Fish Ponds

Our frieud E. Buchanan, sende us iloiriaf, wBifib shows, in a levwtfrds, what cun be duiie vjy fnoat nr,y f inner vübg rnay chujse to go and do likevv-we ïbree yeftra "go, I oonstructed in a ravine a lis'i-pom.l, oorering the aurfaue of iibfmt ihree-C'Mttli oi' an acre. lt is led by tour nall upringH, and reoeives ii hirge irniount of suriaoe water trom the elopes around. It is fifteen f-et at the greatost depth, and tuis shulluw bayb --ini mietw, whür3 the s.null fwfa miïy brued, and find protect.on frora large onas. It contains a sinall i:-iund, and the shores are eniLullishüd f.ith ffógs, (íi) wuter-liliea, {Xynjiaodorata, (und other watir pluiíle. It wus stooked wiili yellaw bas", QwQgü b. (ft, white pearch, and overy aneiy ot sunü.-li and mianowa; il.so a dozen gold fiih, (Cyhrinus auralus ) Now ftt the end tf three years, it is astoinsui.'igto notu the vust increa.se in my scily iamily. They have rnultiplied by uncírtela, and gro'.vn in sizo bevond aii n.y cftlouíatiiíns. The gold-fish mimber aeyeral hundréil, smneröl thein ovor a foot in leügtli, nnd a tem ol thtm ure beiíStifülly murúed wiih silvi.-ry sides, und red fi :b, heid and tai) ; , with gftldön Éides, ím)ú blsélí . ,1 táils. I hnd-no lda thatthey' woul'd thus sport iü colote; bat cortuioiy t!:jv :iru very bi::ui'.ifü!. Tflwotöer tish hííve grovra so uraob tliat i iMewd to cómmencj te uae Hiera fr the titb.o 'lú Au'urr.ii. I have nöt ied tfiése fish. excojit f : üiicl tí taníe thom, i mi ie.v en;;..-; pf bread aro thrOWtí i froto , connecüng the slrtnd tTie slioïo, and the flstr called up likü cnic!;c;,s. Tbü sua fish, gölc-Seh and small fry, sjon ljarnod to come to mv cu!!, abd to follow fue in great iamb .:-, fröm oné efld lo tiie othér, í r tltelf niDrhïng' alïd e'7epín meni. Tk$ youiig bsiss (tire oíd oros ti b:ck,) aad the sun-üah dart to ihe sufi'.ico for tliéw food, and have a _ liVely soramblo íór it ; the gold Bah piek i yrh'at sirits to thu büttoin its in this wuy ara very itiucn like a of chiok'eus. for sóïnë öi thu étiiyÜlér Bsh tike thcir posición ,: diaielj under inv féél, to pick up tho eijaH"cruinb8 tliat fuil ;n breuking tbi larga pDc's to üuovv out. . Boina persons ring a small be!l to bripg up ti=h. but 1 prefer cali u;p minó'. They did not appuar to coiné ÍV .mi i greateidistauco Üi.una íurvy leac to uny oqu spot I íe-jd tlieip a severa', pl.iocá, to iiutd íhd vuriolio.s niid the. r giuv.'th. Now as to thu utility "f this ; i lisbes ice fus iny pwn u -e, and tlutja ór fourof .111 y neighbow, '' lio e iuuiioiiües: it ul-o liíi'iii'ds excellent v.ktcr for stock, aad danbtli ua hír.{tr si:prly inv tub:n wiih fih. A si oí) ita auríaco give maav i mH hour recration to th 5 yoaug peopie ■,n 1 we fond t row'.ng h; cim.-u-uo ion oL.tbis p-r.il was very simple. The earih was oxc.ivated uvroaa the ranne, four feet deeg una i'iu foiöt wido. lm' a fonriJiitiüt; ; theu BtiS cl.iy filled.in aad well pouu, to prevent leakiug.at the botton), 'i'lia eurtb frtiin the b ttom ami Bd;8 of the ia: iiiö was tliroun 011 tho top of thi foundation, to raise the èmbankme the proper bgtit. A waste weir at ouo widtí, pavea wiih tlag-stones, and two fèot lowe'r than tho top of tho jn ficientlv lurge to carry ofl the herr luw oí' water in the'vei y heavy, Í guardeij by ft w i re screen, to prevelt Üie escape of the tish, cQtnpleeed the construc.i'on. It is now sodded over, pkated wiih willlows at the foot, di ]