Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-07-08
isl i proper place iot the fish to bud.

nish q proper place lot inc nsn 10 nuu-
dlb ,ogether in hybernating. The best
results are obtained where there is main
tanned u breeding pond and three OF
iour keeping ponds, 30 THAT up to
three or our years of age the different
sized fish may be kept separate.
While all these things are true no one
who has a single pond with q favorable
supply of water need feel discouraged
FROM beginning the culture OF carp, but
where this necessary condition exists il
will generally be found easy to multiply
the ponds and do the work as 1t should
be done. OF course this subject cannot
be exhausted, indeed it al hardly be
fairly touched upon in the space that Il
usually allotted to q newspaper article.
but there are some salient points In the
matter familiar to all students of fish
culture, but which are unknown to the
mass of people. to which We desired to
call attention.. la conclusion, We will
say that no crop will pay so well
as q crop of carp where proper
ponds can be maintained. They are
easily and oheaply reared. The atten.
ton they require is really . diversion
They need no food or looking after in
winter, as they pass the entire time fast
ing and asleep. Consequently upon
the three thousand farms Of Lafayette
county there should be at least i've hun.
dred carp ponds, and this would more
than supply all the people with this de-
licious and wholesome fish.
We shall take pleasure, from time te
time, in giving NJ readers further in
formation upon this subject. which in.
terests rs greatly. We have no doubt
that it will become easier and easier as
the work Of the fish commission pro.
crosses to procure young carp viii
which to stock ponds, but even il this
were. not 50. enough have already been
planted here to supply th" entire county
within a very few years. indeed. g
easy will 1t be to obtain the carp that il
will pass for no venial sin IL any man
shall TAIL to avail himself Of Q favorable
location for making q pond.
To the end that this really great boon
shalt become one o. the every day bless
ings OF u people we shall %cheerfnlly
laior. and only ask "a recompense thai
we may live, not only TO see that they
know how to rear but howt o cook the
carp.
In another part aofshis paper Alexan'
der Graves, Esq, OF this city. ANNOUNCED
himself as . candidate for congress il
this, the fifth Missouri district. In La
iayette county Mr.. Graves needs no in.
PRODUCTION to The people. bat as he maj
not be go well known to the electors o.
the other two counties we avail our
selves of the opportunity to say tina: il
the democrats place their standard ID
his hands it will be worthily borne,
Young, energetic, bold and aggressive
a thorough democrat, he will. if nomi.
mated. fight the battles OF the party ably
and intelligently. Mr.. Graves is. fol
his years. one OF the most distinguished
lawyers Of Missouri, having been very
successful in his practice before the
higher courts. He is q cultured gentle
man, a careful student, a close reasonel
and ready debater. easy, pleasant AM
affable in conversation, aud Of unblem'
lshed private character. lie would
make a strong canvass. and 1t elected
would make his mark in the halls Of
congress.
Live stock in St. Lonls Thursday: >
Cuttle-Receipts,1 l. 900 head; shipments
1000; market steady and unchanged
bulk OF supply grass Texans; pricei
range So SO ;cows $s 25 to 4 90 flight ma
tive steers SIS so to 6 rs heavy Sc so te
z 90; exports 81 90 to z SO; stockers
90 30 to 4 90 feeding Steers 81 % to
5 CO.. Hogs-Scarce and higher; ship
ping pigs 81 40 to 2 70; packing 81 "a
to 8 80; butchers to fancy So 40 to 8 IS
culIs$6 90 to z O~O;stockers SIS Is OF 6 Is
receipts 1000. shipments one. Sheep
Receipts, $500 head; supply liberal and
demand fair; good to choice mutton!
So 90 to 4 so. Il