Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1875-08-26
A NETWORK OF FISH PONDS.

| lleVe the tremendous lnuu6uce GHe ACTOtu dI-
ticle, describing Col. Alston's fish pond had
it came to me copied in score Of papers, and
my name was only mentioned, although it
quadrupled my correspondence and has kept
it lively ever since. believe it has put twen-
ty fish ponds in Georgia where there was one
before. My orders are pouring in with mar
velous rapidity. To give you some idea what
l am doing, will you the names of the men
for whom I have just stocked ponds in the
small place called Jonesboro, just seven miles
below Atlanta. In the village Istecked lakes
for Mr.. j. Davis, w. D. DeVaugn, Mark
johnson, Abner Camp, w. w. Camp, W. H.
H. Worn, R. NJ. Munday, Mr.. Simms, Mr..
James Bailey, and perhaps one or two others.
put an average Of 900 fish in each pond;
so that you will see have put over 100000
fish in Jonesboro on this one trip.
I have just stocked eight or ten lakes
around Atlanta, and am kept going all the
time. The interest taken in the matter is
wonderful"
THE REPORT OF FISH RAISING.
Correspondent-"What does it pay you to
stock pond? ?"
COL Yonge-"Well, sir, from $50 to $75.
I charge for impregnated spawn $40 per
thousand young fry s20 per thousand; bree-
ding fish 81 per pair. I suppose l will stock
at least estimate this year rs ponds; possibly
$50. I will get an income of $4,000 from
stocking rs ponds.
Correspondent you not sell the grown
fish, in the cities, for food?"
Col. Yonge-"I have not done so exten.
sively yet, but will do so this season. have
just invented and had patented, tank for
shipping fresh fish to market alive. 1t is
quite simple, and will keep the fish hearty and
fresh for days. The tan k has spout on the
side like a coffee pot, and the fresh water be-
ing put in at the top, presses the dead water
out through the spout, and thus keeps the fish
healthy and fresh.
II will arrange to make constant shipments
of live fish into Atlanta, Columbus, Macon
and Montgomery. When I get this scheme
at work, my profits will be immense. 1 can
take from my pond, without running down
my stock,
THREE BUSHELS OF FISH PER DAY.
"These put alive, fresh and delicate into
market, will net me at least 20 cents pound.
They will command fancy prices always.
With 60 pounds to the bushel, at 20 cents per
pound, and three bushels (180 pounds) per
day, have as net income over $40 dollars
per day. feel that l bave an Independent
fortune in my pond. If every man in Geor-
gia could become aware tomorrow Of the in.
credible and yet inevitable profit in fish rails.
| ing, to say nothing of the pleasure and enter
tanment derived from the pursuit, would
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fill in six years. The revival has opened,
however, and in three years the whole State
will be dotted with thriving and abundant
ponds"
THE TROUT, THE BREAM AND THE RED HORSE.
CORRESPONDENTS sort of fish do you
consider the best for Southern farms"
Col. Yonge-"I prefer the trout, the Dream
and the red horse. I have experimental
largely, and find these much the best They
are harder, grow faster, breed more reliably,
and are better for table use than any other
fish have ever seen. Of these three species
the Dream gets its growth the fastest, though
the trout will take on pounds Of flesh
sooner than the Dream. A pond stocked
with these fish will yield you all you want
with hook or seine, in nine or twelve months.
I noticed that heavy attacks were made upon
your article by Northern pisciculturists, be-
cause you said that trout might be eaten IN
six months, and that they frequently groTtQ
weigh twelve pounds. DR.. Bachman declared
that trout never got to weig n more than two
and half or three pounds, and would not
average over one and half pounds. This
difference may be reconciled by the statement
that it is only difference of nomenclature.
What DIR. Bachman calls the brook trout
never lives this side of the Blue Ridge 1t
is a small, delicate fish, and does not attain a
great size. The Northerners give to our trout
the name of bass. That's the difference.
have scores of trout in my lake, as can show
you in moment, that will pull the beam
down at eleven pounds, and some that | think
will weigh fifteen pounds. I have put trout
on the scales often that weighed over ten
pounds. There is, besides these species,
PRETTY, ORNAMENTAL LITTLE FISH,
called the dace "a sort of perch), that adds
to the beauty and livelness ola pond, but tor
substantial purposes, recommend the Dream,
the trout and the red horse"
Correspondent-"Do you feed your fish ?"
Col. Yonge-"Not at all, sir; they live on
each other. I have them in such enormous
quantities that am enabled to allow them to
do this My son superintends the pond, and
that is all the expense have"
Correspondent-"Have you ever made any
very large catches of fish in any one dayY
Col. Yonge-No, sir. I might do so if l
wished; but I never slaughter them unnecessa-
ly. 1 might put fifty men with barbs and
poles around the pond, and they might pull
fish out till they were exhausted; and they
could not tell the difference after weeks OF
fishing. But generally take out enough to
answer my purposes, of table or courtesy"
;" STOCKING THE RIVERS.
"I wish very much we could have law
passed in Georgia, looking toward the stock
ing of the rivers with FISH, By a few dollars
expense, and stringent laws which would pre-.
vent the fish from being troubled in spawning
time you could have, in few years time,
every river in Georgia absolutely teeming with
delicious fish, l am inclined to believe that
our speckled trout is the best table fish, both
as to flavor and convenience in eating, that
ever saw. 1t is Just as certain as thing can
be, that in a very few years our rivers may
be made to swarm with these fish, if the Leg
islature will only take hold of the subject,
and determine that it shall be so.'
A BEAUTIFUL FARM.
After the convention had ended, your cor
respondent took q stroll over Col. Yonges
farm. 1t is doubtful if there is better sp-
pointed or more complete farm in the South
than his.
He has vineyard that is of itself won