The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-21
gended m the hatchways, and the flrst essen
tiai step he's been taken In the artificial prop.

tiai step has been taken in the artificial Prop
agetion Of trout.
h sai sh the oSs to ssS Sel IN m nss
SnroI q nc stream and dsBGSs as thS spawn
due course Of time and sGch Of the fry as, es-
%s% spsfs or shorm SaHf
the course ola couple Of years. Young trout
SGSk to hSH aS AMY trS old
| like nothing better than mouthful Of spawn
Or young trout. and arc always on the hunt
accounts in q measure for the small number
OF TROUT ip the brooks IN proportion to the
ET0dpi s6u s1eH s. ed ane
The HIGHWAYS in which the screens Of eggs
purity Of the water may be maintained. Every
h are sTc
Ruc ar the S1I OF ry dnys he
the she'll and az the sn end Sr Of sixty days tie
youngster breaks his shell and drops through
Of the h IA For two months the young
r eGna se OF she remnant Of me egg which
not swim. They wfgeie, their tiny tails and
bob their heads about in, lively man
ts. s sss tha them do to n ch SS
course In two months they are able to swim,
comes along in Just the right season Of the
year 1t is fun TO watch the little fellows dur
mag ef s Rs ssy fhs4 an %
aer during the two months of their existence.
They They IRE Desperately anxious, to move. but
With 2 swish Of their tails they manage to
propel themselves q few inches from the bot
steering apparatus and. as result. arc con-
unually collidina with ono another. or with
Until ey 81 .9 INV Bst they Keen
soon are as graceful in their movements as
any hsh IN n fresh or salt water:
eyes can be seen It is IN the, proper condition
Tor Tor IS. shipment Then it can be taken from th9
with damp moss and again packed in ice. so
that an even Temperatures Of SO degrees may
pc pc shih and when thus PREPARED. can
arrive in good condition. by this method tho |
ds ., OF the egg can be stoppc! for |
Ing reached their destination. tho eggs arc |
again ng~a 1u sM6merg"d IN running water OF tenn;
I no process OF developm emit continues as II |
there had been no interruption: ltisa pecul- |
hours VIZ II placed in still water. ,,,,
After the fry have lived month on paddock |
GILBERT, trout consume about 800 pounds Of |
shSeps' livers week. =, After they arc old
turned into ono OF the many small ponds into
which the farm has been divided. long and
narrow shoots SO arranged that each one can
IS desired. or course the young trout are not
allowed to minGle with the old ones. for such
proceeding however; satisfactory to the Old
.rout. would be d disastrous to the youngsters. |
tach year brood. or school. is kept by itself
until tho fish are three years old. by which
line they are able to take caro- of themselves.
when the open season comes there is tho |
ivcliost kind OF hustling around the trout
,onHs. Mr. Gilberts trout are served in tho
'WolleSt dinners in New York Boston, and New. |
'ort. He ships thousands upon thousands Of
'oung trout to be used In stocking brooks in
'arious parts Of tho country. and last, but by
men who may have whipped the brooks in tho
lelghborhood in vain. and do not want to go
een toId sGont the slsak wnte S has
sh which have been sent home by express or
arricd by the angler himself He has caught
lis fly was cast over q pond swarming with
avcnous trout. and that a boy with n worm
nd pin hook would have Jared as well. pro-
shermen Mr.. Gilbert accords free permission
0 fish to their hearts content, but they must
aiy for tn, their sport hacePrdins to the market
. cents pound In tho market the fisherman
aust pay that amount per pound for every fish
auEht 1t doesn't take long at such prices to |
mako trout fishing an expensive luxury.
Ono ardent sportsman who spends his sum-
lerS in plymouth. once week, as regular as
lockwork. devotes forenoon to trout fishing
t Mr.. Gilherts ponds. At dinner time ha
eels in his line secs that his trout-and they
sbssS sSsd and
ayment for. his mornings sport Once the
zee value Of one Of these checks was So.
nd It seldom drops below the latter figure.
his fisherman then distributes his catch
mong his friends.
out at the Chicago Exposition. afrording all
hat artiacially raised trout look like. "