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letter. Six twelve-gallon cans filled with fish is all one 

 man can take care of. 



We use, ordinarily, the common milk cans, and have 

 found them to answer. The water is aerated when fresh 

 cannot be got by being poured from one bucket to an- 

 other, held some distance apart. The older the fish, the 

 more frequent changes of water they will need. In or- 

 der to do this when traveling by railroad the water is 

 drawn ofi" by the syphon ; make a tube 2J inches in 

 diameter as long as the can, cover the bottom and 6 

 inches up the tftbe with wire lining and put the syphon 

 in it when the water is drawn ofi^. Draw the water 

 as low as is safe, just before reaching the station, 

 when fresh water can be turned in from the pump, or 

 drawn from a hydrant. A milk can will hold about 

 7,000 whitefish fry, or 5,000 brook-trout fry, or 4,000 

 salmon-trout fry, according to the length of the journey 

 and opportunities of changing the water. They will 

 carry only about fifteen full grown fish of any species. 



All fish should be deposited as near the head of a lake 

 as possible, that they may not go into the outlet 

 before they become familiar with the waters. The 

 young fish should be deposited during the night when 

 most large fish do not feed, and will find hiding places 

 before morning. They can be transported much more 

 easily and safely in cold weather than in warm. 



In all operations with fish eggs we cannot too strongly 

 impress on our readers the necessity for the utmost care 

 in handling. Fish eggs are different from birds eggs 

 and often have a tough tenacious skin, but they are as 

 easily killed by rough usage as the shell of the smallest 

 bird is easily broken by a fall. They should be moved 

 and touched with the utmost delicacy, and never except 



