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shallows. Nine years ago ten thousand eyed ova 

 were planted in artificial redds, and when hatched out 

 and feeding the fry made their way into water which 

 has since been under careful observation. Early in 

 1906 five thousand alevins which had not quite 

 reached the feeding stage were placed on the same 

 shallows, and the result of the experiments has been 

 quite remarkable. Nine years ago there were scarcely 

 any small trout visible on this stretch of water, but 

 a few years after the ova and alevins were introduced 

 the shallows were thickly populated by some of the 

 liveliest and hardiest little store fish with many sizable 

 ones, and some of quite heavy weight. Many of 

 these have come to maturity and reproduced in turn, 

 and now practically all the fish on these shallows are 

 in the pink of condition, feed freely on surface and 

 other food, and are just as shy of the human presence 

 as the wild fish on rivers where no stocking work has 

 been undertaken. 



It will be noticed that when stocking with the large 



stew-fed fish, growing up two- 

 The modern trout- year-olds to sizable fish or 



stew. keeping yearlings until they 



are two years old, it is neces- 

 sary either to have a stew or to go to the expense 

 of the work being carried out by the pisciculturist. 

 Proprietors and lessees of chalk-stream fisheries are 

 practically all in accord as to the economy and benefits 

 generally accruing from the judicious use of stews 

 which are under their own control and management. 

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