New-York tribune., 1870-04-23
PISCICULTURE.
LONG ISLAND TROUT PONDS AND TROUT
BREEDING.

LONG ISLAND TROUT PONDS AND TROUT
BREEDING.
Trout culture, though no novelty, has been
practiced on Long Island but short time, although
part of the United States superior to it for this pur
pose aboundng, it does in living streams and never
falling springs. Within few years past, however, ex
permental practice in trout-rearng has become quite
common on the island. Already 100000 has! been
invested by private individuals in this enterprise The
returns yet have of course been small, If we except
those from the sale of eggs and young fish.
The first to introduce troutbreedng on the island on
an extensive scale Mr. William Furman of Maspeth.
Mr F's pond, spawning ground and nursery are COM
pee in every respect and the largest in the country
The pond-an artificial onecovers area OF about five
acres and has good hafmile Of casting ground. The
stream passing through marshy tract was at
small and sluggish, and Mr. f. conceived the idea Of
extending IL in curves like the letter through
course of half mile. The experiment at the time
deemed by many doubtful one, but springs came bub-
bling up from the sand below the excavated earth and
its success was no longer doubted. The bottom Of the
pond as well as the Matching shsnty covered with
washed gravel and pebbles, and the sides lined with
plank prevent the washing in Of mud and the burrow
Ing OF muskrats. large dam shuts off the surface
water from the pond. The haching-shany adOins the
pond and the trout readily and spawn in natural
manner not fish being handled The trout run up into
the hanty in pairs about the latter part OF October or
the first OF November dropping off again into the pond
about the first of January after spawning The shanty
trout large enough to be removed to the nursery
Mr.. Furman has in his shanty upward Of million
fish OF this years hatchng and an equal number in the
nursery OF last years hatchng Of the latter weigh
ing fully quarter OF pound while the pond is ted
pounds, and are even heavier There no boats
used upon the pond, and no fish taken except with the
fly Two years ago the pond fished by a party
New-York gentlemen. Now it is fshed only by Mr.
na hSie q ns Sas n built hU% ONE C his
shanties Smithtown River, Suffolk County, and in
o. he Railroad. leaving MaSpeth
trout streams viii he found along Its entire length Inc
at Badwnsyille This pond covers of three or
is well stocked and cost in the neighborhood
famous Cedar swamp Creek short distance to the
OF this is the well known Massapequia Pond owned
by the Hon. William Floyd Jones, valued at $4,000 Last
Spring, owing the heavy rains and the accumulated
ice the dam OF this pond gave way and many trout
by Mr. Timothy Carman Mr. c. is an extensive breeder
OF fish. and his pond with improvements, is valued at
prominent among which is Bergens This pond, within
the past few years has been greatly improved and is
Park there are several fine ponds including
those OF August Belmont and Royal Phelps
have been adopted in fitting up these ponds The two
are valued at 5000 snedlcSrs rond M lsP Sner nh
which numbers 100 MEMBERS entrance fee, $500 yearly
natural streams improved by art; is valued at over
10000 and yearly increasing IN peeunary and pisca
fine Improvement; the original cost including OF
land, $4,000 A costly lesson in fish culture was
Snrowns pike and Which FED to safety on the
young trout aud to remove tie mud and slime from the
bottom The pond OF johnson and steenwerf at Islp
has also been greatly improved and valued with 200
acres, at $4,000 The Stump Pond at smthtown was
hshed for number OF years by the Walton Club; Il is
now hired by private persons Perch and other
intruders reduce Its value as trout preserve.
Wiletts Pond at Patehogue, fine sheet OF water, is
leased by ". H. Wood, esq, OF Hudson City, N j. and
only shcd by himself and friends. Further the
are many fine ponds valued at from 5000 to $4,000
On the north side OF the island at Cold Spring,
Oyster Bay. Glen Cove, and Flushing are number OF
fine streams, but their value Is greatly reduced
owing To the want OF proper care The Glen
Cove Lakes are tho property OF the town. and are
hshed by tho public at largo. There are also u