318 BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 



139. Equal to mullet. — I have eaten 140 fried. 1 found them some- 

 thing like the mullet. They are very nice and sweeter than any other 

 lish. Rather too sweet for some. — Charles J. Riddle, Fork, Md. 



140. Equal to branch mullet, or suckers. — Scale carp, first 

 rate in quality. Leather carp, not so good, being more like the branch 

 mullet or sucker. — Benjamin D. Palmer, Sandy Spring, Md. 



141. Equal to suckers. — I have eaten only one. It was fried. 1 

 think it is about equal to our common sucker — fully as bony. — G. ML. 

 GALLASPY, Decatur, Miss. 



142. Equal to catfish. — A few days ago we ate two of the last 

 lot, fried. They compared very well with ordinary fish — something 

 similar to catfish. — P. Peyton Carver, Mount Juliet, Tenn. 



143. Equal to other pond fish. — Have not given them a fair 

 trial, bat think them equal to other lake fish. — I. A. Edmondson, 48 

 South Calvert street, Baltimore, Md. 



144. Equal to croakers, mill-roach, and mud-shad. — I have 

 eaten some fried. I did not think they rated above croakers, mill roach, 

 or mud-shad. They had an earthy taste. I have never eaten them any 

 other way than fried. — Andrew Reese, Luthcrville, Md. 



145. Equal to perch. — They eat very much like the perch that is 

 found in our creeks and rivers. — James T. Bartlet, Trappe, Md. 



146. Equal to perch. — Yes, they were fried and I thought them 

 equal to our salt-water perch, which are good. — F. I. Wiley, Charlotte 

 Hall, Saint Mary's County, Maryland. 



147. Equal to perch. — We have eaten some. They were fried and 

 the flesh tasted similar to that of a perch. — George R. Parrott, Still 

 Pond, Md. 



148. Equal to rock fish. — We have fried 12 or 15 of them and 

 found them equal to pan rock. — James Burton, Greenwood, Md. 



140. Equal to drum but not to perch or bass. — Yes, three- 

 Two were fried and one boiled. They were eaten in the winter, and 

 opinion was expressed that they were a good coarse fish, about equal to 

 drum, inferior to perch or bass. — William L. Young, Waverly. Miss. 



150. Not equal to bass. — Yes, very fair. They are not as good 

 as bass. The flesh has not much flavor and is soft. — M. Gillet Gill, 

 Baltimore, Md. 



151. Not equal to the river fishes.— In April, 1882, 1 tasted of a 

 baked carp weighing some 5 pounds, properly seasoned and cooked ; I 

 think it inferior to any of our running stream fishes for the table in 

 flavor and texture. — Ijba P. Jones, Nashville, Tenn. 



152. Quite superior to native fish. — 1 have eaten two messes. 

 They were fried and very fine; quite superior to our common fish. — J. 

 C. KE1THLEY, Shacklefordj Saline County, Missouri. 



153. Better than perch or catfish; not equal to bass or 

 trout. — In June, 1882, I caught several estimated at one and a hall" 

 pounds. All were returned to the water except two, which were baked 



