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succeeding it, should be carefully picked over, and 

 all grass and roots removed, so as to make as soft 

 and delicate a packing as possible. 



After the second layer of moss, place another layer 

 of eggs, and so on, alternating till the box is filled, 

 taking care to keep the box and to conduct all the 

 operations under water, for it should be always borne 

 in mind, when fish eggs are moved, that the secret of 

 moving them correctly is to keep the eggs in the 

 water, where, of course, they ought to be. 



After the top layer of moss is placed, take the box 

 of moss and eggs out of the pan, and set it where the 

 superfluous water will drip out through the perforated 

 bottom. If the moss settles much with the escape of 

 the water, fill up to the top again with moss. Then, 

 when the cover is soldered on in one or two places, 

 to prevent displacement, it is ready to be packed in 

 the pail of sawdust, the cover to which should be kept 

 in its place by being well wired down. When the 

 label is fastened on, the eggs are ready to be sent off. 



