The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20
No. 80.

for himself that which will be thc
best and most practical method in
the CONSTRUCTION Of outlets. -.
Fit DC desired to make nse o.
natural ponds, OF hieh. there are
numbers i'll every State Of the
Union, it is necessary to ascertain
whether they can te put into The
proper .condlti9u for, regular cul-:
ture. This can only be dore it
the intiux Of water can be rcgu'
lated and the eutirc drainage oI.
the pond made possible. An in.
trench hment will be required with
such pondsin order to make them
dry. Trunks ef trees should be
taken 'our Of thehh' ): and whore
they are too deep they should be
filed up, or.if. this cannot be done
they should be brought into. con-
neution With the above-described
sewers On the bottom Of the pond.
# this is not done, too many fishes,
will remain embedded in. the mud
when the pond. is being drained,.
and this lessons the profits to a;
great extent. -'''' - ''''''
Should any brooks fall into
sacl ponds, as is often the case
with large ones, they, must be
kept under strict observation ON
account Of possible o7erfoRs
which might occur If it be. prac-.
ticable the =. brook bad. best be
Lur2ed J: off and conducted along:
side the. pond, when the latter
can be supplied with water II re-
CURED. ... .,l.,....,. ...5..,l
SUCH brooks. coming: from "a
ueighboring billy territory or from
mountains, will frequently occa:
sion an overflow if. either a thun-
der-showcr, or sudden thawiug Of.
snow aud ice. should set in-;, in the
latter. case he ground might be.
too bard with the frost to allow
tue water to run off readily - 49,,
IL. the. overflow should even .he,
inconsiderabIe il would still ex-
ercise an injurious influence upon
the fishes, as the inAnx of so much
water, which iii al .'2roba bility
would contain unfav orable sub:
stances. would jbe apt TO drive.
them from their Winter retreat. =.
In. Summer, sudden; violent
rain:sbowers may cause an over
flow within a few minutes, which
will carry, of the fishes, and
eventually aya.,destroy all the
ponds: To 'secure against, this,
the consrructior of .sIuices,
such as ere contriyed in artificial
ponds: and. y. wideiEeservs ditch
alongside the. pond, which is des-i
tined to carry otfthe threatening
high water, are. recommended. A
small dam between The pond and
brook, ;ihstead oEthe reserve ditch
wilEsomeimes answer" To-: .-,-.'
Great caution is necessary ir
the selection Of a site for Il pond,
or the nalural pond which is to
be con 7erled into a carp-pond. -.
. Overaows not only injnre the
ponds and fishes, but may result in
a still worse disaster, that of car
ryiDg away the fishes into strange
waters, and destroying the ponds
Fac Fundamental rule IN carp
culture is that the water be Of the
same depth in Summer and Win
ter. If The supply, of water is too
plentiful. great quantities of mud
are carried into the pond en- bed
ding the grass which grows in it
and on its banks this, in conse-
quence. will rot and poison the
water. The carp Immediately de-
sert such water on account Of its
offensive odor and retire from
their proper feed!ng-places to
depths deficient in the production
Of food.
The mud. which is being con-
stantly reproduced, consists OF the
remalnders Of plants. From these
different gaseous compounds de-
veiop themselves in Midsummer,
and the fishes become sicily in
consequence. IN this case, es
pecially if they rise to the surface
seeking for air, more water must
be supplied through the inlet
sIuice. when they will recover by
degrees. \ casualty Of this de-
sc%ption may o:cuT 10 very large
ponds. though no overflow may
nave taken place.
Pernicious gases develop them
selves from the mud even in Win
ter, but they rarely have any