The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1877-09-06


which they 1rsc confined, before the fail
season, at which time they spawn :;
showing shat .he .heasS :!.s. :hss, Gsh
can only survive IN the, esldest. purest
water Ia incorrect. And 50 it may be
witheho Sacramento 7Aalpop,- whcse~ do.
gred OF latitude doeg nptsvayy materially
FROM ohf own, and whose natural habits
as to-beat and cold would be modified BY
placed in our waters during tho
winter and at q tender age.
In any event there Ia no reason why
the experiment might not be tried.
Upon the contrary, every induccment is
held oGt for experimenting with all OF
the tavoritc species, not excepting even
the ealsnon salar itself. The much that
has tbSen learned in pisiculture leaves
very mitch yet to be discovered, and no
depaFtWent Of science, no branch Of in.
dustEy, Offers q wider field TO the natu.
ralist, nor larger margins f0f gain 70 him
who will successfully prosecute the bust.
With fa.s commissioner, such as ia
lad in most Of the States, whose business
it would be TO keep in communication
with. HE other commissioners and with
the omitted States Ccmniissioner, much
ralusoie information would be dissent.
mated, and many varieties of valuable
eggs and fishes imported and exported
for experiment, We have many native
varietlea we'll adapted to the purpose Gf
botkp0udS and streams, and by system
OF Interchange with commissioners from
other States, send;ag eggs and fry from
homs'oad receiving similar shipment
from >ebEoad, there is no estimating the
good that might ~ accomplished. Our
State hEs recently shown disposition to
banish barbarism and To put itself in
harmony with other countries in the on.
ward march towards material improve.
ment and refining civilization. Let Us
not neglect this important matter, which
offers 80 much good for 10 little outlay.
The next division Of my subject-fish
ponds-is more interesting 70 US person
ally, being within reach Of all. and re.
quires no State aid. ANY person owning
n few. acres. of land, with q atream Of
water, nby embark in the cnterprise with
moro or leSs hope OF success.
The bolder the stream tand tho larger
the extent Of pond surface, the greater
the variety Of fish which car hs .s;Soa!
and the larger the profits, although many
kinds grow finely and breed well in
smaller ponds fed by atresmB that barely
supply evaporation. Iii treating OF
ponds, / may as well admit in advance
the fact that in most instances failure
has been the result. / think, for causes
which can be accounted for, and which.
when properly considered, are not of
sufficient magnitude to discourage the
undertaking for the future.
My fiI1t criticisms il on tho size OF
ponds, very few of which arc entitled 10
the dignity of the appellation, being in
most instancea mere guddles Of water.
from O few feet in diamcses 20 perhaps
quarter OF en- acre in ex;ont. Into these
diminptiye enclosures have been turned
my and eli varieties whic" could be oh.
tanned, many Of them unsL ed by nature
for the habitaion of such places, whilst
others Of them ueem to have been formed
with special sessrence to the destruction
of the other kinds. Failure In such cases
Is ns much TO be looked for as it would
be in the case Of farmer who would ex.
pect TO rear successfully hundred head
of cattle on two-acTe lot, or who would
attempt to keep tho peace between o
pack OF wolses end = flock of sheep which
were required to rosm upon the same
pasturage. To illustrate, Tshall reiterate
and VIII icH AnbseqtieuE observation; has
confirmed. All or our flBh eet fish. ex.
cert n,eAM1llssz5EsE 81 the sen6 6Eda family, thaan
eat cegs. = SSacticelly, tSasafore. all fish
consume <Gsfs,. h,gAAeeSssssArA h,gAAeeS ssssArA, Ame leaa.
What ID known here as the trout (Afcgas-
TONIC Cdroiinienis and Grystcs ISaimoides)
ai1ord striking Illustrations. The Older
onea are caught almost exclusively with
Hiring ,aa7z; used E. bait, OF LF it, as.iaoia;
repreatastaslke, The Bob. klI ashernsh
know this, ind attach Importance to hay
Ing fresh lively minnows on hand for o
auccessful days sport. This justifaos the
statement that in its natural state rs
habitunl food ID fish. And whilst it has
ita preferopcea for certain varieties, none
are exempt cso.i the attacks Of ;ta ynya-
cious jaws. ! have caught q four. pound
trout which had swallowed q catfish
which weighed over quarter of o pound,
the tail of which waa still visible In the
cavity Of the trout's mouth, because there
was not sufficient room for its reception
in the stomach, and yet it bit with spirit
at Q silver fish on the hook. I have
taken sneFn with their stouachs distended
with smaller member of their own
species, Sith oil the varieties of the perch
clan; including the exceedingly nimble
Dream, with suckers, with minnows in
fact no fish aeems beyond the scope OF its
appetite. Great as is the destruction
done by older members of this family.
sssss. l.: CINE that the amnniy shich
would disappear down the capacious
Shr9. GfR eaRn eaRnlGPqylir74eg 4 p ip.eYplyo months
the Sesoptces pS d pend dy o Quarter ofan
acre In extent; etill, strange to relate,
ehe depFYd9tiQns Of the Young trout are
even more iaishstroua. A pair of trout of
two and o half pound: each ore capable
pf hreducing 10000 i-l7a-Igeason these
young commence upoii smaller varieties
as soon as the umbi,ical egg has been
absorbed, and when hey have attained
length ofNEe R11 ssaua2ses inehes, 70,
quiring from a month to aix weeks of
growth, will eat sirfy.one fsh each in
twenty-four hours. This have wit
Inleaaea 4 agaip and again. It 10 true that
the fishes swallowed wern very amnll and
ofoxCeedingiy tender age, being scarcely
gaore than eggs with tails caDpended':
still they ,wero fab, and IL uninterrapted.
Wi{id have astaiit;eeSs - ~ a.y
Ia the pond. Now, suppose that tho
yonpg Of only one pair arc hatched in o.
pond of a quarter Of an acre and that the
unusually small number of 5000 is the
result. These 5000 are capable Of de-
ionking sos, GOO per Gay. It occurs to
me chat it would be only necessary for
them % auFviye one day to effect the
complete depopulatson Of ordinary ponds.
Hhying, accomplished their work of de-
structinn. they are themselves made the
victims ,GR lAfeeF fehS .;J.sch ara in turn