CHAPTER XXX. 
PROFITABLENESS OF GOLDFISH PONDS. 
The question will naturally arise in the mind of the reader, 
should he have any desire to engage in the culture of the 
goldfish, “Will it pay?” “Are the profits accruing sufficient 
remuneration for the time and labor expended, to say nothing 
of the capital invested?’”’ To these questions the best an- 
swer is the book upon which the author has expended so 
much time, for he is certain that the pvopger cultivation of 
the goldfish will pay, though there are some considerations, 
the absence or presence of which somewhat determine the 
result. If looked at from a business point of view solely, 
it wholly depends upon the local demand for them, though 
more especially upon the class of customers one is expected 
to supply. In some places the finer qualities and varieties 
pay best, as the demand for them comes from a source that 
is both discriminating and critical, at the same time willing 
to pay for the very finest that can be had. Such a market 
is usually found in the larger cities where the wealthy classes 
generally reside, and it is from among them that the culturist 
may expect to find a ready and remunerative run of custom. 
In other places the demand is for quantity not so much 
care being taken whether the varieties are the best or not; 
for instance, a gentleman wishes to stock a lake upon his 
premises or in his garden with ornamental fish, he does not 
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