314 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



86. Excellent. — My partner ate one, and pronounced it excellent. — 

 A. P. Brown, Jefferson, Tex. 



87. EXCELLENT. — We bad them fried once; they were pronounced to 

 be excellent. — J. W. Shimwell, Prince Frederick, Md. 



s->. Excellent. — Four, fried. Taste excellent. — Charles Sense- 

 man, West Charleston, Ohio. 



89. Excellent. — We ate two old fish and five young ones. Fried. 

 Quality excellent. — Gustin HAVENS, Lewis Center, Ohio. 



00. Excellent. — Have eaten some and think them an excellent 

 table fish. — Harrison Summerour, Warsaw, Ga. 



91. Excellent. — Yes. Fried the young ones, and baked the old 

 ones. Edible qualities were excellent. — W. M. Thornton, Lake, Miss. 



92. Excellent. — One, fried, was excellent. — A. II. Wilkins, Whites- 

 borough, Tex. 



93. Excellent. — Only one, which was fried. All who tasted it pro- 

 nounced it excellent. — Francis Pride, Cedar Rill, Tenn. 



94. Excellent. — In the summer of 1882, with hook and line, I caught 

 three, one weighing :>\ pounds, the other two 2^ and 2£ pounds, respect- 

 ively. They were fried, and pronounced by the company to be "excel- 

 lent." — Joseph Ligon, Massie's Mills, Ya. 



95. Excellent. — Got surprised. Yes; broiled and they were excel- 

 lent in flavor and consistency — much to my surprise. — R. Emory, M. D., 

 Taylor, Md. 



96. Excellent. — I have eaten carp in Europe frequently and found 

 them an excellent pan-fish. — C. Bohn Slingluff, Toicson, Md. 



07. Excellent. — I have eaten none myself; but those caught in 

 Hardware were said to be excellent fried and boiled. — Henry M. 

 Prince, M. D., Scottsville, Va. 



98. Excellent. — We had two cooked; one baked, the other fried. 

 They were excellent. — Emanuel Heyser, Madison, Oa. 



99. Excellent; not gamy nor fishy. — Yes, one. Baked and 

 stuffed. The meat was white and of the consistency of shad. It had 

 no game taste whatever and none of the fish taste. With condiments 

 and being well cooked, all pronounced the dish excellent. — Wm. E. 

 Smith, Albany, Ga. 



100. Scale carp excellent. — Ate several fried. The scale carp 

 I consider excellent. The leather carp not so good. — H. B. Davis, 

 Macon, Ga. 



101. Excellent; scale carp the best. — I have eaten one of each 

 variety and much prefer the scale carp to the leather. They were boiled 

 and considered excellent.— A. W. Overton, Frankfort, Kg. 



102. MOST excellent. — Have eaten one — fried it. Think it a most 

 excellent table fish. — C. 0. David, Harmony Grove, Ga. 



103. Most EXCELLENT. — Mayor T. J. Jarratt had one of the carp 

 baked and it was pronounced by himself and other members of the family 

 and also by Capt. E. A. Goodwin, who was invited to partake of it, as a 



