baere) Flow to obtain tt. 
until all the eggs are clean. Ova packed on layers of linen fabric 
may on unpacking be similarly treated. Take up the cloth by 
the four corners with the eggs upon it. Immerse in a bowl of 
water, let one side go, and gently withdraw it, and the eggs will 
float off. Should a few adhere to the cloth feather them off. 
Even on the grilles the moss may be washed off. I have 
seen a lot of eggs successfully laid down with much moss among 
them. A strong current of water being turned through the 
hatching boxes, the moss at once floats off, and is caught on the 
screen near the outlet of the box. The work is quite easily done 
with a little practice, but the beginner must not expect everything 
to go just right at first without any trouble. I have seen 
individuals who made great bungling at the work at first soon 
acquire an amount of dexterity, which enabled them to manipulate 
large quantities of ova successfully. 
Trout ova may be packed and sent anywhere in Britain, or 
on to the Continent, immediately after impregnation, provided 
the journey does not exceed forty-eight hours, and they are 
travelled at a low temperature. The best time of their existence 
for such journeys, however, is when the embryos are well 
developed, and the eggs are in the stage called “fully eyed.” 
They are then near hatching, and in a mild temperature should 
hatch in a few days after being received. When very close to the 
hatching point they may sometimes be sent with safety by using 
ice, and even later in water in bottles quite successfully. The 
latter plan is not to be recommended, but may often be safely 
adopted in an emergency. 
