Show Conservation Service offers aid for farmer fish I foods in front yard knort made by official of the George cl enervation most of is Za wouldn't front we spend hours going miles over rough roads to find a good fishing and then return empty-handed but not George FISHING AT and his small display some of the physical evidences of their which the Soil Conservation Service assisted fa Accompanying story tells all about their and his He has seven farm all stocked with and the closest one is not more than feet from his Several years age Fisher constructed his first pond to divert spring water to an irrigated pasture on his farm in A few years fish were planted in the pond and they thrived so well George has continued to stock it with Since then he has constructed a series four ponds in and three more In These serve a dual purpose storing water for easier and more efficient and providing a good to grow These ponds were constructed with technical from the Soil Conservation Service and financial assistance from Since George built his first he has learned what to do and not to do in construction of a pond which is to be stocked with One of the requirements is that a gate be installed so the pond can be drained and cleaned at who have trouble catching on hook might also drain the and get the fish by picking them Water Feet Deep George has that shallow areas in the ponds should be eliminated so the water will be at least three feet In shallow water predatory birds can catch the small and aquatic weeds begin their and ihen spread into deeper Most of the farmers here in the tah Basin find it necessary to control the growth of weeds in their Contrary to popular the weeds do not furnish any fish In when the weeds freeze and start to they compete with the fish for the oxygen in the As a the fish sometimes die because of lack of This is especially true in the winter when the pond is It is almost impossible to fish pond that is ful of aquatic weeds and other Most of the weeds and surface scum can be eliminated by applying small amounts of copper sulphate or other Only a small part of the pond should be treated at a so the fish will not be Some system of water control is necessary to aid in weed and the pond should be fertilized with nitrogen and When water is continually running in and out of a it is impossible to fertilize It is not necessary to have water running into a fish pond all of the but enough water should be to maintain the proper water level in the Quite An Event Fish delivery day in the high country of the Uintah Basin is quite gathering event for both young and Farmers here have more than ponds that are stocked with So far this year rainbow trout have been planted in farm ponds in the Uintah Basin Soil George is usually found in the line of trucks waiting to get the small fish from the delivery The fish are furnished by the Federal Fish and Wildlife in cooperation with the The fish are two to three inches long at and it takes about 20 to weigh an They are weighed in a bucket with a little water to determine the number of fish to be allotted to each About fish are placed in a can which is half-full of non-chlorinated and are stocked in the ponds at the rate of about fish per surface At this rate of planting the fish grow about 1 inch per month during the growing with proper Fish planted in the spring are good pan-sized by fell or early next Every year more and more farmers are building ponds for irrigation and to have as own private fish Because of the increasing requests for fish it has become to meet the so the ponds are stocked every other Rainbow Do Best Several different kinds of fish have been tried here in the but rainbow trout seem to do the best under As was pointed out George Fisher knows that with proper construction and management of a many pounds of fish can be produced each He gladly shares his ponds with his relatives and for he knows that fishing the ponds heavily results in larger When the big fish are taken there is more food available for the smaller fish and then they grow Harvesting the fish crop is just as important as harvesting any other if production is to be kept its Every member of the family can enjoy a fish whether it be catching the fish or just watching them swim and jump in the Five-year old Kim Fisher is already quite an expert at catching the big and his and his are real A good farm pond offers many hours of relaxation and enjoyment for young-and old as well as the choicest food for |