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

years.
The newGy-obtuined young fry
are left in the hatching:ponds
during the Winter; after which
they are to be, transferred to the
larger ponds. .:..~: ... $500: 49,,
The catching Of the young fishes
must be done with great care
AND the. water must be draiued
off through the. grated outlets
very slowly, so that no fishes
may remain in the mud, for if a
new Matching operation is con,
tempIated 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 sernaining 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 tie hatch
ing-ponls they have dams, re-
,serve5:.slulli1ees, outlet channels; col
lectors, and bitches in the Bottom.
The only difference is in beng
deeper and larger than hatching
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 a depth Of four
and half 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. -... .,..
Tho stocking of the breeding
ponds takes, place in Spring, i'm
mediately 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 the
average. To cover possible risks!
100 more may be added, as in She
most successful pond slight losses
are to be expected. g..
In favorable ponds, where the
carp is left to seek its food, it viii
ha7e~galned weight of about Il
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 ot
Europe, in. .favorably situated
ponds, they will sometimes reach
a weight Of 2 poundsin the same
space Of time. This | found to bf
the case in Southern France; how
ever, these favorable results are
only attributable to the mildnes'
Of the climate, and [ doubt not
that proportionally. better result!
nay be arrived at in the South O
this country.
:: In ponds of small capac city, il
which nouriship g food is produced
in small quantities, the results O.
breeding arc not very encourag
ing, O.. Z: -. -. .-... ...
An advantage will be gained il
the northern,. colder countries, By
leaving the young fishes s"t
Summers ia the breeding ponds
that: is, they are transferred to
second, larger one, and only from
this tbey 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 r
feeding has not the desired effect
This method is followed by
many competent cultprlsts il
Germany and Austria, who, in tn
possession Of extensive lands an(
excellent Numerous ponds, find i
to their advantage, as it. 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
sated for by the large size OF th'
fishes produced in the carp-ponds
In the Spring Of the third yea
those fishes which have been one
year in the breeding-pond are
transferred to the carp-p'nds: tht
construction Of which | have de
scribed before. Fishes having beer
kept in the breeding-pond tor on'
Summer only, without being ted
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