2044 The Cornell Reading Courses 



TABLE OF CONTENTS 



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Types of ponds 2009 



Location 2009 



Water supply 2010 



Spring water and artesian well water 2010 



Creek water 201 1 



Well water 2013 



Surface drainage and rain water 2013 



Pond construction 2014 



Size and shape of the pond . 2014 



Depth and bottom topography 2014 



Excavation and dike building 2015 



Inlet 2016 



Outlets 2016 



Making the pond water-tight 2017 



Protection of the banks ■ 2018 



Cost 2018 



The Sam Bai.ey pond 2018 



Some facts about fishes for the pond 2019 



Suitable species 2019 



Spawning habits 2020 



Terms applied to young fishes 2021 



Rate of growth 202 1 



Feeding habits 2022 



Stocking the pond 2027 



Food for young fishes 2027 



Food for adult fishes 2028 



Insects 2028 



Crustacea and Mollusca 2029 



Forage fishes 2031 



Aquatic vegetation 2032 



Procedure in stocking the pond 2036 



Pond management 2038 



Protection against obnoxious animals 2038 



Rubbish accumulat ons 2039 



Regulation of the water inflow 2039 



Fishing the pond 2040 



Keeping fish alive for future use 2041 



How soon after stocking may the pond be fished? 2042 



Some useful works on fish culture 2042 



Acknowledgments , . . , , , r ,,,,,,;, ■ 2043 



