The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-27
NEWBERRY, S. c., WEDNESDAY, JULY ~, 1881

results. | intend continuing them
| this Summer 10 Baltimore, and
hope to communicate the results
hereafter.
l now proceed to give 4 few
rnIcs of general Importance for
the construction and management
Of carp-ponds.
The ponds should have as shat
low a border as possible. Their
depth should be in accordance With
their size, one foot in the culture
or regular carp:pouds where large
fishes are kept; one half foot in
breeding, and one:quarter TO one
half foot in hatching ponds. Tie
borders should be Of considerable
width; it is desirable in any case
that a great number of such shall
lows be cohtrived in ponds, as
these are the principal feeding
places ofthe carp.
Another important condition to
considered is this, that the: water
in ponds must be of the same
depth all the year round, any
variation in this having an IN
furious influence upon the fishes.
Ponds Of smaller circumference,
Of from ten TO fifteen acres, are
according TO results obtained:
better suited for carp-culture than
very large ones, 100 to 1000 acres,
in extent. These are frequently
found in Central Europe upon
tracts of land belonging to some
princely domain. In the former
| the fish finds more security: the
bottom of the pond being smooth
err; it also suffers less from the
waves; these being high and rough
in large ponds, becoming very
detrimental to the spawn and
breeding fishes, especially during
storms, when they are cast ashore
and become the prey of water
fowls or perish in some other
man ner.
The diminution of water by
evaporation must be made Up for
by q fresh supply this, however,
must not exceed the quantity ac-
tuallv needed for maintenance OF
the regular height Of water. Small
ponds Of from one to fifty acres
area, which serve some CONNER.
cial or industrial purpose, as mills,
etc. and W ich are constan tly
varying the :lght of their water,
cannot be considered as favorable
or regular culture ponds. Al,
though the fishes may grow to
pretty good size in them, they
must still be regarded as belong,
ing to the category Of waters fol
free fishing like lakes and
rivers. In these neither the
height Of water, nor the batch
ing Of the eggs, nor yet the in
crease of aquatic animals can be
regulated at will. Still, leaving
these waters to lie waste on this
account would be a pity, Tor il
stocked with carp they will, in
spite Of all disadvantages remun
crate the proprietor, aud the
care which he bcstows on them
will be source of much pleasure
| beg TO make some remarks, in
conclusion, relative to the intro
duction Of the carp and its in
crease in open waters, in which II
is solely left to the care Of nature
and to which subject | alluded al
the commencement.
We introduce into our water:
migrating fishes: such as the sal
mon and shad, and find it proita
bic for the reason that they con
/ sumo but little food in the rivers
growing up in the sea and ascend
} ing into fresh water as large
fishes. We also maintain in oul
lakes white.fsh, bass, pike, etc
These are all fond Of animal toot
and belong, in part, to the class
of fishes Of prey. The carp, OF
the contrary, lives upon vegcta
bic food, insects, larvae, anc
worms, but it never attacks othel
fishes or their spawn. 1t can b'
produced in masses and then bt
transferred into the waters de
stincd forts reception. This can b.
done either by artificial impre gna
, ton and Matching, or III the way
Of natural increase.
For each Of these methods two
ways Of action are open e..
, The spawn can be transferred in
to open water is soon rs 1t is ire
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