Stocking DatesBaxter Land Company
Fingerling Pond 15 (6 acres)
Page last updated: Wednesday, February 09, 2005
| Stocking Dates | Mortalities | Estimated Standing Crop |
| Harvest Dates | Feeding Rates | General Water Quality |
Catfish Stocking
Date |
Head Stocked | Weight Stocked (lb) | Head/acre |
| June 15, 1998 | 601,268 | 42.32 | 100,211 |
| June 24, 1999 | 606,682 | 50.62 | 101,114 |
* Pond was drained after last harvest in 1998 and refilled a few weeks prior to stocking in 1999
Date |
Head Harvested | Weight Harvested (lb) | lb/acre | Average Weight/fish (lb) |
| March 12, 1999 | 267,739 | 17,180 | 2,863 | 0.064 |
| May 15, 1999 | 106,480 | 8,165 | 1,361 | 0.077 |
| May 22, 1999 | 40,071 | 2,805 | 468 | 0.070 |
| March 14, 2000 | 108,561 | 7,545 | 1,258 | 0.070 |
| March 15, 2000a | 48,643 | 3,405 | 568 | 0.070 |
| March 15, 2000a | 31,977 | 4,237 | 706 | 0.133 |
a Fish were graded
| Date | Estimated Mortality (head) | Estimated Mortality (lb) | Diagnosis |
Feed input (lb/acre/day) since initial stocking on June 15, 1998.
Final Production Figures, June 15, 1998 - May 22, 1999
| Weight Stocked (lb) |
Weight Harvested (lb) | Head Stocked | Head Harvested | Gross FCRa | Net FCRb | Total Feed (lb) |
Net Productionc
(lb/acre) |
Mortalityd (%) |
| 42 | 28,150 | 601,268 | 414,290 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 48,030 | 4,692 | 31% |
a Total feed ÷ weight harvested
b Total feed ÷ (weight harvested-weight stocked)
c (Weight harvested-weight stocked) ÷ 9.55 acres
d (Head stocked - head harvested) ÷ head stocked x 100
Water quality since initial stocking on June 15, 1998- May 22, 1999.
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