Fish

	Bluegill: are an excellent sport and pond fish that grows a little slower than sunfish. Bluegill will hide in old logs or around plants in the water. They will bite on many different kinds of bait. When the pond is not over populated Bluegill will grow to be 7 to 10 inches long.
	Redear: Are recommended for deeper ponds and can be stocked along with Bluegill or Hybrid Sunfish. They are deeper water fish, feeding on snails, and are usually harder to catch except during spawning season when they are in the shallows.
	Hybrid Sunfish: Are a good choice for smaller ponds. This hybrid cross between a male Bluegill and a female Green Sunfish results in a 90% male, 10% female population, which limits population growth. Hybrid Sunfish can reproduce if Bluegills are also present.
	Largemouth Bass: Are one of the most popular fish in America. They are predators and work well to help control Bluegill and Crappies populations.
	Channel Catfish: Are compatible with all species in lakes and ponds, and work especially well with Hybrid Sunfish and Largemouth Bass.
	Black Crappie: Black Crappie is a Schooling fish that like water with lots of structures and hiding places. They do an excellent job controlling insects. Crappie average 8 to 16 inches long.
	Hybrid Crappie: Is a mix of White & Black Crappie. The Hybrid act a great deal like the Black Crappie. They like to hide in logs and around trees that hang over the water’s edge. Hybrid Crappie will depend on several factors, but usually are 8 to 10 inches in length.
	Fathead Minnows: are especially important when stocking new ponds as a forage crop for other game fish. You should stock at a rate of 1000 per surface acre. Fathead Minnows will grow between 2 and 3 inches long and reproduce in the spring.
	Walleye: are voracious predators and will eat many different kinds of fish. They like to feed in the early morning and late evening. A walleye’s eyes look cloudy a mechanism that enables them to hunt in very low light. Averaging 13 to 20 inches in length, they will take about 10 years to weigh 4 lbs.
	Triploid Carp: Is an alternative to using chemicals for weed control. This fish will not reproduce and when the proper numbers are stocked the need for chemicals or mechanical weed cutters for weed control will be minimized. Grass Carp will only eat pond weeds. These Carp eat most aggressively in the summer months. Good results are usually seen after a second season. For continued control of severe weed problem, fish should be restocked every 3 to 5 years.

Tree
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B=Beautiful fall color C=Conservation tree F=Flowering H=Good for wildlife I=Introduced species N= Native species U=Produces fruit or nut W=Good in wet areas

EVERGREENS

	Austrian Pine (Pinus nigra) C, I, Fast growing, cone bearing pine with long dark green needles, height 60', well suited for almost any area. Very good windbreak tree.
	Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus) N,H,C, Largest northeastern conifer, long soft needles, height 100', prefers well drained sandy soils. Good windbreak tree
	Blue Spruce (Picea pungens) C,H, Has silvery blue to blue green needles, grows well in most soils except very wet areas. height 80', used as Christmas trees and windbreaks
	Norway Spruce (Picea abies) C,I,H, Large, cone bearing tree with straight trunk and cone shaped crown of branches, height 80', Used as Christmas trees and windbreaks.
	Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) C,I, Soft medium length needles, fast growing, height 30'-50', Prefers better soil and good drainage.

DECIDUOUS:

	Black Walnut (Juglans nigra) H,N,W,U, Large tree with open, rounded crown of dark green aromatic foliage, height 70'-90', prefers moist well drained soils along streams, scattered in mixed forests.
	Pin Oak (Quercus palustris) H,N,U,W Straight trunk with spreading horizontal branches with slender pin like branches, height 50'-90', prefers poorly drained wet sites, easily transplanted because shallow root system lacks a tap root.
	Red Maple (Acer rubrum) B,N,W, New USDA cultivar selected for its fiery red autumn leaf color, large tree with narrow or rounded compact crown, height 50'-80', wet or moist soils of stream banks, valleys and uplands.
	Sugar Maple (Acer saccharinum) B, C, Unrivaled hard-wooded tree. Stately, long-lived. Rich autumn foliage coloring.
	Tulip Tree (Liriodendron tulipifera) B,C,F A stately tree up to 100 feet tall, Flowers a two inches, cup-shaped, with six yellow-green petal with an orange base surrounding a cone-shaped cluster of pistils.
	Eastern (Northen) Red Bud (Cercis Canadensis) A large shrub or small tree up to 30 feet. Flowers a very showy, pea-like pink to light purple in color.

SHRUBS:

	White Flowering Dogwood (Cornus florida)B,C,F,H,N,U,W, Dense green foliage turns bright scarlet in fall, attractive white flowers followed by red berry clusters, , height up to 40', Grows best in moist and wet soils.
	American Cranberry Bush (Viburnum trilobum) B,C,F,H,N,W,U , deciduous shrub , white flowers in clusters in May, Scarlet berries midsummer through winter, height 8'-12', good plant for wildlife and wet areas.
	Old Fashion Lilac (Syringa vulgaris) B,C,F Strong-growing, very hardy, tall-growing shrub bearing large trusses orfragant-scented liliac blooms. Thick, dark, attractive foliage.

Plat Books

2009 Piatt County Plat Books The new Piatt County 2009 Plat Books have arrived! The new plat books have approximate land ownership, parcel boundaries, and on the opposite page an aerial photo of the township. The new books also have city & village maps. Also available thru the office are: Geopdf, these will be available after June of 2009. We will order as requested and paid for. Price: $38.00 (217) 762-2146

Flag Markers

Colored Flag Markers Assorted colors Price: $.10 each 100 flags = $10.00 (217) 762-2146

RENTALS

Scraper

Need to clean up your waterway or level out the spoils from the drainage ditch! Come on in to the office and rent the Buffalo Scraper. The Scraper rents for only $125 for two working days or $75 for one working day.   (217) 762-2146

Nut Collector

The Nut Collector is excellent for gathering nuts for future plantings or to just help clean up in your yard. The Fingers will collect Walnuts, Pecans, Acorns, Chestnuts, Hickory nuts and many others. The nuts will stay in the fingers until the nuts are pulled out by the basket. Then you can simply unload the baskets by pulling the rope handle. The Nut Collector takes very little effort to operate. Cost of renting: 1 Day $5.00 3 Day $10.00 (217) 762-2146