14 FISH CULTURE 



odorata)* During hot summer days bass love 

 to lie underneath the shade of its leaves, but 

 care must be taken not to permit the plants to 

 gain such a strong hold as to clog the pond and 

 prevent free work. 



Quarters for Fry and Fingerlings. Ponds 

 for the exclusive use of the advanced fry or 

 fingerlings of bass are just as necessary as 

 ponds for brood-fish. It is difficult to have too 

 many ponds. It is recommended that there be 

 not less than five fry-ponds for every brood- 

 pond of about ten thousand square feet, and 

 each of considerable area, with a combined area 

 equal at least to that of the brood-pond. The 

 more room there is for the advanced fry and 

 fingerlings the less will be the amount of canni- 

 balism. 



A large number of medium-sized ponds for 

 advanced fry and fingerlings, instead of one or 

 two large ponds, is preferable, because it is es- 

 sential to control or closely supervise the fish, 

 which cannot be done if the body of water is 

 very large. The dimensions of the fry-ponds 

 will be governed by the available ground, the 

 quantity of natural food which can be bred, 



