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CHAPTER XIV.—MANAGEMENT OF MATURE TROUT. 
Maturity considered—How mature trout are dealt with—The net 
—lIts use—Emptying the pond—Business pond differs widely 
from a lake or river—Trout eating trout—Sorting the fish— 
Food—The maggot factory—Tadpole rearing—Frogs and toads 
considered—Trout get very tame—Approach of spawning time— 
Can trout hear—Do fishes sleep—The senses of taste and smell 
—Varieties of colour and markings—How many species—Selec- 
tion and crossing of races—Trout anadromous in New Zealand 
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CHAPTER XV.—SALMON CULTURE. 
Great loss in nature—Large number of eggs deposited—Bad 
management of our rivers—Some evils may be remedied— 
Poachers considered—Impounding salmon—Where to get the 
best eggs—Nature’s discrepancies provided for—More about 
poachers—Fate of the eggs—Falling off in catch of salmon— 
Rate of natural increase considered—Feeding of salmon— 
Migration—Experiments—Smolts and grilse—The United States 
—Salmon of Alaska—Alaskan and British salmon compared— 
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