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CARP-CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. ()G9 



an acre, 3 foet deep, -svitli luiulily hottoin. It is fed by a sprinj^; is warm in winter 

 and cold in snninier. Wild grass jjrows in it. ' "' 



MiscELLANKOUS.— Last snnimcr I bad 7 or 8 carp ; but since I have bnilfc the pond. 

 I bave not seen any, and do not tbink tbey bavc }ronc into tbe poud. 



47. Statement of John B. Knapp, Stamford, Fairfield Co., Conn., July 2S, 1883. 



Disposition of carp ueceived.— In October, 1880, I received about 30 carp ami 

 put tbem in Crystal Lake. It contains about 4 acres in winter and 1 acre in suunnor. 

 Its depth is from 2 to 5 feet iu winter. A good-sized brook of pure, cool, sprin"-- 

 water flows through it. " 



Plants. — It contains coarse grass and sweet flags. 



Enemies. — There are a great many frogs, some brook trout, and a few turtles in it. 



Growth and reproduction.— The old ones appear to weigh from | to 1 pound, 

 and there seem to be a considerable nnmber of email ones, which are about the size 

 of the original ones. Tbey bave not increased in size as I anticipated. I have not 

 taken any out nor have I fed them. 



48. Statement of Wm. T. Curtis, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Conn., July 2(5, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received.— I received 15 carp November 8, 1880, and put 

 them in a pond containing i of an acre, 6 feet deep in the deepest part, and a muddy 

 bottom. Most of the year a small stream runs through it, and it has never been over 

 8 inches below high-water mark. 



Plants. — The pond contains white pond lilies and many other plants and grasses 

 bearing seeds. 



Enemies. — It contains no other fish, but some frogs and perhaps turtles. During 

 the first winter mnskrats let out the water, and I suppose the young carp perished, 

 as I have seen nothing of them since. 



49. Statement of Hon. Daniel C. Birdsall, Westpoi-t, Fairfield Co., Conn., July 21, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 20 carp November 29, 1881, and idaced 

 them in an artificial lake, about 2 acres in area, varying from 1 foot to 10 feet in 

 depth, with a muddy bottom. The brook running through it overflows the dam nine 

 months of tbe year, and is of the usual temperature of the atmosjdiere. Then; are 

 no water plants, grasses, turtles, frogs, nor other fish in tbe water. 



Food. — From May until winter I I'eed the carj) with garden refuse, bread, rye, and 

 dough. In winter I give them nothing. 



Growth. — I have seen only one of the old ones of any considerable size, and this 

 was from 12 to 16 inches long, and evidently sj)awning. I have seen no young yet. 

 I will draw oft' the water this fall and make a fuller report. 



50. — Statement of S. Harrison Carrington, Bristol, Hartford Co., Conn., July 24, 1883. 



Disposition of garp received.— I received 20 carp, thi-ougb Dr. William M. Hud- 

 son, November 4, 1880. My pond covers about half of an acre, has smooth bottom- 

 and about G or 10 inches of mud. A stream of pure8i>ringAvatei-, coldenougli for drink- 

 ing, flows tliTough it iu quantity enough to fill a 4-inch pipe. 



Plants and enemies. — It contains souk; white lilies, covering about one-third of 

 the pond, and common grass around tbe edges, and also some trout and frogs. 



Miscellaneous. — I have never fed them and bave never seen them since ])utting 

 tbem in, but have no reasou to suppose but that they are all alive. Mr. Feuton, at 

 the State hatchery, told me that he had never seen his exce])t the one they caught 

 last September, weighing 2^ ])ounds. They were of the same lot as mint;, aud had 

 only 20 inches of water over the mud, while mine have 5 feet, and he thought mine 

 would weigh from 3 to 3^ pounds. I have tried various kinds of bait, but as yet have 

 not been able to catch any. 



51. Statement of Chas. S. Mason, gardener of Miss Sarah Porter, Farmingion, Hartford 



Co., Conn., July 27, 1S8'3. 



Disposition of carp received. — In November, 1880, 1 received 10 scale carp and 10 

 leather carp. They were placed in a pond about ^ of an acre in size, and with a 

 depth of 5 feet in the deepest part, and a muddy bottom. The pond is fed by si)ring8, 

 and overflows only occasionally. In winter it freezes to the depth of a foot. The 

 temperature July 24 was 80°. 



Plants. — It contains white water-lily (Xymphea odorata), NelumUum luteum, cat-tail 

 Hag (Typha latifolia), bulrush {Scirpus lacmtris). Previous to the introduction of the 



