CHAPTEE II 



SPAWNING OF BLACK BASS AND OAEE 

 OF FEY 



HAViiirG considered the character of the pond, 

 the quality and volume of the water-supply 

 and its disposition, the next important point 

 for presentation is that of the nests and their 

 adjuncts. Bass nests in a hatchery are of two 

 kinds: those provided by the culturist, and 

 those which the bass themselves make. 



Artificial nests consist of a box containing 

 coarse gravel. The size of the box is some- 

 times determined by the siz6-(^ the fish in the 

 breeding-pond, but ordinarily it is two feet 

 square, with two sides open. The bottom is 

 fitted with two strips, three to six inches wide. 

 The thicker the strips, the deeper the bed of 

 gravel. The top of the box is provided with a 

 board to strengthen it, and on which to place 

 a weight to keep the apparatus steady in the 



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