 
far north as Virginia and perhaps further north, that parrot 
feather would live all right. If any one would like to make the 
experiment I would be glad to send him some parrot feather for 
that purpose. 
Mr. Robinson: I would like to do that. 
