flow to obtain it. 233 
from Mr. W. Barnes, ironmonger, Ashbourne, Derbyshire. The 
food is expensive, but the results are good, and fish reared upon 
it will do credit to the producer, and are worth more than fish 
reared upon anything else I have met with. I am often asked 
how many times a day fry should be fed. I have tried the plan 
of feeding them every hour, and also of feeding them four times 
a day, and I incline to the latter. If fed too often they are apt to 
get into a lazy way. When fed four times a day they get a good 
appetite between meals, which makes them eager for their food, 
and they come for it better than they do if fed oftener. 
When the fry are well on the feed and have got thoroughly 
used to the system, they should be transferred to the rearing 
ponds. At first they will exhibit symptoms of alarm when the 
attendant comes alongside the boxes, and will all dart away from 
him, but soon they get over this and begin to associate his 
appearance with something to eat, and it is noticeable that they 
look for this something and expect it to come, and when it does 
come they “go for” it at once, and it is quite a pretty sight to see 
them feeding. Now is the time for the transfer. The ponds 
should be in readiness some time previously, with screens fixed 
and sluices working, and everything in order for the reception of 
the little fish. The first thing is to get them out of the hatching 
boxes. There are several ways. One is to lift the box so that 
the outlet end rests on a tub which is filled with water, taking 
care that the plug is over the tub. Remove it and the fry will be 
drawn off, the extra water escaping through an aperture covered 
with perforated zinc in the side of the tub. The upper end of 
the box should be raised slightly, and as the water goes down a 
current should be kept up over the bottom to prevent any fish 
being left dry. This may be done by means of a bucket of water 
or from a hose pipe. The latter is the most convenient where 
practicable. 
Another method is to remove the screen and let the water and 
fry all escape through the outlet spout, finally turning the box on 
its side to get rid of the last of them. The tub is then slung on 
to a carriage and wheeled away to the ponds. The plan which I 
adopt, however, and which I find the best, is to syphon out the 
water and the fry, and with a little practice it can be done quite 
