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SEEB-TiME AH© HARVEST, 
Breeding Carp. 
We see so many favorable reports from 
parties who have been experimenting with 
this new garden crop that we have decided 
to transform our old “pond hole” into a 
carp pond this month. The following de¬ 
scription of how to do it is given the Ohio 
Farmer by Mr. H. Talcott: 
German carp will grow nicely and do 
well in water ponds fed only by thunder 
showers and the melting of winter snows. 
There is not a single farm in Ohio but what 
can have a carp pond at less cost than a 
common sized bulldog, and furnish far bet¬ 
ter food, and if you are not able to have 
both, massacre the “purp,” but make the 
pond in July or August. If you have a ra¬ 
vine on the farm wliere-water can be easily 
dammed, so much the better, but if you 
have perfectly level land with a clay subsoil, 
you can scrape out a good, large, deep hole, 
allowing the dirt to form a dam all around 
the pond so the water will be four or five 
feet deep, and then plant yellow willows 
around the edge of the pond to shade the 
water a little, also to prevent the bank from 
crumbling down, and as soon as the fall 
rains come on the job is done and you can 
plant the fish. 
If you have a natural ravine where water 
flows freely during rain storms, or where 
partially fed by spring water, it is a better 
place; then if you are poor and unable to 
build an expensive dam, you cm haul logs 
of any size or kind to make a log-pile that 
will fill the ravine for a foundation. Chink 
up between the logs with fine brush or 
straw, and then for a final finish plow and 
scrape the land inside the pond to any de¬ 
sired size or shape you please, only finish it 
handy for using a seine to catch the fish. 
Scrape all the dirt upon the logs inside the 
pond first, then dump it over on the lower 
side of the dam last, to have both sides the 
same finish, and muskrats will then travel 
over the dam instead of through it. In no 
other way can you keep them from spoiling 
a mud dam. 
In the centre of the dam, or where you 
wish the Abater-flow, leave the top log of the 
dam bare, enough in length to make all the 
flow that can ever be necessary; then on the 
lower side of the dam build an inclined 
plane of plank fully twelve to fifteen feet 
long, letting the plank run from the ground 
up to and be spiked to the top log of the 
dam. The water can then run over the 
dam and not wash away the lower side of 
it, and if a good stone-pile is placed upon 
the bottom of the plank it will not wash out 
a deep hole. The rats will then walk over 
these planks into the pond, but if you leave 
a space under them, the infernal scamps 
will bore a hole through it, if it is a hundred 
feet or more through it. Plant willows all 
over the dam; they will soon root and grow 
into a dense mass of bushes and leaves, fur¬ 
nishing some shade for the fish and making 
a dam that will last forever. As soon as 
the fall rains come on your pond is ready 
for the fish. I built a pond three or four 
years ago to furnish water in a dry time for 
the steam boiler in our mills. I had no 
PURE EUROPEAN OARP sir* 
For stocking Ponds. Lakes, &c. Under four inches 
in length, 25 for $4.00; 50 for $6.00; 100 for $10.00. 
From four to six inches, 12 for $4.00; 25 for $6.00; 
50 for $10.00. Six to eight inches, 12 for $8.00; 25 for 
$12.00. Orders filled on and after September 1,1884, 
in rotation. Cans fo shipping, from $1 00 to $2.00. 
J. W. MARSHALL, 
8* Constantine, St. Jo. Co., Midi. 
My crop of over 40 PJ TP Bk ^ g™ A 
different varieties of I AA I Ea O 
will be about 1000 bushels. All interested in 
this useful crop should send for mv Fall Price List, 
ready Sept. 10th. L. F. DINTELMANN, 
8—10 Belleville, Ill. 
SEED WHEAT!! 
The product of 200 Acres, grown by us ex¬ 
pressly for seed, consisting of Tuscan Island, Mar¬ 
tin’s Amber, Red Russian, Valley, Landreth’s New 
White, Oster’s Hybrid, Mediterranean Hybrid and 
others. A sample of each, with price, history and 
description, sent on receipt of 6 cts. in postage stamps, 
with our Treatise on Wheat Growing, or how to raise 
50 bushels pe>- acre. 
Address SAMIJEL WILSON, 
8- Mechanicsville, Bucks Co,. Pa. 
1833. 1884. 
POMONA NURSERIES. 
-PARRY STRAWBERRY— 
A seedling of Jersey Queen, vigorous 
grower, perfect flower, very productive, 
most beutiful bright color, large size, 
highest in flavor and firm. Best for 
_ Market or Family use. 
IHAltLBORO; the largest early Raspberry! 
WILSON, JR; the largest early Blackberry! 
Headquarters for Kiefl'er Hybrid Pears. 
Alcomplete list of Small Fruit Plants, Grapes. Cur¬ 
rants, &c. Catalogue free. WM. PARRY, 
8-10 Parry P. O., N. JT. 
