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stream of fresh water was allowed to run through the pond 

 until all the fish were removed. This prevented the water from 

 getting so muddy that it would injure the fish. 



SIZE AND WEIGHT OF FISH TAKEN FROM THE ACRE POND 

 FROM APRIL 26 TO APRIL 30. 



The fish were removed by the use of seines and hand nets. 



No. 

 Bpecimens. Kind and Size of Fish. Total pounds. 



280 Black bass (large) , 2i^ lbs. each 700 



310 Black bass (one and two years old) , 1 lb. each 310 



95 Channel catfish (large) , 4 lbs. each 380 



1,986 Bullheads (large) , 1 lb. each . 1,986 



630 Bullheads (yearlings and two-year-olds), 8 to 1 pound. .. 79 



350 Crappie, dark (calico bass), 1% lbs. each 612^ 



500 Crappie (one and two years old), not estimated. 



1,490 Bluegills (large) , V2 lb. each 745 



1,100 Bluegills (two years old) , 6 to 1 pound 183 



650 Goldfish (large) , l^^ lbs. each 975 



Goldfish (young), very few. 



27 Carp ( large) , 6 lbs. each , 162 



Carp (young), very few. 



103 Hickory shad (large) , IV2 lbs. each 154^/^ 



227 Hickory shad (two and three years old), V2 lb. each.... 123 



700 Green sunfish (large) , 3 to 1 pound 233 



1,000 Green sunfish, 6 to 1 pound 156 



5,000 Green sunfish (one and two years old), not estimated. 

 12,000 Bass, crappie and Bluegills (yearlings) , not estimated. 



Total number of pounds of fish taken out of pond. . . . 6,780 

 Total number of fish taken out of pond, 26,448. 



The above list is about as nearly correct as it could be made, 

 under the circumstances. Mr. 0. C. LeSuer, superintendent 

 of the Fish Hatchery, had charge of the work of removing the 

 fish, and kept the records. We could not weigh all the fish, 

 but fish of a certain size and length could be measured and 

 weighed. There were two Large-mouthed Black bass that were 

 over twenty-two inches in length, and each weighed a fraction 

 over six pounds. They were females and heavy with spawn. 

 There were many crappie that would weigh over two pounds, 

 and bullheads that weighed over two pounds. The carp would 

 weigh from five to twelve pounds. There were many Channel 

 catfish that weighed from four to eight pounds. 



There were 1986 large bullheads, but only a very few year- 

 lings and two-year-olds, 630 all told. There were only 350 large 

 crappie, though 1500 fine two-year-old specimens were put in 

 the pond in the spring of 1911. They were undoubtedly de- 

 voured by the larger bass and Channel catfish. Only a few 

 one- and two-year-old specimens were found. There were 

 1490 large Bluegills, and only a few young fish ; 650 large gold- 

 fish, and almost no young; 27 large carp, and less than 100 

 young fish. There were many more young of the Green sun- 

 fish, and of Bluegill sunfish in the pond than of any other 

 variety, or of all others combined. 



