The Pulaski citizen. [volume] (Pulaski, Tenn.) 1866-current, 1883-04-19

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frogs, the 'small-fry OF the carp al
other fish that may gain access to Il
pond. 1t is even asserted that Il
spawners themselves will eat the eggsI
there Is great scarcity of food 10 tt
pond. 1t is recommended that spawl
ing carp should be so liberally supple
with food thar they will not search fl
natural food during spawning tim
The worst pest probably is the su
| perch, as he will consume both egg
and the young carp, Itis thought th,
the failure to propagate the carp by Ii
hsh commissioner for Tennessee in th
asylum pond was due to the have
caused by these rascally little cam
balls. will mention in this cOnnee
ton that the common water snake is
Destructive enemy TO the small fry.
have examined several captured in Mi
Clayton's pond and always found th
stomach distended with young carp
The Enssskrat, raccoon and common do
nestle cat come in for share whei
they discover the locality Of The pond
The peer ier. habit OF the carp of feed
ing ncssz 81 sssfEsf -; thS water witt
very liable to be captured by til
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The carp,sometimes called the "aQust
ic pig" is a large consumer OF food ,anG
therein lies the secret of his rapiC
growth. He will eat all kinds of edi.
bic vegetables, notably cabbage. let.
tuce, turnips, potataoes, all kinds ol
melons, seeds, grain, flesh, &C., In fact,
he will eat anything a pig will eat.
The natural food consists of worms
~ kasr H.
mud, insects and their Larvae, seeds OF
water plants, and such vegetable mat
ter as they CLEAN around the margin
carp is thought to be animalcula ex-
listing in the water. When he is first
hatched, he lives upon the contents OF
the unbilical which lasts him or
days, after which time he must look for
his own bread and butter, which doubt
less he finds in the millions of micro
scopic insects inhabitlng his element.
After he gains sufficient size, he may
venture upon the eggs of the ever pres
ent mosquito, and alter a while attack
their wiggling larvae
Should the breeder decide TO feed, he
will find meal or cracker dust best at
first, then roasting ears sliced off fine,
and afterwards grained (best soaked)
Or vegetable food, always bearing in
mind TO have each morsel not larger
Than a pea, as the carp has small
throat. 1t is highly important that
hey should have nothing undergoing
even in the ineipient
stages. DIR. Hessel had number of
arge carp killed by feeding them pu-
rid eoagulated blood. The question of
Ieeding each individual must decide for
himself. 1t is confidently claimed by
carp culturIsts that pond situated in
rich alluvial land will support one
to the acre without artificial
feeding; but where the number largely
exceeds that they must be ted or they
will not grow. liz fact the scene then
becomes continuous battle for sheer
existence, and two year old individu-
II may not exceed three inches in
ength. When ieeding is practiced
{ is difficult to estimate the number
hat can be bred per acre, for single
,srp does not require much water TO
leep up his vitality like the trout and
)ther fish that might be named. Il is
admitted that the flavor of the carp Is
Influenced by the kind OF food he con-
'umes as that OF the pig or fowl With
ne at least, the pleasure of seeing them
,at is no small item in che argument in
'avor of feeding, and where the pond
) small will certainly compensate for
he expense. ! have seen my neigh
)ors my pond feeding the fish with
bread brought from home, andI have
'een the same man there several times
have carried bread to Mr.. Clayton's
pond for the sole purpose of seeing his
lOung carp scramble and flight and
crowd each other out of the water in
heir mad efforts to secure morsel.
Probably the best time to feed is early
n the morning or about sundown.
The y. S. Fish Commission will fur
nish on application few pairs of the
small try to pond owner. To secure
he attentisn of the commission, 1t Is
necessary to address Hon. Spencer L.
Baird, Washington, d. g., and state
your desire to be.supplied with young
carp for stocking your pond. lie will
1t once forward you a blank applica-
ion to be filled out giving dimensions
Of ponds, &c. This is TO be endorsed by
he member Of congress from appli-
cant's district, and returned to the COM
missioner. Then If the statements in
The application are satisfactory it is
fled to be filled in November, succeed
ing. The government ponds are
drained during cOol-Weather in Novsm-
Der, and the small fry are shipped, an
agent going with them to points con-
vrnienL to applicants. Those for Mid
lie Tennessee are shipped at govern
ment ex xpense to Nashville, where the
applicant, who is notified, must be
present or have an agent to receive
Them. When he satisfies the govern
ment agent that he has no other fish In
his pond, he receives the carp intended
tor him, in number generally from five
to ten pairs. The applicant must bear
all further expense. The railroads are
very accommodating to persons trans
porting carp. The superintendent of
the N. & c. r. r. very kindly cent me
in advance g written order to his en-
gineers TO place my carp bucket in
their engine tanks.
This plan of obtaining the small fry is
given to show how they may be OBJ
ta:ned in sma.l numbers from the gov
ernment, but think it decidedly bet
ter plan to obtain them direct from
pond owners, who have them for sale.
This fall think they can be obtained
in this community, Cyruston, Lincoln
CO., Tenn. in large numbers at cost OF
not exceeding ten cents each. At that
price person can afford to purchase
enough TO stock a small pond without
the slow process of raising spawners. A
gentleman living near Fayetteville pur-
chased here last fall five hundred small
fry, and paid as high as 80 cents each
for some of them. The carp bears trans
portation swell in cool weather. Fifty
or more can be transported in an ordi-
nary milk can, with an occasional
change Of water. They have been
hauled over the rough roads from here
to Cornersville--20 miles, without q sin.
gle casualty. Spawning carp are COST
ly. refused twenty dollars for sim
gle pair this spring.
The subject OF pond making is an all:
important one To the fish culturist, and
at the risk of becoming tiresome will
"ffer few suggestions on the subject
OF course a prerequisite in the the con-
struction OF pond Is stream of water
sufficiently elevated to be turned into
an excavation in the ground, or upon q
platt ef land surrounded by levee ol
causeway sufficiently strong and cOm-
pact to resist the weight OF water ans
all percolation through It. The area o.
the pond must be in proportion to tbs
size of the stream supplying it. It will
generally do TO estimate an inch oi
water to the acre. That is to say, 8
stream of water during dry weather tha
will keep fully an inch pipe six feet long
depressed six inches at the distsl ex.
tremiIy will afford sufficient supply o.
water tor one acre pond, or number
of ponds whose combined area does not
exceed one acre. It may be noted here
that in ponds constructed in marsh Of
swamp lands, where the water pressure
Is upward, q smaller stream will suffice