CARP CULTURE 77 



"stock-pond," should be as large in area as 

 possible ; it may properly be two or more acres 

 in extent. Conditions whicb call for restricted 

 areas for other species of fish do not obtain 

 with carp, on account of its proneness to follow 

 currents, so that there need be hardly any 

 restriction placed upon the size. It is only 

 important that, apart from the wintering 

 quarters or kettle, there should be at the lower 

 end splash-boards or gates which can be opened 

 easily to permit the water to be drawn off rap- 

 idly along a race or ditch into a pool known as 

 a "fish-pit," into which the carp will go and 

 where they can be netted out. 



If desired, and this is recommended by Mr. 

 Cole, the fish-pit can be in the pond itself at 

 the place of outlet. Ditches from various parts 

 of the pond lead into other ditches which are 

 deeper, and these finally lead into the fish-pit 

 itself whence they can be taken out with dip- 

 nets. 



Care of Carp. — There ought to be at least two 

 stock-ponds so that one can be annually drained, 

 cleansed of sediment, and purified by the action 

 of air and weather. To insure the best results 



