The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1921-03-03

of those who are not familiar with
them, but they can he distinguished
by the expert. The locality from
which they come and the food in the
water has a marked effect upon the
color. The usual co.)rs are grada-
lions of pink blending sometimes to
amber and also 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
DIR. /. H. Treece obtained the local
supply last fall. George town lake
contributed 100000 and other our
ces about 100, 600. Commercial deal
ers in Massachusetts furnished about
$500, 600 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-
the bottom. A curve chart fur
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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
than 100000 fish of several
by the time the spring varieties come
IN. Last year eastern brooks num-
oering 2~,535,500 were planted in
he streams as we'll as 9,513,500I
srayling 1,714,000 cut throat,
(native) trout, 251,5O0 rainbow
rout and 10000 little red fish, a
of salmon.
In long, narrow cement troughs in
which are arranged trays with screen
bottoms, the eggs are placed for their
'eriod of incubation in the hatchery.
Water from a natural stream is fed
nto each trough to keep a fresh sup
tly always and the eggs are disturbed
S little as possible. They are shelter
d from the. direct rays of the sun,
yhich would be fatal to them. Every
recaution is taken to shield them
the troughs are kept in the most
anitary condition possible.
When eggs are received from deal
they already "eyed-out," but if
ley have travelled far some have
died en- route and turned
hite. To facilitate the work of seq
the good from the bad eggs,
long trough is provided, by which
dozen persons may stand and work.
he eggs may be placed in The trough
Y one worker as rapidly as the
hers can remove the bad ones. They
e removed either with tweezers or
ass syringe. Mr.. Gorham with DR..
H. Treece and E. B. Basset, as
handle the work of the
itchery at present.
Trout Are Particular.
Stocking the streams with COM
lnionable species is the aim of the
apartment, since it has been. found
at the trout is most particular
,out his associations. The bull trout
Dolly Warden" is allowed to
atch his wits with the eastern
ook, the rainbow and black spotted
the grayling and black spotted
Q encouraged to associate in other
cams.
Fish when young are extremely
licate creatures and especially is
is true when they are Matched by
tificial aid. They are subject to
many, If not the same, ailments
at visit the human baby.
After the fish hatch they pass
rough a period of six weeks when
ey are said to be in the sac-stage.
.ey require no food to sustain them
ring the critical period, but they
require attention and lots of 1t.
ey hunt the dark corners and
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