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different Strata^ or Beds of Earth, every 

 Kind of Earth giving its Tindure to the Wa- 

 ters paffing through it, or joining with it. 

 The moft nourifliing Waters for Carp, are 

 fuch as are found in Heathy-Grounds, which 

 are commonly of a Tandy Soil ; and if it is 

 pofTible to chufe the Situation of a Pond, it 

 is counted much better to have it near the 

 Bottom of Hills, that upon the Fall of great 

 Rains may wafh down Infedts, and other 

 nourifhable Matter into it : And if it could be 

 contrived, the Water Ihould be always cur- 

 rent through it. Where this happens, the fame 

 Fund of Water will maintain one third Part 

 more Fifh than it would do, if it was onlv a 

 llill Water. ^ 



In the Making of a Pond, we ought to 

 contrive, that it may have all Degrees of 

 Depth as far as fix Feet ; for if the FiHi hap- 

 pen to breed in it, the young ¥vy or Spawn 

 muft have fhallow Water to live and fwlm in ; 

 and the Spawn itfelf, while it is in the Egg, 

 would be unfruitful was it to lie in deep Wa- 

 ter. Again, as the young Filli grow bigger, 

 they change their Station more and more to- 

 wards the Deep, till they become of a fit Size 

 to breed and produce others. 



It is rarely known that in a good breeding 

 Pond the Fifii ever come to be very large •, 

 for the Number of them become fo great, 

 that they over^ilcck the Water, and are ilrait- 

 ened for Food. I have b^en told, that where 

 the ihallowefl Fart of a Fond is about two 



Feet 



