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mf; A fish pond "dedicated to the
youth of Watauga County'"? that
i\* is just what pie pond built on tlx
Diamond "S" Ranch ia, according
to the owner, B. W. Stalling*
When Mr. Stalling! built thia
pond back ia 1B00 he resolved
that It mainly would be used by
youth group* of the county, and
i " that's the way it ia.
HI; The efforts of Mr. Stalling have
caused many young ooys and girls
to enjoy fishing who might not ord
inarily go fishing because of the
lack of ffilly accessible placet to'
fish Probably the largest group
of youngsters to converge upon
the pond, la the group which at
tends the annual "Fiahihg Rodeo."
j Laat week the fourth annual event
[ waa staged. More than 12S children
: ages up to 10 years ? the age limit
? were around the half -acre pond
to try their luck at fiahing. While
he waa not actually aeea belting
a hook. Mr. 8 tailings said a young
ster of aeven weeks waa among
the young fiahermen.
Mr. Stall Inge alao Invites groups
such aa Scouta and Sunday fchool
claaaes out to hla pond for good
"old-fashioned" fishing, with pole
and line.
And, moat of the time the boys
and glrla are not diaappointed, be
cause Mr. S tailings had tried to
follow good pond management to
Inaure a good crop of flah, both in
building the pond and in maintain
inf it.
When he decided to build the
I odd. Mr. Stalllnga called on How
ard i. Williams, conservation tech
nician with the Watauga Soil Con
servation fJu.trict, for advice on
how the pond should bt built and
where a suitable place to locate It
would be.
torn* o f the thing. Mr. WUliama
and hi* department did were to
check the site, the source of water
and watorabed for the pond, typo
of toll, aad ? lope of land draining
into pond.
Mr. Williams explained that
these thing* are necessary because
some *oils are not suitable for Im
pounding water; also if the water
shed la too great, the dam might
not hold in heavy rains In Mr.
S tailings caae, it was established
there waa a 10-acre water shed.
The pond waa planned with
plenty of good (tending room for
the young fiahermen, with con
cern for their safety a main factor.
After the pond waa completed, Mr.
Stalling* said, it filled in a tow
weeks Then came the stocking.
In the fall of 1M0 blue gill, at
the rate of 1,000 per acre? 000 for
this pond? were placed in the
pond. In the spring of 1M1, bass,
at the rate of 100 per acre, were
releaaed In the water*.
This combination of fish ia rec
ommended by the U. 8. Depart
ment of Agriculture became It ha*
been proven that with proper fert
ilization and management of the
pond, a good balance of flab, pan
?tie, may be expected. The baaa
eat the young blue gill fingerling*
and keep them from overstocking
the pond, while the blue gill eat
the egg* of the baas to keep their
number down. Both fish are con
sidered good game fiah and will
afford plenty of fun for the flab
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The fish are supplied to pood
own?r> by the Department of In
terior of the, United States
Many of the pond* are uied for
ntock watering aa well aa for fish
ing, and Mr. 8tulling'? cattle have
irrass to his pond.
Mr. Williams, whose department
hss aided in building about SO
farm ponda In the county since
1950, adds that after a pond has
become establiabed with the blue
(ill bass combination, that about 80
percent of the total weight of the
fiah in the pond are of usable size.
Mr. 8 tailings doesn't worry about
too many fish being caught by the
youngsters, because he is carrying
out management recommendations
of conaervation authorities, who
say that up to 400 or mora pounde
of fiat) may ba taken annually
from aa acre pond. AMI that'a
? lot of flah.
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Rocky Creek Items
Col. Dave Williams of McDill
Field, Tampa, Florida, who flies
one of the moat powerful U. A.
Air Force B-47 fighter planes, la
hare to atart building his retire
ment home oa Rocky Creek Ha is
accom pained by Mrs. Williams.
Mr. George Hoots of Statesville
la building a modern summer cot
tage here.
Mr. Johnny Corey ia occupying
his new home on Rocky Creak.
Mr. BUI Ebaary will be at his
Rocky Creek home until after July
4th.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Black are
spending their vacation at their
cottage on Rocky Creek.
Ma re ia no la willing to give re
turn bout to Cockell.
Zionville 1
News Notes
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Mrt Carolyn Harriaon and ton.
Sonny, and Michael, of Whit* villa,
N. C. have returned home after a
viiit with Mlaa Hettie Greer. Mr*.
N. J. Greer Sr? also of Whiteville
will remain here tor an indefiniate
time. y.
Mr. Gleen Greer and Mr*. Pau
line Chapman have returned to
Ohio and Indiana after a via it with
their mother, Mr*. Emma Greer.
Mr*. Bonnie laaaea of Cineinatti,
Ohio will be with Mr*. Greer for
*ome time. Mn. Greer remain* ill..
Mr. and Mr*. Junior Potter vi*it
ed Mr. and Mrt. Burl Miller last
week. Mr. Potter wa* called here
due to the illneaa of hi* mother,
Mrt. Frank Potter at Trade, Tenn.
1 Mine* Anna Mae, Mary June,
and Nancy Stephen* ipent Friday
and Saturday in Lenoir with Mr.
and Mr*. Call Ragan and Mr. and
Mn Q. C. Wineberfer. Anna Mm
and Mary June returned to Biwa
Tn*?day after a three week* vaea
tion with their parent*.
Mn. Fred Castle and Stove, ac
companied by Mr. John Castle of
Mountain City, Terns., are viaitinc
relative! in Pennsylvania.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Graff. and
children of Boone visited Sunday
with Mr. and Mr*. Edward Wilson.
Mr. and Mn. Lee Wilson and
Dona visited last week with Mr.
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