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

results. ! intend continuing them
this Summer in Baltimore, AMI
hope to communicate the results
: hereafter.
/ now proceed to give a few
rules of general Importance for
the construction and management
Of carp-ponds.
The ponds should have as shai-
low a border as possible. Their
! depth should be in accordance with
their size, one foot in the culture
| or regular arp:pouds where large
fishes are kept; one half foot in
breeding, and one-Quartcr to one
half foot in hatching ponds. The
! borders should be Of considerable
! width; it is desirable in any case
that a great number Of such shall
! lows be, contri7ed in ponds, as
j these are the principal feeding
., places of the carp.
Another important condition to
+ considered is Ills, 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 tc results obtained,
. better suited for carp-cultnre than
very large ones, 100 to 1000 acres
in extent. These are frequently
found in Central Europe upon
tracts Of land belonging to some
princeiy domain. In the former
the fish finds more security. the
bottom of the pond being smooth
er; it also suffers less from the
2 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 fol
; by fresh supply this, however
must not exceed the quantity &C
tually needed for maintenance oil
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 which are constant tly
varying the height 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 q pity, for il
stocked with carp they will, in
} spite Of all disadvantages remun
: crate the proprietor, and the
{ care which he bcstOws on them
; will be a source of much pleasure
| beg to make some remarks, IN
} conclusion, relative to the intro
, duction Of the carp and It's IN
, crease in open waters, in which it
is solely left to the care Of nature
and to which subject | alluded al
5 the commencement.
We introduce into our waters
migrating fishes: such as the sal
mon and shad, and find it proita
bic for the reason that thcy 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 whte-6sh, bass, pike, ctc
These are all fon4 Of animal food
and belong, il part, to the class
. of fishes Of prey. The carp, on
t the contrary, lives upon vegeta
/ bic food, insects. larvae. anc
! worms, but it never attacks other
, fishes or their spawn. 1t can Oe