The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1897-04-23


w.rld-Goldh.h with Many Tales
co,assh are so extremely common
owsdays that few people ever stop to
pO" sor where they come from or how
Issv are raised. Comparatively little is
'"s known about the little cold
t,aoded yertebrates that swim about in
uoriums in so many homes. The
>. roonire a careful and systematic
',aa that is scarcely appreciated by
s who expect TO get them for small
n noes Of dealers in the city.
' Tbe largest goldfish farm in the world,
nay be called such, is located i'll
Sho,bv county, Ind, about 80 miles
snDn Indianapolis. Here the original
o,Sdsb men of the country have their
ryonagating institution.
There are two farms, several miles
IF which are devoted TO the differ
~, branches of the industry. In the
9TH mart of the county is one farm of
;aht or ten acres. The other is few
niles farther south and is about half
lain as large as the first one.
Today there are in the various ponds
q spring Lake fishery over 900, 600 fish,
from which specimens are constantly
hoinc sent TO every state and territory
~ the Union. 1t is even said that some
81 the finest fish in the royal aquariums
- Europe were raised by Mr.. Shoup
and his partner at this farm.
On each of the farms spoken Of are
large number of small ponds, some OF
them not much larger than ten feet
souore. These ponds are all connected
With each other by little channels, sc
,hat the water and fish can be let from
one 70 the other without the least diff
Guilty.
The breeding ponds, which are, OF
course. the most important, are protect
Cd from the wind and cold by high en-
bankments around the edges. This Is
all the protection that is necessary fol
the fish. even in the winter time, so II
Is seen that, although the fish are I'M
doubtedly delicate, they are much more
hardy than is generally supposed.
Several times year the fish are sortet
IN fine different ponds and classified Sc
that the largest and finest ones Will d.
together. and those which will not brint
such good prices will be by themselves
| MANY people suppose that when TIN
goldfish is first Matched from the egg ]
has the peculiar pretty markings ON II
scales which make it so beautiful ant
valuable
This is not the case In its youth i
reality the fish is just the same as an
ordinary and everyday fish, and look
like it for all the world. Even an eXpel
could scarcely tell it from the httl
minnows which are found in any stream
They arc cf whitish, silycry coloi
and have not the least evidence OF u
beautiful hues which they will later a
sumo,
Sometimes, however, the goldils
grower is sadly disappointed IN fndli
y that his fish fail TO acquire the goluI
tint for which he has so long been lool
inc in vain. There have been many i
stances time and again i'll which the If
never did change TO the reddish colo
but grew to be several years old, retal
ing their white, silvery, youthful COZ
plexion. Ordinarily, however the III
2 develop the golden shade III less thah
year
First, they begin getting dark som
times becoming almost black. FROM I
dark complexion they begin turning
the reddish shade, and finally come .
in all their glory, full fedged goldhsl
The food has not, as many peol
suppose, the least thing to DO WIN q
oring the fish. All the fish are leu
actly the same thing, toasted bread |,
or three times a week, and nothing Q
is given them for their subsistence l
run seems TO be the necessary agent
the only one to complete the schelne
nature, and even this sometimes u'
: not work successfully.
The greatest difficulty with when
goldfish raiser has to contend Is 'he !
world. Snakes, cats, coons, lIoSs
insects innumerable are all fell destr'
ers of the goldfish, and the craWhsi
bv nc s a second i'll the destruc'
which he can work when he gets III
eighborhood of the finny tribe %
one must be kept constantly OH wa
ut the season of the year when 'hese
scots and little animals abound W
that they do not get into the "a'o'
the pond where the fish are
The sting of some insects VIII NJ
fish in almost every instance Oh
feeders and some other well known
= sects fly close to the surface Oh 'iie
ter in the summer time ana WIN
greatest ease touch the tiny niue
swimming near the surface OF the =
An egg is laid on the fish or s.i,
inserted, and either Will lh'aii'
prove fatal.
The freaks and unusual deVeiopn
= in the fish are the varieties winch
always bring the best prices III 'ne ' :,
ket. Odd and rare colors ana spo's
the scales are the marks which are
ferred by fanciers. Unusual snap ma, !
the fishes are equally popular WIN e. =
ties in colors and will cause No
bring as good price as II IL hao o''