The sun., 1873-05-19
THE SPORT OF ANGLING.
4 MODEL FISH FIRM ~ BUCEs
COUNTY, Pa.
Hatchina Trout In n spring from the II oo,. Of
an Old O~k Trce-A Fertuse in Fish Viii
tiouairs Anglers.

HatchinG Trout In n spring from the II oo,. Of
an Old Oak Trce-A Fertsse in Fi.h- Viii
iiopaire Anglers.
Hont ne Press
One Of the most successful Ash farms
In the United states has been established i'm
medately adjoining the beaumont Deer Park
near New Hope, Bucks county, aud 81 satlsf1r,
tory have been the results obtained that i'm
proyements on somewhat Rintic acc lie arc nu,v
made The spot known as the faris comprises
gbout seventeen acres Of land. and Nds selected
because II - natural adaptation to the purpose.
At the head " the tract, on the roadside. ia the
famous "lngham SIrlny," which flows out
from among roots of a gigantic OAK tree In
lmpid stream equal. by actual measurement. %
over 3,Crl gallons per minute the spring branch
passing down the valley through the length OF
The farm. At this spring was nrst erected
small dam for water power supply and near by
was erected stone breeding house. ~ by ~
feet, capable Of accommodating " Matching
these werc rnssed the clear spring water and
tncnre out into assrlcs Of ponds. where the ash
are now kept being In classes according to age.
TuE MATCHING PROCESS
The process Of Matching IL interesting indeed.
long narrow trough, say sixty feet long, has
stream of gatcr passing through II, with numcr-
ous "ascents' resembling falls, az In nlturai
stream. The bottom Of this trough, or sluice, is
Of wire and is covered with pebbles In INIT alton
Of nature again The fsh Chamber UP this trough
from tho large pond below deposit their eges,
which fall through the bottom. are taken out
and placed In the hatching troughs. As soon as
they are about an Inch In length they are placed
they are fed with chopped meat-llver. lights,
and soft meats-and as soon as they begin 10 eat
they begin like pigs 10 fattcn and grow. and II 10
astonishing Ia note how rapidly. Each Matching
Is kept IN separate trough. and thence trans
fcrrcd further and further from the Matching
house. until, upon reaching one To two pounds,
they are ready Tor market.
SALMON RAISING.
Mr.. Thompson, one Of the proprietor states
that he b. gan two yearR since stocking the farm
He found elghty-sx full grown trout ia the
stream. lie bou-ht 600 s.,s and loo yelrlng
White Haven, Pa, which were kept alive and
brought TO the farm In barr, IA. He determined,
despite the adverse decision Of old angler that
salmon would not thrive in spring streams. to
cured some ova and treated them just as he did
trout. and the result has confirmed his most
sanguine expectations. lie says they are ~
hardy as any Ash h ever saw. His feed To- them
milk, claiming hat II makes the fish weakly aud
puny. Those ] saw IA The ponds. on The con-
trary, were h rdy, lively fellows ard thcv darted
ana flashed about IN the water ut almost ight-
ming speed.
THE PROLIFIC INCREASE.
The increase Of the n-h under the trea'nont
adopted has been urudifiuui indeed. : slown
above, only 2,lSi n-h were originally rlf-'d In
the ponds and yet within two years there are
about @)r,o0J fish. large aud small, ouland. therc
having been l2,0Ol salm "a just hltrh,d. 1000
nearly two wears Old lid.I1l trout hatchtd this
year ana the remginder AZ different a.rs. An
examination Of the h1trliny house and the sew
crh ponds showed the hsh IN three different
grade. These ponds wcrr fifteen In numb ~ ak
helm I " 3., Tor small ish others, ~ IN 10,
for yclrliugs and three m re- 10 by l,j for older
0sh. Tho water II about four feet deep, being
admitted ut one end and lssed out AZ the other,
thus making II a literal running stream at all
times. The stock now on hand comprised