150 Fish and Game Warden. [Bull. No. 1. 



Pond No. 1. — This was a crappie pond. That is, it had been 

 stocked with crappie the previous spring. It had young crap- 

 pie in it and a few fish of other kinds, such as small minnows 

 and sunfish. 



Specimen No. 1 — Pond No. 1. 

 Total length, 15 inches. 

 Food contents of stomach: 



Two young crappie, each about 3 inches long. 

 Three large water bugs. 

 One black beetle about an inch long. 



Three feathers, each about 3 inches long, from the tail of some bird, 

 apparently a sparrow. 



Specimen No. 2 — Pond No. 1. 

 Total length of specimen, 14.25 inches. 

 Food contents of stomach: 



Three young crappie from 2.50 to 3.25 inches in length. 



Parts of some unidentified insects and pieces of snail shells. 



Specimen No. 3 — Poiid No. 1. 

 Total length of specimen, 13.75 inches. 

 Food contents of stomach: 



One medium-sized crayfish. 



Three large water beetles. 



Two land beetles. 



Seven snails. 



Specimen No. U — Pond No. 1. 

 Total length of specimen, 14.25 inches. 

 Food contents of stomach: 



Two crappie, each about 3 inches in length. 



Some pieces of snail shells and some small fish bones. 



Specimen No. 5 — Pond No. 1. 

 Total length of specimen, 13 inches. 

 Food contents of stomach: 



One sunfish, 2.50 inches long. 



Pieces of a crayfish and some small pieces of land and water beetles. 



Pond No. 2. — This pond had been stocked with Bullhead cat- 

 fish, sunfish and crappie. 



Speci7nen No. 6 — Pond No. 2. 

 Total length of specimen, 15 inches. 

 Food contents of stomach: 



Five small sunfish, 1.50 to 2.50 inches in length. 



No trace of any other food. 



Specimen No. 7 — Pond No. 2. 

 Total length of specimen, 15.75 inches. 

 Food contents of stomach: 



One Bullhead catfish, about 5 inches in length. 



Some pieces of hard parts of crayfish. 



Specimen No. 8 — Pond No. 2. 

 Total length of specimen, 13.25 inches. 

 Food contents of stomach: 



One small crappie. 



One crayfish. 



Two water beetles. 



