Year: 1874




Ed. FARMER Your letter asking me to
give "lady subscriber" of your paper some
knowledge "about raising trout to supply her
table," is before me. You say she has
small brook running through her land, and
wants to know how to make small pond,
how to stock it, where to get the little
trout, how to feed and care for them, &c
In the large number Of inquiries proposed
the first one, viz "sbout raising trout"
l shall hardly dare attempt to meddle with,
as it is practical question, and she could
more easily get the desired information from
q book devoted to that subject. Such a
book can be had by addressing Livingstone
Stone, Charestown, N. H., who is the auth
or of work on trout culture, said to be the
best extant She could also address Seth
Green, Rochester, N. Y, who is another
author Of work on same subject
The book would be an indispensable auxil-
iary to the progress she might make, in sue
cessiully carrying on the business, and she
should certainly obtain one or the other of
these works before engaging in the cultiva-
ton of trout.


The idea she has of utilizing the brook
running through her land, by making it pro-
ductive of food, is truly laudable, and 1
hope she may make the attempt to carry
forward so worthy scheme.


She should make a certain number of
ponds, on or near the source Of the stream
(f of limited water shed) those nearest the
source of the stream the smaller and shall
lower, the depth in the first not exceeding a
foot and half. Below this, towards the
mouth Of the stream, another pond, larger
and deeper, the water of which need not
exceed three feet in depth. Thus may she
continue the construction of ponds, below
these, increasing the depth of water in each,
till pond five or six feet in depth is OBJ
tanned


Into the shallower ponds the young fish Of
course should be placed, and | think the
small fry of trout, only few months old,
thrive well in water not more than twelve
inches in depth; yearling trout in water,
. say two feet, and so on, in ratio of eight
inches to a foot in depth for every years
growth Of the fish, One to two pound trout
thrive best in deep water. Size can get her
young trout from any of the breeding es-
tablishments in the country, either at Mere
dth or Charlestown, N. H. Or she could
procure the spawn of these fish very cheaply
of A. s. Collins, Caledonia, N. Y, and hatch
them arti6cially, process mostly practiced
by those just beginning in the art. OF course
the conditions iavoring this course are those
which have direct relation to the tempera
ture of the water and the facilities She
would have to accommodate the fish through
their embryo life.


With regard to the matter of food,
would say that directions are very clearly
laid down in works devoted to the cultiva
tion of trout, and therefore forbear any
suggestions on this topic.


can say to the lady in question, whocv
er she may be, that perhaps the best knowl'
edge she could get with reference to this
matter would be to pay visit to the "COld
Spring Trout Ponds," Charlcstown, N. ii.
where she will meet a lady, miss f. A
Webber) superintendent Of the establish
ment, who is thoroughly educated in all thC
art, and can give her all desired information
in the practical work. Miss Weber is tn
ouly lady know of who has gwen thi
branch Of industry any attention. She ha
brought to it all the culture that any
American woman might want to grace the
most exalted industry. Being a thorough
ly educated woman, she would be the bette
able to render your friend aud lady sub
scriber all and every information that sh
needed, to successfully engage in the bus
ness of trout culture | can only add, i
conclusion, that l shall hope to hear of he
ultimate success, in the undertaking she pre-
poses, but assure her that it requires NOR
than ordinary care, in the beginning of he
operations and experience. The sooner ha
the better results. If at first she fail, le
son is taught, for through failure we Sc
wherein different results might have 70
lowed, and we mend. Thus do l see
chance to mend and do over this letter
have written yeu, but fOrbear, hoping yor
"lday subscriber" will interest herself
aqua.cuture and its kindred ally, to a su'
cessfal issue. M. q. EDMUNDs.