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

are intended TO carry all the nsnes
into the collector when the ponC
is being drained. The collector
is nothing but Il place from 20 tc
40 feet in len 9TH and breadth neal
! tho outlet-slnicc, l foot dccpcl
than the remaining bottom Of tic
pond. IL ponds cf superior con
struction it has generally a wood
flooring, and must be cleaned oj
the mud every year, so that the
fishes may not tccome TOO much
soiled by the mud. ..'
In speaking Of the erection of a
| breeding establishment for carp /
have in view a water extent Of at
| least 35 to 70 acres area, which in
| Central Europe would be con.
sidered an establishment of about
| one-third magnitude.
The inflow Of water into the
pond should never be allowed to
! be direct; as. for instance, il brook
| falling into it. This often causes
the water to rise at an, lnoppor.
tune time, carrying into the pond
other, fishes, especially the rapa'
cious pike. The carp also has the
, disposition to: swim toward The
inAowing water, by which means
1t is drawn away from it's proper
|: feeding-pIaces. , The water should
"be conducted into the pond side
. ways from the. stream ; and if it
should be a small brook only, it
may 'be turned off: entirely" and
carried alongside. the pond: from
which point the Natter can: be
easily supplied.:with~ water. .,.~-'.'
The inlet sluices from the stream
must Of coursevbg Of 2 strong and
practical construction, SO that an
overflow ,is-impossible, and. they
ought to be provided with graf.
ings. to prevent ether fishes from
intruding. =.:.... .:.5. =. .,,,..:- -
ltis an. Indispensable condition
for the culture in ponds, according
to, established rules, that they be
so constructed as to: allow Of being,
thoroughly drained, so that the
fishes may; be taken, .out:without
any difficulty: The bottom Of
ponds should be Of such q descrip-.
tion as to permit their being dried
up for Agricultural purposes, If
necessary. 49,. ~ - ,','',7.'.'',''
J. In Europe ponds of from 10 to
1000 acres. extent are frequently
to be found, which after having
been used. for: fish h-cutture for a
time, are dried ap, and; sometimes
grass, oats, wheat; &c., are planted
:on5the ground. This improves the
isoitexceedingly for fsh.cuEture: (
aention;; this, simpy.;-in orderto
show that the soil gains by this
manipulation, not only. for fish
culture but also for agriculture. If
the. soil at the bottom Of ponds
has been freed from the humic
acid by vegetation, after being
plowed and exposed to the air
thoroughly, fishes will thrive IN
credibly we'll in them. This |
intend as suggestion particularly
for farmers, who would wish to
establish small pond Of perhaps
five or six acres size, to show
that The soil Of their land would
mot lose, but rather gain By doing
so. Agriculture and carp-culture
20 hand in hand in some Central
European countries and form a
kind Of complement to one ano-
tber. To-day a piece of ground
may be a field or fertile meadow
next year it will be found to be a
productive pond, to serve again
one or two years later its first
purpose.
If the size of the principal and
supplementary ponds has been
decided on, the height: depth, and
width must be measured, and the
levels of the ground and dams, if
such are needed. should be care
fully taken. The leveling Of the
bottom is required to assist in the
determination OF the depth Of the
ditcher, 'ketJles,' collector, and
outlet to be dug in it.
In the erection of the required
darn it is most important that it be
constructed Of the very best mate
rial, so as to make it secure against
the destructive influence OF the
water. 1t ought to be three times
as wide at its base rs tits high
and at the top the width should
be tho same as the height, Tbs
interior or water side should be
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