The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-20

ny oaPPly iuS G1otu WIN lOani, a
it is. frequently done in agricul
turo.
!! Loan is a mixture Of a small
per centum Of sand and a large:
quantity Of clay, and is suitable
for ponds. If such ground con
tains some mari, or, better, some
I. little elements Of humus, it is o
the: greatest advantage for fish
calture.. These constituents O
humus, if dissolved, give the wa
ter yellow, muddy color; anc
this, water supports by it's ingre
dients a profuse number Of micro
scopic. beings, which. again form
the support of. a larger class o:
creatures, and represent therefore
the productiveness of food oftne
pond, on which, in it's turn, the
carp depends for its sustenance
Too much humus o. dissolved peat
is injurious. Water which runs
through bog-meadows or oak
woods is not of much use, because
Fit. contains too much humic acid
and tanDin ; these impart moldy
taste to the fish. A too censide:
rable amount ofgypsiferous earth,
carbonate, of: lime or suIphate of
lime, is Injurious also. Should any
mineral springs fall into a pond
they. mus be =. turned off. The
most favorable water will always
be that which: comes from rivers
and brooks. Ponds might be
CONSTRUCTED which would ill them
selves with .rain-water during
the winter OF. at any. other time,
but :, such i, water takes a moldy
taste easily, which it will COM
municate to the fishes, as does the
ater-frombogs~ also. e.~----------
In.4Europe, experience has
shown@,thas, water; coming from
fertile fields and meadows, carry
ing with it PARTICLES Of offal from
villages, is best adapted for carp:
culture: a." ;s.......'-- ''....
!, Spring:water direct from the
ground is not favorable, and
ought to be conducted for at least
a few hundred yards through
wide. :.sballoW ditehes, in order to
receive more, nourishing COM
ponents from the air as we'll as the
EARTH, and above all to be warm.
ed-to some extent by the sun and
warm air.
= A tract Of land, such as above
described. merits the preference
as q: site ,for. q pond, if in other
particulars the, ground lis. favora-
bic. and has not too:great a fall;
If this ere. the case, very high
and stropg dams would be re-
quired; for the collection Of water.
Such dams. cost large sums: sums ifcon-
structed Of good waterproof ma:
terlal ,..u>.. 81. il. .,..s-s...,,...,; ="
< A low uhdulating country, with
only: slight. elevations or bills
where the small valleys. are easily
closed up by dams for the purpose
of forming reservoirs, is faVora
bic, the construction of these
dams involving. comparatively
'trifing expense. l. a. -, .......
r 3-rHE CONSTR GcTIoN OF THE
. -. = ....s. .PONDS..I.,.-.i e.. =. ''.
Ponds must not be too deep, as
the water will be colder and will
harbor fewer insects, larvae, and
worms, which form part of the
carp's food; besides, this fish does
not grow, quickly in cold water:
[ A depth Of 8 feet in the center OF
the ponds sufficient; toward the
outlet,sluice it may be from s to
8 feet deep, but only for ap area
of from 200-1,000 square feet.
In the depths Of this collector
the fishes seek their resting-place
for the winter, and also in sum.
mer, whom the water is too warm
near the edge. The outer part OF
the pond should not be deeper
than one foot for the distance oi
about 70 or 100 feet, so that the
water there may be warmed more
thoroughly by the sun.
Toward the center Of the pond
and in accordance with its size, 9
cavity Of from 20 to so feet IL
| length and ? feet deeper than Lhf
rest of the ground, should be dug
This will serve the fishes Tor
restiug-pIace in summer and win
ter. This cavity is sometime:
called KETTLE though the appel
lation varies in different localities