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look forward to the establishment along our coast, from Eastern Maine 

 to Virginia, of a cod-fishery unexcelled in any part of the world, and 

 which for ages to come will be a fruitful source of food supply for the 

 millions who people our land. 

 Washington, D. C, March 1, 1883. 



99. -A MAMMOTH COD. 

 By EVERETT SMITH. 



The largest specimen of the common Atlantic coast codfish (Gadus 

 morrhita) I have seen was displayed at the market in this city April 11, 

 1883. It was caught by a boat fisherman off Wood Island, about 12 

 miles from Portland, April 9. I noted the following measurements : 

 Length (central), 65 inches ; length of head (opercular flap), 17.5 inches; 

 girth of head, 32 iuches; weight, 100 pounds. 



Portland, Me. 



IOO.-ARRIVAL OF BliUE CARP FROM GERMANY. 



By RUB. HESSEL. 



[Report to Prof. S. F. Baird.] 



We have received from Mr. E. G. Blackford, of New York, by four 

 Separate shipments during the last five weeks, eleven new carp, so-called 

 blue carp, sent from Germany. There proved to be eight blue leather 

 carp, one common leather carp, one common mirror carp, and one com- 

 mon scale carp. 



Two of the blue carp were dead when received here and two others 

 died two days after. Another, the scale carp, died to-day. We have 

 now six in all; four blue leather, one common leather, and one commou 

 mirror carp. The fish were all in a very bad condition from the trans- 

 port on the sea, suffering from fungus and new bruises they had gotten 

 in the small tanks at New York, which seems to have been too small 

 for that size of fish. They were covered with numerous parasites; 

 BranchlobdeUa astaci, which lives upon grown fish, and Piscicalo geometro. 



The carp are suffering yet. Morbid as they are, they can scarcely 

 digest the light food they are getting every day — cooked flour with raw 

 eggs. They had not gotten any food in New York although they were 

 kept there some days. 



I am usiug the utmost possible means to save them, but I cannot pos- 

 tively promise their recovery. 



Washington, D. C, February 9, 1883. 



