Stocking DatesUnited Farms, Inc.
Pond 6 (9.55 acres)
Catfish
Date |
Head Stocked | Weight Stocked (lb) | Head/acre | Average Weight/fish (lb) |
| September 18, 1997 | 58,899 | 10,484 | 6,167 | 0.178 |
| January 18, 1999 | 34,561 | 2,523 | 3,619 | 0.073 |
| May 26, 1999 | 45,357 | 1,270 | 4,749 | 0.028 |
Date |
Head Harvested | Weight Harvested (lb) | lb/acre | Average Weight/fish (lb) |
| September 7, 1998 | 9,165 | 17,413 | 1,823 | 1.9 |
| January 24, 2000 | 4,283 | 10,280 | 1,076 | 2.4 |
*Pond 6 was seined on September 2, 1999 but no fish
were captured. The pond was seined again on September 16,
1999 and again no fish were captured. The pond was drained on January 20, 2000.
Fish were removed from the sump on January 24, 2000.
| Date | Estimated Mortality (head) | Estimated Mortality (lb) | Diagnosis |
| May 13, 1998 | 2,999 | 898 | PGD |
| September 9, 1998 | 100 | 75 | n.a. |
| October 7, 1998 | 500 | 436 | n.a. |
* No longer feeding pond 6
Feed input (lbs/acre/day) since initial stocking on September 18, 1997.
Estimated Harvest Dates (based on data entered in Fishy 98)
Projected harvest dates
| Harvest Date | Harvest Number | Harvest Weight (lb) | Harvest Size (lb) |
| May 2, 1999 | 36,002 | 54,004 | 1.5 |
| June 21, 1999 | 13,121 | 19,682 | 1.5 |
| Aug 8, 1999 | 4,719 | 7,078 | 1.5 |
Final Production Figures, September 18, 1997 - January 24, 2000
| Weight Stocked (lb) |
Weight Harvested (lb) | Head Stocked | Head Harvested | Gross FCRa | Net FCRb | Total Feed (lb) |
Net Productionc
(lb/acre) |
Mortalityd (%) |
| 14,277 | 27,693 | 138,817 | 13,448 | 5.8 | 12.0 | 160,847 | 1,405 | 90.3 |
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
* This pond had experienced mortalities that were not observed during production.
| Temp (C)a | pHa | Hardnessb | Alkalinityb | Nitritea | NH3a | TANa | Clb | |
| n | 58 | 55 | 9 | 12 | 57 | 30 | 58 | 11 |
| Average | 23.8 | 8.1 | 226.1 | 237.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.5 | 40.9 |
| Minimum | 7.2 | 7.0 | 153.9 | 153.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.3 |
| Maximum | 36.0 | 8.8 | 273.6 | 290.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 6.4 | 60.0 |
n = Number of samples
* Water quality based on 2 year average from weekly and monthly water samples.
a Weekly samples
b Monthly samples
