. Domesticated trout. How to breed and grow them. HATCHING THE EGGS. 135 packed in wet moss, the conditions of hatching are supplied, namely, a little moisture and plenty of air. Moss is at the same time so soft that it will not bruise the eggs. Hence, wet moss is just the thing to pack fish eggs in. The moss containing the eggs can be packed in anything which admits air and is not injured by moisture. For packing in large quantities, a basket answers very well. Fish eggs have sometimes been sent in small quantities in a perforated percussion-cap box, and in tin snuffboxes. If sent by express
. Domesticated trout. How to breed and grow them. HATCHING THE EGGS. 135 packed in wet moss, the conditions of hatching are supplied, namely, a little moisture and plenty of air. Moss is at the same time so soft that it will not bruise the eggs. Hence, wet moss is just the thing to pack fish eggs in. The moss containing the eggs can be packed in anything which admits air and is not injured by moisture. For packing in large quantities, a basket answers very well. Fish eggs have sometimes been sent in small quantities in a perforated percussion-cap box, and in tin snuffboxes. If sent by express without an attendant, the basket or box containing them should be packed in a still larger basket or box, containing hay or shavings or sawdust, to soften the force of accidental concussions, and to keep the temperature of the eggs 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
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