The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-20
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worth Eating, Says Mr.. Ritterhaus, n
Raised Properly.

Raised Properly.
| PIrrsBuRa, Aug 19.-The much abused Cor
| man carp has found q defender In John Ritz
| tsrhaus Of Plttsburg. whose father was q
| famous commercial plsciculturist some yearB
ago In westphslis. Germany. The glst OF Mr..
| Ritterhaus'a views on the worth OF the carp 10
| contained In the remarks he usually makes
when beginning his Arguments In defence OF
| the carp:
"The carp 10 the hog Of the flsh family.
Would you turn q hog loose In tho stubble
field In which auails are nesting and expect
TO rear broods Of the birdf mol Well. then,
don't plant the carp whore he can deyour the
spawn OF game hsh. Would you eat q hog
killed fresh from the barnyard1 Mol Then
how san you expect to find . carp at to eat
that has got fat In stream or pond reeking
with nlth2 You fatten the hog on grass and
roots and grain. and you keep him where he
can't destroy other valuable animal lie. Put
your carp where he'll do no DAMAGE and feed
him as you would hog that 10 being fattened
for prime pork. Artificial cuturs-that's the
secret OF carp raising"
Thus Mr.. Ritterhaus proceeds 10 explain.
HIS father was a general farmer in Westphalia.
but made a specially Of raising carp for the
market. For nrmnsss. whiteness and flavor
OF flesh his carp compared fayorably with the
finest OF non game fresh water fish. and
brought big prices. Far from being q food for
the poor. Ritterhaus's carp were eaten only In
the families Of the wealthy. His carp ponds
were visited from far and wide. and furnished
the text for chapters in many ponderous Ger
man books on pisoiculture. Az Ritterhaus also
raised game fish. particularly pike. his farm
contained . complicated system Of ponds
which could be EN- ptied into one another. In
the pike ponds 1t was question Of the survival
OF the flttest so that there was but little danger
OF the waters becoming too populous OF pike
life, The carp ponds. on tho contrary. became
easily overalled. but the surplus small nsh
were handy as live food for the pike.
The Introduction OF carp. as done by tho
United States Fish Commission. was mis-
take. the younger Mr.. Ritterhaus says. and
why 1t was. he explains thus: Two hundred
years ago. tho carp was favorite food fish In
England. and about one hundred years ago the
artiicalIy raised carp acquired a similar fame
IN GERMANY With the development OF the sea
facilities Tor Transporting nsh across that ISL
day hardly q reminder In an actual carp pond
q the many former popds on large estates In
and srso nSW az culture 1fa st %
Is shown By dermsn folk fore. tic river carp
Ss; s6 esd aS ana
this day caught in the lower lying, Alpine lakes.
hs hos tSe
and preparation ofhoG meat is one OF the great
Of the soupd Ths Fish Com
Streams. but should hsSs sstsblished p9ad:.
sE.lSslsiiS isttsS:d' A. Fas Ban iseSsd
suited In srsat Industry Which would to-day
supply sfss Of the people with whole
said 'i NJ. 4 Ret.r Rs carp ESsn a the ns%:;
papers and other publications were full Of
SnsrS Is% On. tn sad that the carp could
live best In almost staenant water, that the
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s oH ss'f father. s' asS sTsF'i The s'D essp
sSd ssas. ssf Setson ~ IKE
ts.1S: ps "a Tss sssP. s sdyo$ ~
was removed svery yssr and replaced with pew
Il: earp Sg5 assd iGF sYrlsa', PsrpS:s
sssP On OsSs past. 101s ss az he
and loaf around for their meals. BY putting
lively, hungry pike into the pond.
one big enough. to scare them; but
carp. We kept our fatteninE stock on the 60:
Too much exercise you'd hevs meant 2 loss Of
tom furnished handy place OF refuge from the
pike. The carp took advantage OF 1t. too. but
always rose to tho surface when the gong that
We used to beat told them their meal time had
come.
6"There 10 no comparison to be made
between carp fattened as have
descrlbed and one that feeds in
stream are not the best eating. Not being
game hsh they are Obliged to pick up their liy.
not OF the choicest. although bass spawn is one
OF their d,lleaeies; But a properly ted carp;
raised in pond ted BY Constant ,bt stream Of
An excellent dish. Has the carp as fine a layor
as trout or Q bass2 1t hasn't, III admit, but
isn't canvasback. nor Is the chicken grouse.
Didn't you ever eat pork. or chicken or tame