Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-11-25

Propagation Of Brook Trout.

Ma EproR notice in the Farmer Of
Oct. 30, that \ correspondent describes bis
hcili.,s, for G,h culture, aud inquirys.
q" What Kind would bo most suitable, aud
90 what manner would il he best 20 oouGnc
them 90 In your reply you MFR him to
m, 1r information. am happy 20 re-
pond 70 any question relating TO ,hs propa.
CATION OF tbe c5umon brook trout. (aaving
never Investigated the habits Of any other
'rscis',) IL have any inl0rns,i5u which
the public does not already possess. Be.
fore referring 20 my own r1r'onal expert
sacs saI observation on tie subject, | will
rr'y 90 Mr.. H5ws,, by saying, that II hs
has constructed pond whore ho can main.
tam living stream through It Of the d..
ner'i51' stated, it Is perhaps the rs, nat
Ura, arrangement that can be procured for
ihe common brook trout, providing DO can
k.sp sai other kinds o, Gsh II the 'ircam
running into the pond is provided with
srays.'y bottom, 70 spsrlec,.y iu kosrios
vi.l t5e habits u the brook trout 10 as.
cauI e., rivuls, during tie month Of Os,o-
h,r. deposit tls.r crg'. cover thcm up, aai
descend 90 tse l-ers-s part O.! the pond far
their winter quarters about the .Asi % No
ssaHsr. Ic Mr li1vss can now atl tx
iura Whereby be eaa rrcv.n, ths young
.y returning 10 tie pond too '.a, hi.
arrangement will Do nearly complete.
] ts7e DO; one years experience 10 nv
' t-.gi dissipation, Lsis is sometime, call.
el. bus tl.' ..,i.s experience Ia, proved
,la7's,1 ,ri4uVaia some rc.rcss. bui iu
otl.-'a partial failure havo proved Co
uy,.li, At least Tia, d, pare1, trout will
ra...y i5nc,ucats aud iamiiarir, them.
selves % artificial arrangements, sla - %
l.Tr1.t aud cover up their egg. AMI leave
ta.a 90 hatch cut ahsr tie natural pro-
c.s, without Limit or failure. 10 nv
mind, tii, i.an interesting consideration,
ia1.aush 70 il relieves Us from s,l tAs l.G.
sels aaI nice labor OF aFussial rrogas,.
ul1.
Having discovered this, j, only remain,
o. secure 90. young l,a from beirg destroy.
"a by o., older, wao FEED upon ,hcn. 10
f1 tl.. s1ss,ua.'y, several pool. or ponds
must Dc provided, 50 as 81 elas'.ry anI pre-
ssr,r tassa au object NOT often o5ninsi
without eoa'.lsr.5.o expense. With such
provision, as have iutim ted, ,her1 /,
uAuIss''y no I.nri 70 the natural vTo!ac-
zion sr tas trout.
IN nv efforts g. hatch them ar,iasially. I
lIl u1g succeed, and tbisk 6, was owing
va5.ly % thc fact that lll not follow tie
i.lea.u-. ot ,as female ,roat, and cover up
s.o ssg, with gravel Following Gle dirsc-
,.5as % writers who have published ca the
subject, found no eIi5sulIy ia e5urrss.inr
both ,ho male and fenals. aai procuring
,arrshy tlc materials necessary ilr tie sr.
uCc.al propagation and Tor about ohe
month every appearance c5rrs'p5nlsl 20
results stated in published accounts. Bat
eventually, they AL turned white, which
vas evidence that they tat l5si Vitality
THIS 10 oos Of tie failure. alluded 70 above.
Ils other va. this. Tie connection be-
tween ,aa 'qluuius ground and the home
ul ,ls brood Cob Was E.isn,ly secured
by wire screening, 50 A. 70 proven, the
y5sus .so1i esulos ia with tao parent
t,l, auI before was aware of %, schools
OF them were there, anI becJuia. les every
Jay, iu consequences Of sho ,orl ..5uI habits
gt tIe older s,h under thesr circum.tan-
-s,, aul having no facilities or separating
,heu. On, result vas, that when draw or
o., pond q, transfer 90, brood trout 90 tie
.r.1a.rs bsI ,hi. Gil, / found only about
tlis,y a. la,i viuiar's batebinc Thee, Va.
rsI from ttgc5 20 Eve inches in length, and
whom fl.t discovered about tie first Of last
April. they were from ons-half TO three
ll4rils inch. ~ have watched the move
asuu ana prorsns.ii,s oi the trout, nm
convinced that the destruction Of tie youu-
-.r hy the older is immense, when not pre-
y,a,sl By artificial arrangements.
As ibs result ~ close observation, have
c5las to sbs conclusion that the young as
,5ciaio with ,ho Cli, inii'crininaiely. until
they end that instead of natural protectors
ihsir parents are natural enemies. They
then proceed forthwith to shallow water,
.r hiding places, where tho older cannot
follow. aud thus few, comparatively, are
r1s.ar,lI. CuAELEs llruTuELr.
Lancaster. Mass. Nov 4, 1859.