12 PISH CULTURE. 



spawn until late in the spring. Thus, two distinct 

 classes of operations are kept alternately in progress. 



The estahlishment employs several men constantly, 

 at some periods of the year, of course, to a larger 

 extent than others. In the winter, from a dozen to 

 twenty men or more are required to attend to the 

 various branches of the work ; and, lately, even this 

 number has been greatly increased, as the exporta- 

 tions of fecundated and partially incubated eggs 

 since 1853 has increased from one million odd a year 

 to sixteen millions. Save for the producing of food 

 for the young fry, or as stock fish, or where new 

 breeds or experiments are conducted, comparatively 

 few fish are kept on the establishment. 



The method of packing and exporting the ova wiU 

 be explained in another portion of this work, so I 

 need not further allude to it here. 



Several millions of partially incubated ova of the 

 various kinds of fish treated here are thus yearly 

 sent to the various rivers of France. But large 

 quantities of ova are also sent abroad to various 

 parts of Europe, for the French Government are by 

 no means selfish in respect to the benefits they desire 

 from the art practised at Huningue. 



The total cost of the buildings, &c. from 1853 to 

 1863, was 265,186 francs, or 10,607^. The yearly 



