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

:. during the first year they will
reach the length of five to SIX
inches. Strong and healthy fish
can thus be placed in the growing
ponds, and here, too, they will
! grow rapidly. If there aye too
4: many young fish for the water
I. area, it is better to place them in
some lake, brook, or river. On no
account should they be kept in the
! pond Beginners in carp-en(ture
usually consider itqHite sacrifice
te let 50 many young fish loose in
the open river or lake; they keep
them, and later they wall bitterly
. regret their parsimony, er~rather
. their-im mpFuaence, by having weak
or not fully developed fish. H..
The: :hatching-pend should not
! be as large as the breeding pond; !;
its. depth not. to EXCEED E.or II
; ot.".&The outer portion, or, as it
| is, termed, tbe .low-water margin,
should generally be from two TO.
five inches in depth,. and: from
thirty2.to forty feet in; width.
Provision. should be made, that
Eestuca Kuitaas: grow :there*pleati-
fallv;'. for the fishes give the pref
ersnee:=to this plant:for- the dcpo-
sitiona Of the-eggs; asI before oe-
served: But the. bottom of these
hatehing-ponds@u uust be Of similar
construction to that efthelargeT
ones;: thatis, they must be- proTi-
ded with the above described cav
ities,~ Or kettles, collectors. and
collector bitches, The collectors
must be cleaned from the mud
every Spring; they need mot be
as deep in these ponds. as they are
in such as are intended for t :.re~
ception of. larger fishes; q depth
Of from four to five inches only
p
being required for fishes ot.mlnor.
size. The batching ponds have
outlets and reserve-sluices in the
dam, at the lower end or on the
sides, 70 guard against >overdows,
These ponds must be secured
against she intrusion of pixies,
ecls, bass. catfshes, tritons, water
snakes, turtles and water: lizards,
rats and water-fow ls,. or any vora-
cious animals, and in the South
the alligator. A fine grating will
prevent the. entrance of the tor.
mer; against the latter various
traps are in use, and other means
might be devised. It is of the
highest Importance that new
ponds he asslduouslY kept clear of
the animals mentioned, and Of
many Others not named here.
II small esta ablish}ments, embrac-
ing only 4 4 few acres, it Will be
found advantageous in spite of The
so,new hat greater expense, if the
ponds Iboth natural and artifciaI),
either all or singly, are surrounded
BY very close board fence, three
to four et1higb, and going four
to six inches into the ground:
Such a fence will afford no pro"
lection against aquatic " birds,
water-snakes, and muskrats, but It
will exclude the snappin 6 turtle,
the most dangerous and voracIous
enemy of the FISH, which is moro
| TO be feared than either cranes or
offers. This detestabte sOlnai
has beou known: to clean apor d
Of fish, aud then, tod by its sense
Of smell, to follow the fish, going
even up hill against the stream.
| At night it seizcs the fish, which,
not suspecting any danger, rest at
the bottom, with it's sharp fangs,
resembling shears, and kills them.
1t is a peeuFarity Of carp to keep
at the bottom during the night,
| and likewise during cold and
gloomy weather, and the snap
ping.turtle would therefore have
many an opportunity of Destroy
ingthem. Large iron fish hooks,
with piece Of meat fastened to
them as bait, will do good service,
if distributed in suitable places on
the banks. This should be done
from Spring to October. The
pieces of meat should be Of such &
size that even large carps cannot
bite them they will then form a
most attractive bait for the ugly
monsters. These hooks should be
fastened with d strong brass wire,
as the seapping turtle conId easily
bite through twine, and should be
inspected every day.
In ulacinr SDaWnerS in ponds