. Domesticated trout [microform] : how to breed and grow them. Fish culture; Trout; Pisciculture; Truite. DOMESTICATED TRC QT. firms the theory just advocated, that the causes of death can be removed. This has been a long digression, I know. I beg the reader to excuse it. I was saying that if you took good care of the young fish, hatched and pro- vided for them as has been suggested, there were ninety chances out of a hundred that you would raise them. This remaining contingency, however, of tak- ing good care of them, is no trifle. It involves constant vigilance and a very faithful attention


. Domesticated trout [microform] : how to breed and grow them. Fish culture; Trout; Pisciculture; Truite. DOMESTICATED TRC QT. firms the theory just advocated, that the causes of death can be removed. This has been a long digression, I know. I beg the reader to excuse it. I was saying that if you took good care of the young fish, hatched and pro- vided for them as has been suggested, there were ninety chances out of a hundred that you would raise them. This remaining contingency, however, of tak- ing good care of them, is no trifle. It involves constant vigilance and a very faithful attention to all the con- ditions upon which the life and growth of the young trout depend. As any further directions as to the care of them would be a repetition of what has already been written, I will merely advise the beginner to be always on his guard against accidents and dangers ; to visit the fish the first thing in the morning, and the last thing at night; to carry out Macbeth's resolution, " to make as- surance double sure," even if it seems like taking a "bond of" certainty. And now, hoping that the reader will have the best of luck during this delicate period of the trout's career, let us pass on to the consideration of the unpleasant but important subject of the diseases of young trout. Section III.—Diseases of Trout Fry. We are now come to the department of trout cul- ture which is the least known, namely, the diseases to which young trout are subject. This is an almost un- trodden field of study,* where little is known, and * The art of raising horses and other domestic animals has. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Stone, Livingston, 1836-1912. Boston : J. R. Osgood


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