The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1883-11-17
Fish on the Farm.
The German Cap rs Rood Fish.-.facts
for Farmers.

German carp, ana his aiVlCts thus TAI
have been very encouraging. 1t has been
found that TINS food fish will thrive IN
American creeks and ponds, and the sub
jcCt OF carp culture Is at present attracting
u good deal nf aitcnuon among farmers
At the recent convention OF tRc Iowa I'm
proved Stock Breeders AsSOCmuoN, the
Hon JOHu Scou, OF Nevada, la, read AN
interesting paper on this subject GOV
Scott ha, gwen the subject OF hah-cuilutC
thoughtful consideration, and, being a
prominent farmer aud stock breeder, what
tie says cannot but interest farmers grncr-
ally The paper was very lengthy one,
and from 1t the following portions were
token:
II this paper were simply emitted Fish
| CulWrc,' there are many tanners "au
would turn from II gs u matter IN winch
'hry had DO interest
Some think that the breeding uuu rear
lng oI fish Is an occupation not suited 10
| The steady going and practical farmer ana
that 1t l. OF kin to the handling Of fine
haired dog, for sporting, or rearing fins.
/ haired horses solely for racing.
/ They associate the rod and line, tue dog
and gun, tie track aud the pool box more
Tor les indefinitely together, and csChvw
each OF them as leading to dissipation or
! id ejtss and fun Of lhat which Is not prot
Ilttnlc. But, while a dissertation ON game
| fishes would be utterly out OF lac before
la convention OF farmers such rs this,
/ here are facts connected with the rearing
/ YI food fishes that are surely worthy The
careful consideration Of breeders IN i'm.
proved live stock But, while | do not
/ ~, mise tUdl>Cus, the question Of rtstoCk
| iug our depicted lakes and streams, ! ST
/ be misunderstood, it would be best to say
right here that regard the policy which
| has prevailed for many years Of allowing
/ the wealth ut our waters tO be TulhlcSSly
| destroyed rs beng short sighted and shit
/ Tess IN the extreme, mcrt!ng only con.
I deWnaIOn.
FIsh taImluG, or water culture, Is not a
new art. N,thIn twenty years past II has
assumed new ana grand proportions, GROW.
iug out OF methods for artlti2iui!y Imprcg-
uniting the spawn and caring Tor the young
fry, whereby 1t has been found practicable
20 multiply fishes u thousand times faster
| and more certainly than they do when left
to themselves But for several hundred
years the rearlAg of lish IN private waters,
IN inClOscd ponds wuere they were rs COM
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