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REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



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The followiDg exhibit shows the number from each State and Terri- 

 tory : 



states and Tenitoriea. 



Alabama 



Arizona 



Arkansas 



California 



Colorado 



Connecticut 



Delaware 



District of Colambia 



Florida 



Georgia 



Idaho 



Illinois 



Indiana 



Indian Territory 



Iowa 



Kansas 



Kentucky 



Louisiana 



Maine 



Maryland 



Massachusetts 



Michigan 



Minnesota 



Number. 



21 

 2 

 1 

 8 



12 



21 

 9 

 8 

 6 



46 

 1 



2e 



17 

 1 

 7 



32 



29 



C 



2 



105 



12 

 i 

 6 



States and Territories. 



Mississippi 



Missouri 



Nebraska 



New Hampshire 



New Jersey 



New Mexico 



New York 



North Carolina . 



Ohio 



Oregon 



Pennsylvania ... 

 Rhode Island ... 

 South Carolina . 



Tennessee 



Texas 



Utah 



Vermont 



Virginia 



West Virginia . . 

 "Wisconsin 



Total 



Number. 



73 



1 



36 



56 



67 



4 



2 



110 



25 



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The facts and opinions obtained concerning the edible qualities of 

 carp have already been compiled and published iu the Fish Commis- 

 sion Bulletin for 1883, page 305. An extra edition of this paper was pub- 

 lished in pamphlet form and copies have been sent to persons making 

 inquiries concerning the value of carp for food. 



In the following statements the entire testimony is cited both for and 

 against carp, in order that readers may be able to judge for themselves 

 concerning its value and in regard to the standing of carp as an Ameri- 

 can food-lish. 



It will easily be seen that the meagre results attained by some per- 

 sons were due to a neglect of the following suggestions which the Com- 

 missioner has made to every applicant by printing them upon the l)lank 

 form which each person desiring carp is required to fill out: 



" It may be well to state that it is of no use to introduce carp in 

 waters already occupied with such fish as bass, sunfish, perch, trout, or 

 any other fiesh-eating species whatever ; even chubs and minnows are 

 objectionable. Althongh the fish supplietl might not be liable to in- 

 jury, their eggs and young would certainly be devoured, and no result 

 would come from the experiment. It is, therefore, recommended to 

 Ijersons interested in the subject who are not sure that their inesent 

 ponds are free from fish, to begin by preparing a pond of say fiftj" feet 

 squai-e for the reception of the carp. After they have attained the age 

 of from three to six mouths, they may be transferred to other suitable 

 waters." 



