catfish pond

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  This view of the north side of the farm shows the catfish pond in the upper left frame. There are a number of catfish ponds around the property. A traditional farm windmill can be seen in the left corner of the photograph.
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  The catfish pond is on the right of the photograph.
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  The rolling irrigation system can be seen in the center of the frame.
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  This is the northern most edge of the catfish pond. The pond is lined with fir and pear trees.
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  The fields of turf can be seen as a green line in the upper quadrant of the frame above the pond.
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  The outbuildings are located to the west of the catfish pond.
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  George Carpenter's granddaughter, Grace assists Dave Daughtry as he hooks a large catfish.
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  George comes to the rescue and lands the four and one-half pound catfish.
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  Grace takes a rest with her mother, Kaye Perry, George and Martha's daughter.
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  Extracting the hook is a delicate operation. Dave proceeds carefully, grasping the fish behind the gills while being careful to avoid getting stuck by the spiny backfin.
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  Dave Daughtry is excited to catch a 4 1/2 pound catfish.
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  Mayor Barnes carries his fish to the scales for weigh-in.
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  Mayor Barnes records the weight of his prize catch just before it is cleaned.
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  The catfish harvest begins by slowly seining the pond, beginning at one end with two tractors dragging the net, one on each side.
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  George drags one end of the seine net.
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  In this panorama of the pond, one man can be seen on right of the photograph. His job is to hold down the mud line so that the fish cannot escape under the seine net.
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  The larger tractor hauls a reel on which the seine net is slowly rewound.
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  George Carpenter watches the seine net gradually close a small circle on the west bank of the pond.
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  The two harvesters in the lower frame are attaching "the sock" which is used to grade the fish.
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  The fish are contained in a narrow area, defined by the buoys on the seine net.
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  The trapped catfish swirl in the muddy water of the seine net.
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  The fish are being driven into the sock. Small fish can escape through the netting while catfish 3 pounds and above remain in the sock. The grading process takes about 24 hours.
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  George rescues catfish that are caught in the seine net..
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  George is measuring the oxygen content of the water. This is an important task done as many as four times during a 24-hour period. The water is aerated at critical times. The sock will remain in place for 24 hours while the small fish escape the net.
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  There are catfish ponds on both sides of the dirt road.
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  The pond is the foreground is one of many catfish ponds in the area. There are over 1,000 such ponds in the neighborhood.
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