100 FISH CULTURE. 



cans with Mm, one for the fish, and the other holding 

 fresh water. In fairly cool weather a thousand of 

 fry will do well enough in a- can holding one and a 

 half gallons of water for from one and a half to two 

 hours. The aeration of the water is a matter of great 

 importance, and a small pair of bellows should be 

 provided. "When the fry begin to come up to the 

 top of the water, which is always a sign of deficient 

 aeration, put the nozzle of the bellows to the bottom 

 of the can, and give three or four vigorous blasts, 

 and the fish will at once seek the bottom, and stay 

 there. This process repeated at intervals will be 

 found to have the most valuable effect in prolonging 

 the life of the fry. Failing in the possession of a 

 pair of bellows, if the attendant be reduced to straits, 

 he may employ a clean clay pipe, and blow through 

 it, and this process, though less useful than the other, 

 will be found very beneficial. Of course the pipe 

 must he a clean one. Failing in this, dip up some 

 of the water in a cup, and. pour it in from a height ; 

 but the other methods are preferable. If possible, 

 always remove dead fish or filth. 



I last year saw a thousand salmon fry lost in 

 a singular manner. I had taken them down to a 

 friend who was a brewer. The person who was 

 to carry them to the water had not arrived, and 



