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is not therefore at first wholly stopped, but is thrown 

 to the fish with the minced meat, the proportion of 

 liver being gradually reduced until it finally disappears 

 altogether from the menu. 



' Little and often ' is the motto of the successful 

 fish-culturist in relation to feeding in the earlier 

 stages. But as the fish grow larger the labour of 

 feeding becomes less continuous, and by the end of 

 August two meals a day will generally be found 

 sufficient. A greater quantity of food, however, is 

 now consumed per day in two meals than previously 

 disappeared when the fish were fed more frequently. 

 This is as it should be. 



The task of keeping the screens in front of the 

 sluices clear of leaves and rubbish forms a most 

 important part of the work connected with a well- 

 managed fishery. They must be frequently swept 

 with a long-handled brush (fig. 19). The slope of 

 the screens greatly facilitates this operation. You 

 must be careful, however, to avoid injuring any of 

 the young fish by catching them between the brush 

 and the screen. 



During the spring and summer months trout can- 

 not as a rule be safely transported. On a cool day 

 in September I have sometimes ' travelled ' yearlings 

 successfully, but the risk is great, and it is not before 



