Fishing in North Carolina. 135 



A bass or jack or perch has punctuated a 

 period in a minnow; that is all, a minnow has 

 filled a void and no outside space is vacant. 



Since writing the above a friend of mine who 

 I never suspected of knowing anything about 

 fish culture has kindly "put me wise" on a vital 

 point of interest regarding the value of fish 

 ponds, thus proving again the adage that there 

 is always something left to learn. 



He advises that every man who owns a farm 

 with a suitable stream of water on it should 

 first paint his house white and the blinds green ; 

 secondly, plant a variety of fruit trees, those 

 most suited to climatic conditions; and lastly, 

 make a nice fish pond and stock it well. He 

 says this is the surest method of attracting a 

 purchaser. If the farmer should ever desire 

 to sell his property, he will need no other adver- 

 tisement ; if he should not care to sell, the trees 

 and the pond will provide both pleasure and 

 income. 



The trees will be bearing and the fish will 

 be ready for taking in the third year. The fish 

 may be fed upon finely chopped fresh meat. 



