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pound, which was cooked and thought very good by the family. — -James 

 A. Van Brunt, 75 South street, New York, N. Y. 



30. Very good. — I have eaten some, fried. I suppose they would, eat 

 better to some party who had not raised them. Others who have eaten 

 them pronounce them very good. — Frank W. Green, Nashville, Tenn. 



'61. Very good. — Fried. I thought they were very good. — Wm. 

 Arbaugh, Carrollton, Mil. 



3S. Very good. — We have eaten only two ; fried in a pan. They 

 were very good. — W. W. Grier, Charlotte, N. C. 



39. Very good. — I ate one of about 1 pound weight in 1882, and 

 another this spring. I thought them very good. This fall, after they 

 have recovered from spawning, I will try another large one. — Richard 

 T. W. Duke, Charlottesville, Va. 



40. Good and very good. — We have eaten one. It was fried in lard, 

 and was pronounced good, and very good. — Michael Shank, Harrison- 

 burg, Va. 



II. — UNQUALIFIED PRAISE AND VERY EMPHATIC EXPRESSIONS OF 



APPROVAL. 



41. Very good, indeed. — Yes; one was taken out May 17, 1883, a 

 very fine fish. It weighed 7 pounds less 1 ounce, and measured 22 inches. 

 It was baked, and pronounced very good, indeed, by all who ate of 

 it. — James Bayliss, Massillon, Ohio. 



42. Very good, indeed. — Yes; fried. They are very good, indeed. — 

 VV. B. Chapman, Macon, Ga. 



43. Highly esteemed. — I have not; but hear of some that have, and 

 that they are highly esteemed. — Shotwell Powell, Keysville, Ta. 



44. Well pleased. — We ate one, baked, that got caught in the chute. 

 We were well pleased with the edible qualities. — A.. H. Baker & Co., 

 Fairfield, III. 



45. Highly pleased. — We ate two. They were fried. We were 

 highly pleased. — Lowrey & Berry, Blue Mountain, Miss. 



4G. Good and rich. — We broiled two, and found them of good flavor, 

 fat, and rich. — Geo. N. Falk, Lenoir, N. C. 



47. Juicy and good. — We ate three fried, and all were well pleased. 

 They were juicy and good. — W. ]$. Reeves, Eufaula, Ala. 



48. Rich, juicy, but not delicate. — I have eaten about 3 or 4 fried. 

 It is a good pan-fish, rich and juicy, but flesh not delicate. — I. Randolph 

 Mordecai, Baltimore, Md. 



49. Delicate, white, and very nice. — They are solid, delicate white 

 meat, and very nice. They were fried. — Jno. R. Brown, Woodstock, Md. 



50. Very nice. — I ate one fried that weighed about 8 pounds, and it 

 was very nice. — Tnos. Longbotham, Wortham, Tex. 



51. Very nice. — We have cooked them two or three ways, and find 

 that the larger ones are very nice. — O. A. Gilman, Paris, Ky. 



