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beneficial to the fingerlings, but so little should 

 be used that the salinity would not be percep- 

 tible to our taste. Most fish-culturists use thick 

 milk only as a change of diet, and in proportion 

 of one meal to three. Very few offer it exclu- 

 sively or as often as the liver paste. I have 

 never heard a good reason for this, and have 

 found that young trout, at least until they were 

 six or seven months old, lived and thrived on 

 thick milk exclusively, with care as to over- 

 feeding, so that no surplus shall accumulate 

 on the bottom of the ponds and ferment. 



Hand feeding is done by means of a rubber 

 bulb or a spoon. I prefer the bulb, for with it 

 the fingerlings can be fed more rapidly, more 

 effectively, and the food scattered more evenly 

 over the surface of the water. Whether using 

 a spoon or a bulb it is expedient to teach the 

 young fish to come to a certain spot in the pond 

 for their food, by patiently and persistently 

 feeding them at the same place every day. It 

 saves time and labour, and is amusing. 



A curious fact may be noted here, illustrating the 

 ease with which habits may be acquired by young 

 trout, and the trouble which may ensue when it is 



