. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 93. done, if necessary, with ordinary fishing-tackle. For transporta- tion a couple of milk cans of the pattern used by dairymen will be most convenient and the cans will be almost indispensable in handling the fishes from the pond later on. The fishes need not be injured by the hook, if they are unhooked carefully, and they will stand the trip in wagon or baggage car very well, if they are not crowded, and the temperature of the water is kept down with a little ice. A net over the top of the can is better than a c
. Annual report - New York Zoological Society. Zoology. ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT. 93. done, if necessary, with ordinary fishing-tackle. For transporta- tion a couple of milk cans of the pattern used by dairymen will be most convenient and the cans will be almost indispensable in handling the fishes from the pond later on. The fishes need not be injured by the hook, if they are unhooked carefully, and they will stand the trip in wagon or baggage car very well, if they are not crowded, and the temperature of the water is kept down with a little ice. A net over the top of the can is better than a close cover unless the latter be well punctured. Ice must be used sparingly and should be placed on the net cover —not in the water. If a fisherman, who has a seine, can be hired, so much the better for the fish. The fishes wanted may very likely be found in one's own neighborhood, and it may only be necessary to subsi- dize the barefoot boy, who won't take long to find some stock for the pond. Beware, however, of the common sunfish, which is usually too small to be worth saving and becomes a positive an- noyance when one is angling for something larger. Other species which it is well to avoid are the pike and pickerel on account of their voracity and destructiveness to other species. Practice teaches one rapidly, but it is unwise to try to get along" without study when helpful books may be had. If fish raising is to be merely a passing fancy it is just as well not to. 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 New York Zoological Society. New York, The Society
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