22 FISH CULTURE 



hungry hasten to the customary spot when he 

 appears in the hope of getting something to 

 eat. One fish-culturist never passes his feed- 

 ing-place without throwing some small objects 

 into the water, even if it is only a handful of 

 pebbles. The consequence is that whenever he 

 appears there is a rush of fish after him and 

 they will almost take liver from his fingers. 



Minnows. — Small-mouthed bass grow sleek 

 and healthy on liver and lungs, although it is 

 admitted that minnows and crayfish, if they 

 can be secured, are the best food that can be 

 given. It is surprising what a quantity of 

 minnows a few bass can devour and digest in 

 a very short space of time. One hundred ma- 

 ture bass can readily dispose of 800 of the 

 small fishes without any trouble whatever in 

 an hour, when fed to them two or three at a 

 time. It is not advisable to furnish so many, 

 however, for if the bass average two apiece, 

 per day, they will not starve. Neither is it 

 well to feed them in such a way that by the 

 time the assistant is through all the minnows 

 have disappeared. Some advocate feeding one 

 half the number allotted for a meal, two and 



