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do not seem to be as good as those made of number 22 galvanized 
iron, sprung into position. In the others the steel has to drop 
into a slot and often sticks; while the other springs in and is 
much more convenient and easy to use. 
Mr. Titcomb: In connection with this poimt on which Mr. 
Ward Bower has touched, the importance of attempting to fer- 
tilize as large a percentage of eggs as possible, I do not think 
that ought to detract at all from any attempt to make the salt 
solution effective, because there are certainly instances in almost 
every branch of fish culture, when you get a bad lot of eggs, and 
will have a considerable lot to pick out, or else throw the whole 
of them away. 
