LXIV KEPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



cousin, and Wyoming, in November; to Alabama, Florida, Kentneky, 

 Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, and Washington, in December; to 

 Arizona, a part of Arkansas, to Indian Territory, a part of Louisiana, 

 to New Mexico, and Texas, in January ; to Mississippi, February 12, 

 1885, and to part of Louisiana, March 10, 1885. 



Distribution to public icaters of scale carp reared in 1884. 



r. The Goldfish iCarassius auralus). 



Goldtish were raised as usual at the carp ponds under the direction 

 of Mr. Hessel, as follows : lu pond No. ], 3,1)00; in pond No. 2, 843 ; in 

 3 subdivisions of north pond, 7,900 ; total, 12,643. During this year tish 

 were distributed to 524 applicants. 



8. The Golden Ide or Orf(Xt'MctscMs ((ii(.s). 



This ornamental fish, which occurs in great variety and is very at- 

 tractive, is cultivated by the Commission for distribution, many per- 

 sons preferring them to goldfish. There were 700 raised this year at 

 the Washington carp ponds. 



t. The Tench (Tinea vulgaris). 



A small number of tench are cultivated in the Washington ponds, 

 but there is little demand for them. There were 0,000 young produced 

 this season. 



u. The Catfish (Aniiurus vebulosus). 



In previous rejiorts reference has been made to the successful intro- 

 duction of the cattish {Amiunis nebulosus) into various waters, their 

 multiplication, and the very high esteem in which the tish has been 

 held as an article of food. In June, one hundred catfish from the 

 Potomac Eiver were sent to State Commissioner Gosper, of Prescott, 

 Ariz., to be deposited in the Colorado Eiver. 



V. The Clam (Mya arenaria). 



The Saint Jerome Sfaiion. — Interesting results as to the growth of the 

 common clam or mananose {21ya arenaria) were obtained at St. Jerome 

 after the completion of the ponds. As the ponds were excavated upon 

 ground not before submerged, it was found that the young fry of the 

 clam which had gained access to the ponds after the spawning season of 

 the oysters was over had made a surprisingly rapid growth in the sandy 

 bottoms of the ponds. In seven months it was found that the young 

 clams would grow to a considerable size, their shells having made a 

 growth of from 1 to l.lr inches in length in that period of time, 



