The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1921-03-04

them. but they can t. distinguished
by the expert. Tho locality from
which they come and the food In the
water has marked effect upon the
color. The usual co:,ra are grada-
lions of pink blending sometimes to
ember and ais, iun.
The Anaconda hatchery obtains its
supply of eggs, in as far as possible
from the open streams. Traps are
maintained at Georgetown lake and
Stuart's mill and from these sources
DR.. /. H. Treece obtained the local
supply last fall. George town lake
contributed $4,000 and other sour
ces about 100000. Commercial deal
ers In Massachusetts, furnished about
100000 eggs. The regular price
for eggs through these dealers is 81
a thousand. The dealers raise fish
!. for the market and the eggs they OBJ
tain and sell to hatcheries which
mean just so much velvet" to their
businesses.
OF course to count millions of eggs
is an impossible task, but much Of the
work is eliminated.
The commercial dealers usually
count the number in a few ounces
and use this count for the basis of
estimating the lot, for the sizes OF
eggs vary greatly. The state hatch
cry uses the Won Bayer system by
which the count is taken in a minia-
ture trough of the eggs that will lie
on the bottom. A curve chart fur
Their facilitates the matter and the
eggs are thus speedily counted by the
thousand or million. The eggs num-
Der from $50 to 500 to the ounce.
Through the aid of cold storage,
eggs have been sent abroad as far as
Russia and Canada has been a good
customer. Commercial fish raising
in the west has attained very small
proportions, due to the absence of
large markets, and so the eggs are
| not for sale in the west.
Last Years Record
This hatchery planted last year
varieties and may do better this year
by the time the spring varieties come
In. Last year eastern brooks num-
bertng 2.535,500 were planted in
the streams as we'll as 9.513,500
grayling 1,714,000 cut throat,
(native) trout. 251,500 rainbow
trout and 10000 little red fish. a
species of salmon.
In long, narrow cement troughs in
which are arranged trays with screen
bottoms. the eggs are placed for their
period Of incubation in the hatchery
Water from natural stream is fed
into each trough to keep a fresh sup
ply always and the eggs are disturbed
as little as possible. They are shelter
ed from the direct rays of the sun,
which would be fatal to them. Every
precaution is taken to shield them
and the troughs are kept in the most
sanitary condition possible.
When eggs are received from deal
ers they already "eyed-out," but if |
they have travelled far some have
already died en- route and turned !
white. To facilitate the work of seq
regating the good from the bad eggs.
a long trough is provided, by which |
dozen persons may stand and work
The eggs may be placed in the trough |
by one worker as rapidly as the |
others can remove the bad ones. They |
are removed either with tweezers or I
glass syringe. Mr.. Gorham with Dr. !
/. H. Treece and E. B. Basset, as
sistants. handle the work Of the
hatchery at present.
Trout Are Particular.
Stocking the streams with COM
panionable species is the aim OF the
department. since It has been found
that the trout is most particular
about his associations. The bull trout
or Dolly Warden" is allowed to
match his wits with the eastern
brook. the rainbow and black spotted
or the grayling and black spotted
are encouraged to associate in other
streams.
Fish when young are extremely
delicate creatures and especially is
this true when they are Matched by
artificial aid. They are subject to
as many. II not the same. ailments
that visit the human baby.
After the fish hatch they pass
through . period Of six weeks when
they are said to be In the sac-stage.
They require no food to sustain them
during the critical period, but they
do require attention and lots of 1t.
They hunt the dark corners and |
crevtces and would smother them
selves to death II allowed to have |