The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-27

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years.
The newiy:obtained young fry
are left in the hatching!ponds
daring the Winter, after which
they are TO betransferred to the
arger-pouds. 49,: .,' ..'.:'. .':- -
The catching Of the young fishes
must be dope with great care,
AND the: water must be draiued
of through: the. grated 1outle is
very slowly, SO that: no fishes
may remain in the mud, for if a
new Matching operation is con,
tompiatcd in the pond, the newly
hatched fishes will be retarded in
their growth, on account of the
scarcity Of food, this, being con-
sumed by any remaining larger
ones. The young fishes must be
handled carefully, for the slightest
injury to the scales may cause
disease and death.
The breeding ponds have the
same construction as The batch
ing: ponds they have dams, re-
.serve.st1ifees, outlet chan nels, col
lectors, and bitches in the bottom.
The" only difference is in beng
deeper and larger than hatcbing
ponds, They have an average
depth Of one foot nine inches, and
the width Of their shallow borders
Is, from seventy to eighty feet.
The Kettles Have d depth Of four
and d 'hatf feet from the surface !;
their borders are from: six to eight
inches deep; The growth Of grass
should also be advanced in these
ponds. In small ones of about four
or six acres, the kettles may
have a length and width of sixty
or seventy feet. nix. ... r.. ,.:;
Tho stocking of the breeding
ponds takes, place in Spring, i'm.
ediately after the emptying out
Of the Matching ponds; it lasts
from the latter part Of March un..
til April. ...:
From 800 to 1000 breeding.
fishes may be calculated to an
American acre, 500 being tho
average. To cover possible risks,
100 more may be added, as in the
most successful pond slight losses
are to be expected. ... s..
In favorable ponds, where the
carp is left to seek its food, it will
have gained weight of about II
pound in the ensuing Autumn. In
small ponds, about one acre in size,
where feeding is practiced, they
will weigh more.
In the southern countries OF
Europe, in favorably situated
ponds, they will sometimes reach
a weight Of 2pounds.in the same
space of time, This found to be
the case in Southern France. how.
ever. these favorable results are
only. attributable to. the miIdness
Of the climate, and 1 doubt not
that proportionallys better results
may be arrived at in the South o.
this country. ......... .....
:: In ponds of small capa city, ir
which nourishin 9 food is produced
in small quantities, the results o.
| breeding arc mot very encourag
lug, 80. !: -: ,-,..>* Il, ...--
An advantage will be gained il
the northern, colder countries, b.
leaving the young fishes, swt
Summers in the breeding ponds
that is, they are transferred to
second, larger one, and only from
this they pass into the culture o.
real carp-ponds. This will an
swer especially we'll if tho bot
tom of the pond is poor, or II
feeding has not the desired effect
This method is followed BY
many competent culturists i.
Germany and Austria, who, in tn
possession Of extensive lands an(
excellent Numerous ponds, find i
to their advantage, as H. enable
them to place larger breeding
fishes in the carp.pohds, ant
though this is done q whole yea
later, the loss Of time is compen
stated for by the large size Of tb'
fishes produced in the carp-ponds
In the Spring Of the third yea
those fishes which have been 0u'
year in the breeding-pond ART
transferred to the carp-pnnds. Lh'
construction Of which | have de
scribed before. Fishes having beer
kept in the breeding-pond for on'
Summer only, without being fed
will be found to weigh, at the ez