310 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



14. Good. — T ate the two caught a year ago last spring. Fried, they 

 arc good fish. — J. M. McAdoo, McJSwen, Trim. 



15. Good. — We have eaten but one, and that was fried. We think 

 they are ;i good fish. — J. B. Hawxhurst, Homotcaclc, X. Y. 



16. Good. — We ate one fried, and pronounced it good. — S. P. Mo- 

 Fall, Newton Falls, Ohio. 



17. Good. — Have eaten them boiled and fried, and think them a good 

 fish. — William Shirley, 5 8. Calvert street, Baltimore, Md. 



18. Good. — We have eaten three fried. Their quality was good. I 

 like them well. — J. B. IIager, Board Tree, W. Va. 



19. Good. — Have eaten some fried, and found them good. — R. D. 

 Miller, Farmville, Va. 



20. Good. — One; fried. Good. — Abner T. Holt, Bolingbrolce, Ga. 



21. Good. — One small scale carp, accidentally killed in draining the 

 pond, was fried as a pan-fish, eaten in my family, and pronounced 

 good. — C. S. White, Romney, W. Va. 



-'2. Good. — 1 have not yet tasted carp. I prize my large ones too 

 highly to kill them. Several friends have tested their table qualities, 

 and all pronounce them good. — Milton P. Peirce, Philadelphia, Pa. 



23. Good. — 1 heard my sou say he ate one, and that it was good. — 

 David Bowman, Timber ville, Va. 



24. Good. — Have eaten one fried, and found it good. — Solon M. Bow- 

 man, Timberville, Va. 



25. Good. — I ate one last year; don't remember how it was cooked. 

 The edible qualities were good. — A. F. Whitman, Nashville, Term. 



2G. Good. — I have eaten only one. It was stewed, and part of it was 

 fried. I consider it a good fish.— J as. A. Peterkin, Fort Motte, S. C. 



L'7. Vera' good. — Yes. In the winter of 18S2-'S3, the pond was drained 

 by muskrats and the carp were killed. The older ones then weighed 

 nearly 3 pounds. They were considered very good eatiug. — Rush Tag- 

 GART, Salem, Ohio. 



28. Very Good. — Two; fried; very good. — William I. Dunn, Sep- 

 ulga, Ala. 



29. Vera' good. — Yes; boiled, baked, and fried. The edible qualities 

 were very good. — P. G. Carlton, Statesvillc, N. C. 



30. Very good. — Only one; very good. — David Farlow, Level 

 Plains. X. C. 



31. Vera' good. — Those taken we ate. They were fried, and con- 

 sidered very good. — A. J. Michener, Colora, Md. 



32. Vera' good. — Yes; and consider them very good. We ate one 

 yesterday; fried. — Frederick Zahn, TPrizellburgh, Md. 



33. Very good. — The one 1 caught was fried, and was thought very 

 good. — R. Welby Garter, Uppcrville, Va. 



34. VERY good. — I had one fried, and considered it a very good fish. 

 It weighed 24 pounds. — W. J. Price, Fincastle, Va. 



35. Very good.— 1 caught one last year weighing about one-half 



