AMUSEMENT For Lapirs. 405 
“The fish, after hatching, should be fed twice daily for two 
or three months, then once a day—the grown fish once a day 
or oftener. For the young fish, liver should be scraped and 
chopped very fine, and mixed with water, to give it about the 
consistency of clotted blood. Toss this to the fish a little at 
a time, so that they can catch and devour it before it reaches 
the bottom of the trough; no more should be given than the 
fish will eat, because if any is left it will settle on the bottom 
and foul the water, and the fish will sicken and die. The fish 
may be fed on curds, fish offal, or other animal matter, pro- 
vided it be small enough for them to swallow.” 
EVERY FARMER SHOULD HAVE A TROUT PRESERVE. 
From a perusal of the foregoing descriptions for breeding 
salmon and trout by the most celebrated and successful fish- 
culturists, it will be perceived that they do not ditter much 
in the modus operandi. Nearly every farmer has a spring 
on his place yielding surplus water sufficient to hatch trout 
in boxes. If he does not wish to go to much expense in 
erecting a dam to form a preserve, he might at least hatch 
the trout in boxes and sell them, for they are as ready sale as 
any product of a farm. Mr. Ainsworth, of Bloomfield, N. Y., 
said: “The original stock (of trout) was put in my pond, con- 
taining 61 square rods of ground, 14 feet deep, supplied with 
springs, three years ago, 1400 in number, age from 1 to 4 
years. They weigh now from 1 to 3 pounds each. They are 
about as tame as kittens—come at call, and show themselves 
clear out of water in their haste for food by the five hundred 
at a time, and some take it out of a spoon six inches above 
the water. Think of seeing five hundred trout all at the 
same instant, weighing from 1 to 3 pounds, and from 12 to 18 
inches long !” ; 
A two-pound trout will furnish about 8000 spawn, smaller 
ones less in proportion. They commence spawning when one 
year old. 
In this way they can be increased and grown to any ex- 
