The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1881-02-17
from the FIVE little fish brought out by
Mr. l'appe. The Weld of all these ponds

| from the FIVE little fish brought out by
Mr. Happe. The yield of all these ponds
is enormous. The greatest compliment
paid to the carp, however, was the order
for full supply from the, Sandwich
Islands, where wealthy resident who
knew the virtues Of the fish had pre-.
pared one Ofibe largest carp farms outside
of Germany. The Pappe ponds do not
now have the same demand for young
fish as formtr.y, but find that.they yield
| G fina revenue from the market demand
for a.h for the table. Carp raising has
become favorite industry in California,
and Mr.. Mr.. Pappe'r adventure ha;
added largelys to the wealth of the
state. do not know of carp
pond iuat has been abandoned, and do
know that tie presence of one on place
that is offered for sale adds handsomely
to Us value and attracts purchasers.
Are the Pappe ponds devoted entirely
to carp?"
"All except one pond. and that is
used for the breeding Of gold fish. This
10 the most profitable pond Of the lot, for
gold fish sell at fancy prices, and are
very prosperous. Gold fish are shipped
from. this farm all over tho country"
80 this is the history of the first exper.
lment will, carp in this country-and a
surpr sing result it is. Aud yet the re.
sulls reached arc not more surprising
than those reported by Professor Baird,
OF the fish commissions experiment.
From ninety fish as q start, the second
crop allowed for the distribution of CO.
GOO fish, besides stocking the government
ponds. The third crop or The govern
ment ponds nlone will be ever 1000 600
fish, and the original fish sse many of
them twenty five inches in length and
weigh over twelve pounds.
These arc the figures of two expert
mente. / am satisfied that q hundred
similar experiments made in O hundred
Georgia ponds would bring the same
reeults. Some of the experiments would.
of course, fall below these figures, but to
do one-tentl as we'll would be to score a
profit. / have seen Professor Baird
since wrote my last letter, and he con.
firms the estimate of fish that he
i'll be able to furnish next year. L
hazard nothing in saying that he can fur.
nish sufficient stock for five hundred
ponds in Georgia next summer. I think
he would agree with DR.. Caiy, our excel.
lent fish commissioner, to furnish fish for
1000 ponds if they were made ready TO
receive them by next summer. Con-
gresham Blount called on him last
week for 1000 carp, and I understand
got them without any trouble. The Gsl:
will be forttc oming if tho ponds are
already made ready.
There is no aimilar industry for which
the way can be paved with SO little trcu.
bic and expense-which can be mpin-
tanned at such small costs, and which will
produce such rich results.
Leaving out of question the market
question pron,ising that not single
fish can be sold-it would pay any far-
mer to establish him pond. There is no
healthier food than fish-none more
savory or palatabe. Our farmers eat too
much bacon and hog. meat, aud "died OF
frying pan" has already been .~ri!.4n
as the epitaph Of many q pale faced,
thin.blood pork eater. Idcubt if there
are ten counties in Georgia in which q
farmer can go cut auu 1vei certain of
catching "mess" of fish, even ny giving
q whole day to the work, and riding sew.
eral miles to reach wa.er-unlesn he
fishes in private ponds. The fish have
almost gone from our running streams.
and is scarce article in the bill or fare
of our country houses. If carp ponds
are generally established, we shall save
the buying of thousands of pounds annu-
ally ofbacon, shall E.ve thousands of more
chickens to send to market. more veal
and mutton to spare from the farms,
every town and village supplied with the
fresh fish at n low price, our farms made
prettier and more picturesque, and our
people healthier, and better fed, Ithink
the establishment of fifty carp ponds
will do Georgia more good than If we
had elected Hancock. I had rather see
dozen established than to see Georgia
gain congressman in the apportionment,
and that is why I have written more
about fish than politics. Politicians are
usually fshy anyhow, amt they?
Fl. w. G.