The true Democrat., 1897-01-23
GOLDFISH FARM.
[.pcESY NURSERY IN THE
WORLD.
.orps Devoted TO Ponds For
n,o and Rearing Tish-Coi-
;,o the Finny Pets-Ena-
mics Of the Fish.

hans the oldest method Of max
. III living sid one least known
!. hy the average reader is that fol
,,,ooooagation and co'orins Of gold
'Goldtish are natural products
lake been known for many cen
| but the production of oddities
F,saks to attract AID anuss IS the
! Of modern art.
! ,srrest farm for the breeding
having Of goldfish i'll tho world,
he Indianapolis Journal, Is the
gLske Fishery, which is located
F,pt.oi.the- way part Of Liberty
Ehjp; Shelby County, Indiana,
There arc in real.
- farms under the same man
(pt devoted to goldfish culture.
nrer farm Is under the direct
snent Of William Shcup, the
stor Of the enterprise and tue
member Of the firm.
Ike years ago Alr. Shoup i'm
directly from the Eoyal Aqua
81 japan a dozen small goldfish.
on that small start, together
few common Chinese fish
in this country, lie has ac-
ktel thousands Of dollars and
ID a business which reaches out
|sry State aud Territory IL this
/, aud some OF the choicest
EMS found in tie Government
Inns Of the Old World came
bis farm. The entire eight
Ee devoted to ponds for breed
rearing fish. These fish ere
rays golden. There are five
,reeling ponds i'll the upper
the gulch. protected from the
y high walls c. embanlimerts
Below these and connected
lem are g large number OF
ponds for sorting and some
bller for feeding and colorjng.
after arc not larger than a
hing room. Twice every year
ponds arc in regular rotation
cleaned aud tbs bottoms al.
become perfectly dry. The
sorted at regular reasons, the
nl more perfect being saved
ding; the others are divided
eses, those ready for selling
E which have not yet attained
y to be sa!ahle. The reader
Understand that the gold.
IS not always the color
] en- seen i'll an aquarium, for
It hatchel he is a silver color,
aught IN q stream would be
stsken for common sinner
plnDow. Indeed, some Of the
Tor some unknown reason,
i 'ch any othcr color. Usually,
I the tsA ere ready for market
spring after Matching. being
4 : or silver colorcd, changing
ii shade, sometimes entirely
erVard assuming the golden
I, or, ana the odd varieties of
!, Inhibited are usually the re.
q ls changing Of color. Some
3 I, Fettlest OF fish are of more
color. When perfectly white
&, called pearl fish, and when
4, when the sun is shining on
m 8, they present all the coiors
N St beautiful tler.o .ot-pearl.
n n sare and co1scqjIeutIy valu.
IN pc are q clear red, others
.S |alte and red, or black and
earl FISH it is possible to see
I'D ne Z clear body the entire
4 Pd observe the working OF
(esa sud the blood vessels. One
IA y Mr.. Shoup fer exhibition
ID u stripe runDlng down its
III body. while the head is a
~ red; the body is a rich
bt We and lighter below; on
tp the body. just back OF the
ic To round red spots which
;Sl ira eyes. They are some.
|uia y III color, aud Il few spoci.
E oeen raised which we're
ias lere IS a popular idea that
'sssi ce III coloring is due to the
slu pas OF food which are fed /;
Ibais mistake, for they all re.
'a5is ane toad exactly, and yet
MI Fsst difference in color or
,ssy M yen n two FISH treated cx.
lue different colors are
, hi, ,le :, tothe action of the sun.
,tasr 'le hsh III ponds become
IIata IN shade, while in sum
sst s'Ie brighter and change
~. per farm Mr.. shoup csti.
Pc IN all 100, coo fish. II
laiA = years TO produce what
gbs 40 one can cstiu:ite the
be1i u nights OF work he has
ID Ss,tlas and guarding his
sieg pennies sinnrme1able have
, against, for while the
1et - ,afay and can stand great
ase onc. OF the easiest
,si. anu domestic animals of
.,s, psn. The ponds must,
III 4 h.,a: shallow ana kept clean
's's persln other fish could