CHAPTEE XIII. 



Fish Ponds. 



It is such an easy, inexpensive, matter for 

 everyone who owns land to possess a fish pond 

 that really it is a wonder there are so few of 

 them throughout the country. And aside from 

 the sport afforded, one can quickly catch a 

 breakfast of the nicest and most nourishing 

 food, at a moment's notice, in all weathers from 

 a well-stocked pond. 



The first thing to be reckoned with is that 

 there shall be a never-failing supply of running 

 water, however small it may be; and the next 

 thing, although not absolutely necessary, is that 

 the pond be surrounded by woodland. When 

 it is situated in the midst of cultivated fields 

 the water gets muddy every time the land is 

 plowed, and the young fry are destroyed in the 

 breeding season by the washing rains. The 

 pond should have both deeps and shallows, shade 

 and sunshine. Trees, undergrowth, logs and 

 stumps should be left in for the use of the fish. 



