The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-27
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: feeding in that manner will not
; be 50 apt to ind the food for
themselves which, until then, had
: been supplied to them. Torment
cd by hunger. they will lose the
fear of their enemies and the con.
scGucnt cautiousncSS, falling an
easy prey to them before many
weeks will have elapsed.
If artificial feeding is not in
tended. the ponds for the reccp-
tion Of the small fishes must be
proportionately larger, so that
they may fpd tood, in Sufficient
quantities ina natural way. Both
methods have their advantages.
If the young fry is transferred ill.,
to open water five or six days af
ter Matching, there will be 20
; necessity for the establishing Of
large ponds. \ great number Of
eggs must, however, be halched
in this case, for the small fishes
will be destroyed in vast mum bers
By their enemies.
The better method of the two is
certainIy ) this: to keep the young
fishes in large ponds until the Fail,
when they will have reached the
age Of five Or six months. During
this time they viii have had the
opportunity to learn how to fnG
their food by their own efforts,
such ponds producing it 9rofosely
to satisfy all their wants, and thus
they will be prepared for their
stay 10 open waters. To carry
through the latter method, q lar
ger. extent Of water is required.
nature itself having indicated pre-
ciseIy the conditions under which
and the limits in which the nat
uraI and unimpaired growth Of the
young fishes may be expected.
They do not require as exten-
sive a pond during the first
months Of their development and
| growth. as those which have
reached more advanced age.
/! For this reason it will be more
advantageous to choose the mid
die way by retaining the young 9
fishes in the ponds for about one
or two months and then 10 give
them their liberty instead Of ftrans-
ferring them Immediately after
the hatcbiDg or keeping them for
five or six, months. BY acting
upon this suggestion, iDcalcu!able
advantage will be gained that the
fishes profit by the rich food OF
the open waters during the sea-
son, aud will have grown strong
enough to fight more successfully
for their existence. For this pur-
pose, establishments for artificial
breeding, constructed with a re,
gard to the demands OF climate,
are essentially necLfuI in these
open waters, SO that the greatest
possible ulnber OF eggs MAJ be
! hatched. .......
In Europe the subject OF stock :
Ing open waters with the carp has
been discussed, because there, in
its native country, its excellent
adaptation for this purpose has
been recognized.
| observed above that this fish
is found IN great umbcrs il most
Of the European rivers, particu.
larly in the Rhine. Although
this river has very swift current,
which at times forms rapid 5, here
neither mud nor suitable ground
is TO be found which would Qual-
Ify these localities for teeding-
places for the rather indoIeLt /
carp; still, there are numbers OF
shadows aud small creeks, the
! borders Of which are richly over
/ grown with grass and EcStuc0
! huit0ns, where the fishes find food
plentiful: and multiply.
The river carp is not rs deshy
as the pondcarp this is accounted
for by the great amount ot bodily
exercise whici. it is naturally com