THE TRAINING OF FARMERS 



and the sea shores. The man who owns a 

 lake or pond, or has the use of one, will in 

 the future find it to be valuable agricul- 

 tural property. We shall breed domestic 

 varieties of fish as we do of pigs or poul- 

 try. Some of the European peoples are 

 doing this now. We are still stocking lakes 

 and streams largely with game fish for 

 sportsmen. As competition increases, 

 however, ponds must be stocked in the 

 same spirit as pastures are stocked. We 

 have passed the hunting stage with cattle 

 and sheep. We shall come to a scientific 

 development and utilization of water fields. 

 We shall not allow people to poison and 

 pollute the ponds and lakes any more than 

 the wheat fields. After we stock the ponds 

 and streams with young fish, we shall pro- 

 vide ways whereby the fish may live and 

 thrive, as we till and fertilize corn or 

 any other crop. This means the devel- 

 opment of natural fish forage and also 

 such control as will maintain the balance 

 of nature. We know practically nothing 

 about fish forage and the means of growing 

 it in streams and lakes. We have estab- 

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