TEOUT PONDS 105 



cultUrist is about to take out the fish which have 

 gathered in the race for the purpose of express- 

 ing the eggs and milt. A raceway is especially 

 good for the beginner in trout-culture, because 

 few excepting ripe fish enter it at spawning 

 time, hence he does not need to handle the stock 

 in the pond so frequently in order to secure 

 those fit for spawning. 



"When the spawning season is over the cover 

 should be removed from the raceway and put 

 away in the storage house until wanted again 

 the next year, so that the raceway can have the 

 full benefit of light and air in order to fulfil one 

 of its functions, namely, that of aeration. 



Implements needed at a Hatchery. — ^A well 

 equipped trout-hatchery will possess all the 

 usual implements for digging, hauling, and out- 

 side labour, including long-handled shovels, 

 picks, scoops, wheelbarrows, wagons and carts, 

 a roller, mason's implements, carpenter's tools, 

 etc. An essential implement is a measuring- 

 board, in order to get ground-levels. A 16-foot 

 board, planed, trued, and provided with a spirit- 

 level, will be found a fair and cheap substitute 

 for regular surveyor's instruments. Other 



