POND-CULTUKE OF BLACK BASS 7 



soggy, the underlying material is likely to be 

 clay or heavy loam, impervious to seepage. On 

 the size and character of the gravelly spots or 

 muck-holes in it must rest the availability of 

 such property for the purposes of bass-ponds. 

 A pond cannot be built over a muck-hole of any 

 considerable depth. 



Dams and Reservoirs. 'K wise man will not 

 build a pond for breeding bass by throwing a) 

 Sam across the stream which supplies the 

 water for his establishment. There are cogent 

 reasons for not using the bed of a stream for 

 such a purpose, among which are the fact that 

 the water-supply is beyond the owner's con- 

 trol, and in case of heavy rains he stands a 

 good chance of losing his entire stock. Not 

 having entire control of the supply, the fish- 

 culturist would also be at the mercy of varying 

 conditions of water-temperature. Further- 

 more, mud is almost certain to gather in the 

 bottoms, and there is danger of eggs being 

 smothered by it. 



All ponds for a bass-cultural plant should 

 therefore be built to the right or left of the 

 supplying stream, and the water let into them 



