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Fish Raising
Sometime prior to 1987, after reading articles in a
local trade magazine and attending at least one seminar
at the Michigan State Biological Station, petitioner began
to raise fish in two ponds located on his property. It is
unclear from the record whether these ponds were on the
property at the time of petitioners' acquisition or whether
petitioner constructed one or both of them himself.
Petitioner began his fish-raising activity by digging
small holes on the property to determine whether the ponds
would hold water. Petitioner then tested the temperature
of the water in the ponds to determine whether fish could
survive in them. After concluding that the water was
suitable for raising fish, petitioner enlarged both ponds
and covered the bottoms with lining material. Petitioner
then purchased approximately 100 trout for approximately
$1.75 to $2.50 each, and an undisclosed number of catfish
for approximately 10 cents each, to stock the ponds.
Petitioner placed the trout in the smaller of the two
ponds and the catfish in the other pond. At the time he
purchased these fish, petitioner expected that he could
sell the trout after they matured for somewhere between
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