The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1872-09-19

'l'no i. Il i.4lolnod troutniol il. tho country
a~c.i them with ustonishnont, and free |
" declared that had they not seen the
fish there, healthy and vigorous. Il ey
could not be induced to believe it lbs-
sible that so many fish could have 2Fed |
for even an hour packed together Al they
seemed 70 bd> To the merely cur Jus in
Such matters \ better comprchend (bn of
The number Of bout confined in space
indicated may j had when it stated
thal oyer tonr N kndred pound of flesh
and other TODD wAs fed to IN daily;
fish congregated We + recsl Jed through
their violently pressing kagaj St each other
in their eagerness to v the TODD at
the feeding times.
well known that thsrel ~, for FORA a time,
bnt one opinion so farl Is thu success in
artilically CONSTRUCTED ponds was con
the iorma A''c Of ciS ~ps"
seemingly, q maj among ger &|emen
who had grounds ehd means for the York.
The eggs. as now well kown. Nere
forced from I sh, as was the milf, and,
having been Rfcialy impregnated, they
were careful ~ deposited in suitable To-
cations, and aIere they were Matched. This
method promised we'll for a time but it
was soon discovered that the fshfhus
forcibly handled were of no further use
for propagation, and also that u young
thus prochged did not acquire &hther the
size, form, Npr brilliancy of Cd Tor which
has made the specl1lcd brook-tI$ But a theme
for poets, and sle extatc del ght of cpl
cures during many centuriesP past.
Discovering then failure f. equal the
trout Of the natural Stream 81 the artificial
method, the gentleman nam ed resolved to
fry another method, and,as1ar as possible,
return 10 natures rule for fine production
Of trout. lie therefore Constructed his
matching ground in suclfa manner as his
observation had taught - i'm would be most
acceptable 10 the fl n ths spawning
season, and when tha pm arrived placed
them in the hatch l'tion 4 ''Shanty
Creek" There, telight'3he eggs
were deposited ma (!tlly, and as naturally
impre@nated an1Scared for. Thea adult
fish were then returned to the loweApor-
ton Of he stItam, and the nursery WAS
prepared anF so protected as that he
older fish xhld not reach and therefor
could not evour the young. When sui
iicently own to be free from danger,
the lines>of separation were drawn, and
the growth, form and varigated coloring
Of the young were found all that had been
desired This. in time, brought over the
majority OF owners of artilicially gbrmed
ponds to the natural method, and now the
artificial production and impreg9stion Of
@g% ;; is onlA recognized as the desirable
distances greet than they can possibly
I've carried and continue to live The arti-
fetal method iststll used if such cases,
the growers dep nding upon subsequent
" .""."9 ha'oii"s sr large and beautiful
la this connection, pnd before proceed
ng to an account of ne Numerous ponds
elsewhere on the island 1T may be well to
say that with all possibl care Of the young
there is no safety to til 4 breeder IN the az
tiiical pond if he shah not have an addi-
tional care that his Ftching\ground, nur-
sely and stream is fee from 81 other fish,
and 50 shielded u that muskhats, mink,
and birds that liz eupon fish canApt reach
them, for if theIfdo rapid destrhttion is
sure TO follow and the pond, I'D viewer
costly, beconl worthless, until maS e as
Thus cared III, the trout will thrive pd
wax fat, yea, even too fat to live for The
trout is voracious fish, and will feed un-
til there shall seem to be nothing but fat
ness within, agd still spring for foodks
eagerly as even until they are blinde$by
latness and die o. congestion. There ave
been many such a es where there ii not
been care in leedina
1t may be we'll to Note here. too3{hat so
long Us the law in relation to the Eline or
purchase of trout remaA as adprcsent,
gentlemen who stronglNlesi1 them on
their tables throughout thaRe& can never
be gratifed, even should III growers be
able to produce them as plel Elllv as her
ring The law prohibitsf L. presence
in our markets, exceptiIt edtll BE- about
two months in the year <This f8triction
i enacted, it is belle Ell, becaA e of a
general belief that It'd trout is onl Hgood
during that time e experience 81 the
most m ST.. successful acc = kers is, however, eat
TO- pa% T1a s asd nat eSiS ali ahe1
round and 4 corresponding excellent quail
Ity OF iiSh every day IN the year. The law,
;5 u now ~ pfohlblts those who wouI1
grow Tor the>Warket from doing so, e.
cePilng ut apparently exorbitant rates, for
the reason that While he mark ptjnp season