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Mr. Clark: IT wish that this discussion might continue the 
remainder of the day. I think here is one of the most important 
papers and subjects for the benefit of fish culture that has been 
brought out. Iam very glad that Mr. Atkins did not make these 
experiments and bring this matter to notice twenty-five years or 
more ago, when they called me the father of the fingerling. He 
is certainly knocking my theory all to pieces, that it is so much 
better to plant fingerling fish. I have always advocated that the 
reason for planting fingerlings instead of fry, was because they 
were stronger and better able to take care of themselves. How- 
ever, from the experiments made by Mr. Atkins, even starved 
fish are ready to take food, and I certainly think that this very 
important matter should be further investigated, and I trust 
that Mr. Atkins w:ll continue along the same lines he has so 
successfully started. 
Dr. Bean: I do not see any other paper on this programme 
in which the question of feeding fry is likely to come up. There- 
fore I hope you will allow me to make a few remarks about an 
experiment with brown trout this year. There is always a time 
in the hfe of a trout when it will refuse to take food. In fact 
the mortality among trout is largely due to the refusal of the 
fish to take the food offered to it, particularly where liver and al- 
lied foods are employed. There were cases of this kind this year 
in May and June at several stations in New York state, and the 
men in charge, old fish culturists, men of experience, tried in 
every way possible to induce the brown trout to feed, but without 
success, until they had arrived almost at the point of death from 
starvation. Liver was used and whatever other dead animal food 
of that sort was available, but without success. Then the fish 
doetor was called in, and naturally, as the species was brown 
trout, he suggested crustacean or molluscan food. Well, as the 
crustacean food at these stations was the more readily obtainable, 
the superintendent was asked to try a variety of shrimp, which 
was very plentiful, just to take the shrimp, crush them in a sieve, 
and make an emulsion corresponding with the liver emulsion. 
This was tried at two stations, and in less than 15 minutes all of 
the brown trout which had refused to take food were feeding 
merrily, and the situation was saved. I suppose this has been 
