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

more favorably. Differences in
the ratio Of weight are commonly
! owing, as: ! observed before. TO
climatic influence, aud the great
est and most rapid increase will
| be found in localities where there
is an early Spring, and where the
months of September and October
! are warm; !; but particularly where
the nights are still and mild dur
ing Spring and. Autumn. ' -; .,..,
sBreeding-pends thould have 4
certain number. of fishes only
placed in them when they are
stocked, and that-nu nber should
never be exceeded For the cu!-
turist it. is important 10 bear in
mind that the younger the trans
ferable, breeding.fshes are, the
less expense they will have caused
and the sooner their money-vaIue-
may be realized, ALI" earps weigh!
ing 81 pounds and more being for
the market, t,ss...'s &.:'*--,:'~s
TO stock culture pond of one
acre 400 to 500 carp, Of one pound
! in weight. will be required. and in
the following year. or rather. in
Autumn of the same year: when
! the fishes are taken out for the
market, they will weigh, in a
good pond, q to 3 pounds each, or
about 1900 to 1000 pounds in the
aggregate. In some localities on
ly.2O0 carp are taken to one acre.
Of erican square measure.;- IN
other places more. j.. -.,... ,-.. ...
Pike are. frequently put into
carp. ponds in Europe without.re.
ducing the number of carp, one
pike, being added to, % or 80 Of
the former. This is an old prac
tice, which has been proved OF
great use by experience, assisting
through the effects exercised in
the improvement Of culture-that
is, the favorable progress of the
fishes. The carp is a very indolent
fish, which frequently. remains tor
many honrs in the same place at
the most favorable pcriod for
feeding-namely, in. Summer. 1t
is aware Of the pixies voracity
and remains: always cautiously at
distance from it. The introduce
tion of the pike is practicod for
two reasons: G) That the carp
may not constantly remain in the
same feeding place, but, frightcn:
ed away by the pike, may visit
others also; (2.) 1t is done, and
principally so, 10 prevent the
more mature carp from spawnln"
should the spawning occur, a IS
the case occasionally, the young
fry will devoured by the pixies,
which otherwise would have
deprived the large carps Of their
food. The pike will also destroy
those fishes and their spawn
which had succeeded in getting
into the ponds without the
knowledge or through the ina
bility Of The cu!turist to prevent
it. Great care is required IN the
introduction Of the pike; spccl
mems of minor sizes than that o!
the carp must be selected. The
growth of the pike being muct
more rapid than that Of. the carr
600 per cent. per ,annum), the
former should BIZ younger BY one
wear at. least than the latter, sc
thatit may not:provc dangerous tc
the carp. If this precaution |:
taken in inc introduction Of tht
pike, it will be an actual boon tt
the carp colonies, for it will no
only exterminato by degrees al
those parasitical fishes which in
trude themselves into the ponds
but it will dcvour frogs or The
smaller kinds Of its own species
as we'll as water snakes anc
tritons.
, Should the pike suffer for wan
of food after having cleared tin
ponds of all these animals it mas
be supplied with it; small spoiled
fishes, or such as have been stuntet
in their growth, will answer thu
purpose. If this is neglected th'
hungry pike will attack its com
panions, the carps, and though i
will not deconr them, it vii
, mortalIy wound them with 1t!
teeth.
| have so far given the priricipa
, traits of naturai carp culture. ant
will speak more explicitly Of th'
artificial impreguat!on aud hatch