New-York daily tribune., 1865-09-30

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front requires his piece Dc r'i''d"es Of something more
substantial than flies r.1 o.i C'
Dubrayius DR.. Lebsult, and many plscatortal pro.
ssor dwell at great length upon preparing fsh ponds
and taking care Of them. We therefore extract the
oi., of their advice intermnelcd with own. fo
lows: pond intended for either profit or pleasure
should be ceansed every three or four years. es
peciay iflarge compared with tho stream by which
is fed or II sustained by more surface water tnan OF
spring water. 1t should be drained and lie dry SIX or
twelve months both to kill the water weeds and the
animals which feed trout and Its roe Inc 'otting
your pond dry and sewing oats In the bottom ~ aso
GOOD. for il puii6es the bottom OF the pond.
In reconsiructng your pond after draining H. ana
having made the earth firm where the head OF the pond
must be- Lebault advises that you drive In TWO OF hree
rows OF oqk elm piles, which should be scoreheu IN
the fire or half burned before they be driven In the
earth, for being thus used it preserves them muen
longer from roting and having done So lay faggo's or
bavirs OF smaller wood between them ana theh
earth between and above themi aud then having
fist very well rammcd them and tie EARTH use opother
pile r like the first were. and note that he
second pile to be Of or nbont the same hight that you
Intend to make yOur sluce or hoodgatc, or the vent
that you intend shall convey the overfowngs Oily your
pond or any food that shall threaten to break the pond
dam. Then be advises the planting of WILLOWS ahd
osiers abont the DAM and then cast In chared logs
far from the side. also upon the sandy places III
order protect spawning beds and form bldng places
FOR the small fry. AL ponds should contain places Oh
gravel bottom. and places sandy and shallow where
front may disport thems selves and burnsh their sides
Fish should also have retiring places such as holow
banks OF shelves roots Of trees, to keep them from
danger and TO shade them at times during the day IN
the extreme heat Of Summer also from the extremity
of cold In Winter Iftoo many trees be growing about
your pond the leaves thereof failing into the water, VIII
so imprcgnae II to nure the flavor OF the fish, Al
though towering trees form too dense shade, and the
foliage Is bad for the stream while they yield cover 10
invite winged game aud the consequent gunner. and
shooting much abon fish preserve is injurious yet we
would advise the planting OF willow and alder to par
italy shade the stream pond and render hrm the
shores.
Two front ponds are more profitable than one OF the
same area as the two because they may be cleaned al
tcrnatey and the trout tarncd into while the otLef
is under cleaning process.
In small ponds or ponds where The small fry OF com
mon fish of,en form feed for trout. Lebault advises the
feeding Of trout by throwing into the pond clippings
II bread curds grains the entras OF chickens or
Of any bird beast you Kill TO feed yourselves On the
score OF fcedln preserves experience Is that
they are generally fed too much. In ponds where feed
scarce living bait should be thrown in, such as min
uows mummios shrimp. and all kinds OF fish which ma
lure intended Tor bait by forbddng them ever to be-
come more than three inches 10 length But even this
should be done .parngly We have known several
ponds on Long Island whore the fish died while they
were led suuptuous and when dead were fouod to be
In excellent condition. We regret 10 siate that some
animals endowed with the exterior semb'ance Of hu
many keep ponds and pretend that they arc vaers
intended for the propagation Of trout when. In reality
they nIe pounds liquid basies, wherein 10 mprison
irou, until they command high price In Fulton
Market when. they get orders for them. they
1t once feed them with huge meal Of mummies (suall
lsh aud when the front have gorgod themselves so
that In some instances the tails Of the nsh which the
trout yatnly endcnvored to swallow seen protrudng
from their mouths these Peter funks then sweep the
pond with net and send the trout thus stuffed to
market and receive therefor the price which healthy
trout command. During past dollar and
half pound has frequently been paid for trout bought
At Wholesale 1t Is said that these Peter Funks rob the
rout streams Of their neiehbmhoods by means OF nets
during the close season-betwecn the first Of september
ard tie first Of March-and deposit their stolen gains
in liquid pounds. whore the feed them until the market
opens; for 1t is unlawful 10 catch or sell trout during
tie close season except for tie purpose ofsccnce or the
object Of propagation.
Having eudensored to inform the reader about The
nature habits and quality Of trout nnd the simplest
and best methods FOR propagation by stocking
with living tsh. propose tn give detailed descrip
iion (iounded authorities now successfully en-
gagged at fshculturo) OF the method for propagating
trout anu salmon by artificial means.