The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-07-27
BY RUDOLPH HESsEL. e.:
PART IL.
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4-sToskIsG 4 THE. PONDS AND% CARE
,*~ >: .oRgHE FIsHEs::":, = ~as':
-:Eo; carry n"earp JcaIs5r'e1 IN a
regular sssnd~ iadicious-- ttl1 her
seversl~ ponds are: Teaaired;;' ae-
cordiug 10 the various purposes
they re destined far =" 49,
Il. 4phes ha4ching-pond. ,2"1 1884,
2. .Yhodbreeding- pond. ''.<.:' T.:
s-aaGHhe @cattsreaor- regular carp,
pond.- - v21j---: - As''~-.' E:<-@',. -
The AatcAiBg-poad- serves nlose
particularly ter: nataeal' @lmpreg'
nation aRd Aatehing; orrather. for
natural propagation generally, by
ptaclag.a1 ntsarber Of zaase*ond fe'
male fishes, into sha poad:"~Here
the females drop:"the eggs, durIag
the i:spaw ming season, *apon- the
aquaese7~ plants; where they are
impregaased by.the male - -;;,:~
o.ln3osteekiHs; ponds, three to-
males are calculated to two males,
sometimes twice that number, per
acre; The. females bear .. great
number Of. eggs. as has been re-
mark ed before ,tut the smaller
namb.r3 only are impreghated ;
np;ther Do all these come to lite:
:. The most. LIBERAL estimate will w&I!l
not exceed. the number Of from
800 10. 1000 yoang fishes 10 one
spawner; The aggregate per acre
amounting to from 1000: to: 5000.
1t: is, j. scarcely possible to say
what is the most desirable mum
ber Of milters and spswners tor
stocking ponds, as the views w.9!9 Oh
this subject differ widely IN Eu-
rope. i believe, however, the
| above to be correct, and it. IS &C
fcepted as such by all extensive
\
establishments. ..
The above mentioned result will
| be much m moro favorable # the
ootda. rule. rule now ately al
| most. mo + forgotten, is observed, to
feed the carp which are in The
spaw spa ming nj & pond, shortly before and
during The season ofspawning, SC
as to i prevent their searching tol
food, which generally leads them
to eat their own eggs. After The
| fsh have bi!,;7 laid their oggs, they mus
simply i removed from the ponds
which prevents their esting tbt
eggs. This useful rule, formerly
much practiccd in Europe has un
fortunately fallen into disuse' II
| fact, it has almost been forgotten
| nrohablv because carp NATURALLY
Increase in,,,s very fast. BY removing
the spawners three times as many
young fish are kept alive than BY
| leaving them in the spawning
| ponds. On no account should tct
great q quantity of young fish b
| placed in pond. Tho aoove-men
toned number of 1000 to 5,U'
Young fish to the acre require
water which is very rich in natura
| food. IF there are too many younE
fish in the spawningpond they
grow very slowly, as the pon'
cannot produce the necessary
quantity Of food. Such fish az
scarcely one TO two inches Iout
when they are one to two year
old ; only the head gr" rs little
whilst the rest Of the body re
mains small. AS soon as youn;
fish feel the want Of food for an,
length of time, the gristle an
bone of the skeleton harden, thu
bringing it's Development to
close, not allowing nature fal
play, ard the fish remains a crlI
pie for the rest of its life, even
it is placed in ponds atfordIng vi
? limited supply OF food. 1t
therefore better either to pIac
fewer young fish in the ponds c
to make the ponds larger; it WI
! ho H,,.<l ~ way The y0iln1r fiS