Show ree A curious branch 0 of husbandry is practised practiced in france in the valley of the soane A characteristic act feature of this part of france is the vast number of small lakics lakes or r ponds PO ads by which the surface is studded in 4 one department I 1 N 1 1 that of saone caone et loire there are actually upwards of 2000 of these sheets of water principally all y lying to the east of the swiss side of the ro caone saone ne X A century ago the number is said to have been nearly double but the proprietors are now draining and turning the bottoms of their lakes into cornfields corn fields and meadows the sheets in question are for the most part shallow rushy ponds with marshy borders they are of all size from mere pools to lakes of from fifty to one hundred acres in extent and they I 1 play a very curious part in the agriculture 0 of the district many of them being alternately dried and re refined fined filled the proprietor raising coi corn n one year in the precise spot in which lie he caught fish in the preceding summer it is a mooted point in the district whether the superficies in question is most profitable in the shape of 4 ponds or fields the opinion generally gainin gaining ground appears to be in favor of an bocc occasional f chaloe change from one element to the other in feivor in fact of making th the ponds d play I 1 a pa in ii I 1 the routine of cropping and re refreshing r res ing ad invigorating the land at certain intervals by bt curnin turning a water upon it and tearing rearing carp and perch above it the small ponds are commonly used for rearing the fry which are destinee destine 4 to acquive acquire their full growth in the larger sheets of water the plan of operation is as follows at the commencement of winter from ten to fifteen carp are turned into inlo each small pond great care being taken that no pike manages 11 to slip quietly in along with them the next year the water nurseries nurseries are dried and thousands of young fish are found sprawling in the mud the fr try y is called la feuille feuillet feu illey and is iq let loose in larger ponds ate III the rate of about 1200 little fishes to an a here the crea creatures t ures pass the second year 0 1 6 ir life atta attaining innig a size size of about four or arwe inches in this stage they are called carp illions or albins and are subject to the same treatment as before the pond be being in again drained and its occupants turned out int into a still larger piece of water in this third dwelling place they take their final development they are flung into it in the proportion of about carp I 1 illions ali ion 3 per er acre e and axe are taken out again in one two or three t ree years afterwards according to the size of fish required the carp fatten fast in rich muddy waters sleeping i stagnantly in the bosom of fat fields and stir stiff alluvial soils the ponds sprinkled among the woods are the worst feeding places into the small ponds some dozens of small pike are let loose destined to keep down the young carp so that the large fish may have the advant advantage afre of the best possible feeding the final fishing filing generally takes place early in in spring the water is drained off and the fish are caught caught by hand or by hand nets they are usually sol sold upon the spot either by the hundred or by weight to the agents of fishmongers in the neighboring 0 towns occasionally to the tradesmen of lyons by whom they are carted off in casks pierced with holes an and d half filled with water the critical time tim 0 for the interests of the fish breeder is the draining off the water lest the ille creatures die in the mud the critical time for the fishmonger is the carting them home lest they dieda die in the cask it is a common practice after a pond has been fished for three successive years to drain it thoroughly and to sow maize or oats for as many seasons as the earth has been under water near chalons Oh alons three years water and three years crop is the rule the larger ponds yield from to carp annually scientific amer emigration oj of mormons cormons to the salt lake president orson hyde editor of this paper left kanesville Kanes ville on saturday ulta alt at 11 for the valley of the great salt lake in in good health 1 an d brits it s an and d is expected to return in the month of october next nest hon P E brocchus df alabama one of the associate judges odthe of the supreme court of utah left this place on sunday morning ua alt also albert carrington ington esq late from washington city accompanied by a goodly number of the citizens of this town with a splendid spring carriage four horses in hand driven by 11 1 1 W miller the old pioneer of the west the judge and mr air carrington ington were detained longer than they anticipated in consequence of some little repairs that had to be made previous to their departure but they expected to overtake elder hyde and share his company over the plains and mountains the company compan y of citizens who went out with the judge as an escort prosecuted their journey as far as the six mile camp on the other side of the missouri river and being unable to overtake the elder and his company they returned while the judge mr carrington ington and others in their company proceeded 0 on n to overtake mr hyde who was at the least calculation thirteen miles ahead of them our latest accounts from the plains are favorable grass is good and plenty of it and a superabundance of water the health of the saints is good and as far as we have learned peace prevails among them all and we trust that no discordant feeling ma may are prevail fail to any extent among amono those who are left le t in in mie it is rumored that sixteen or seventeen wag wagons ons i of cf oregon emig emigrants rants have returned from beaver creek having lost 25 head of cattle leaving them barely enough to get back to the river we could not learn whether the pawnees ran them off or wh whether ellier they were stam peed but understand three or four hundred of these indians were at their camp begging the day before there have so many conflicting statements come in in regard recard to the matter we sn shall a a await w a it th the e arrival OF of the company before we can give any authentic information we have heard nothing from the emigration that left this place since they have crossed the river the emigrants on the st joseph and independence roads have been troubled to some extent by the and cheyenne indians the foi following lowing is the number of wagons ac I 1 that fort kearney up lip to the ath of june wagons oxen xen cows horses and mules men 1156 5 women 5 children the road from table creek or old fort kearney has been passable all the season when other routes on the south side have been obstructed by high water kanesville Kanes ville iowa guardian july 11 |