St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-08-30

nan UOZen OF the lar SSl ones lOI luS
closer inspection of the wondering
newspaper men.
PONDS ARE CLEANED INDEPENDENTLY
OF EACH OTHER.
Still further below the ponds men
toned, another large one is in pro-
cess of construction; this will be di-
vided into three compartments. All
these ponds are so arranged that any
one OF them can be drawn off and
cleaned without interfering with the
flow of water to the others. They
are provided with spawning races
for the trout to ascend when ready
to spawn, and from which they can
be more readily taken than from the
large ponds.
BRED.
These ponds now contain some
5000 trout, all over a year old,
while many of them will weigh from
two and one-half to three pounds
each. Besides the brook trout, there
are in these ponds lake trout, rain
bow trout, brown trout, and land
locked salmon, all of which have
been Matched and reared at the hatch
cry. The hatchery building is forty
by thirty feet, and contains twenty
FIVE Matching troughs, twelve feet
long by eighteen inches wide. In
these are now being reared about
10000 brook trout. Part of these
will be retained at the hatchery for
breeders. They are Of last springs
hatch and are now nearly two inches
long. The constantly increasing de-
mand for fry will make it necessary
to increase the capacity of the hatch
cry in the near future. Through the
report of the fish commissioners,
now being made up, the public will
learn the results obtained from fry
that have been sent out from the
hatchery during the past few years.
Letters in the hands Of the commits
sioners show, in nearly every in
stance, wonderful results.
THE FOOD AND HOW PREPARED.
In a building twenty by thirty-five
feet is the ice, meat and cook house.
The ice is stored around the refriger-
ator in which the meat is kept,
thereby saving any loss of time or
waste Of ice in moving it. The other
part of the building is utilized for
cooking the meat and preparing it
to feed the large and small trout.
For the small fry it is mixed with
milk after being cooked, and, after
running through a press, is strained
SO that all the PARTICLES may be small
enough for the Youngest fish. The
large trout are fed with liver and
beef kidneys obtained from West
Randolph, NO-thheld, Roxbury,
Waterbury and Montpelier.
BEWARE OF THE DOGS.
Everything about the construction
Of the plant appears to have been
made with a view to its enlargement
at some future time without incon-
venience. Mr.. Warren's assistant is
]. Q. Flint, who has been at the
hatchery ever since it's erection. Two
large mastiffs guard the property at
night, and most faithfully do they
perform their duty. obviating the ne
cessity Of an expense of some $500
per year for a Waterman. Any one
having business at the hatchery is
auNlSeu ~ SdII uulluS Inc udy tlne,
when they will be welcome
PRODUCT OF THE HATCHERY.
In the fall of 1892 about 100000
eggs were spawned at toe hatchery,
last fall 100000, and this coming
fall Mr.. Warren expects to strip
100000 eggs. More than million
fry have been sent out this year.
Within the next two years he hopes
to furnish all the eggs needed, with
out being obliged to purchase any
outside, as has necessarily been done
ever since the hatchery was built.
The Republic-Journal of Little
ton has an apt word or two con-
corning the recent horrible murder,