TABLE OF CONTENTS. 



Part I. — Ponds. pagb 



A Gkneeal Interest in the Subject 1 



Native Kansas Fishes 4 



Going Fishing 4 



"Geown-ups" Like to Fish 5 



High Price of Meats and the Value of Fish Flesh as a Food Product 6 



With Streams Improved and Ponds Constructed 7 



Ponds in General 7 



Natural Ponds 8 



Artificial Ponds in General 10 



Water Storage Possibilities 10 



Advantages of a Farm Pond 11 



Artificial Ponds 11 



The Location of a Pond 11 



How a Pond May be Made 13 



To Build a Dike or Dam 13 



The Foundation of the Dike or Dam 14 



Size and Width of Foundation 16 



The Overflow or Spillway 17 



To Protect Ponds and Embankments 20 



Protecting the New-made Dam 20 



New Dams Should be Watched 21 



Leaks in Dams and Dikes 21 



Ponds on Level Ground 23 



Grounds and Soils Suitable for Ponds 24 



Some General Notes on Ponds 24 



Chain of Ponds 24 



The Ideal Pond Has Drain Pipes 25 



Animals Should be Kept Out of Ponds 25 



Groves of Trees About Ponds 25 



Dams and Dikes Should be Sodded 26 



Bermuda Grass 26 



Private Ponds 29 



Ponds Near Medicine Lodge, Barber County 30 



The Ellis-Houchin Ponds 31 



An Economical Pond 31 



The Sam Bailey Pond 32 



Part II. — Pond Fish. 



Stocking the Pond with Fish 37 



Kinds of Fish Depend Largely upon Water Conditions 37 



Temperature Conditions of the Water 37 



Ready to Fill the Pond 38 



Pilling the Pond 38 



There Should be Deep Resting and Bedding Places 39 



Kind and Condition of Water for Fish 39 



Food Supply Should be Known 40 



Pond Pish for Kansas Waters 40 



The Black Bass: 



General Habits and Habitat 45 



A Great Game Fish 45 



Size of Specimens 46 



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