[33] CARP-CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. 091 



i;W. SIntement of Charles 1V. Davenport, Cambridge, Henry Co., III., ,/«/,/ 2;{ 18S3. 



Disposition of cakp keceived.— I received carp iu 1880, and several eubsequcnt 

 sbipiiieuts. I have 4 ponds, covering over 4 acres of water, the banks well lined 

 with willows and other shade trees. The temperature of the water is from 70'-' to 

 80°. The pond in which I put the carp covers about three-fourths of an acre from 1 

 foot to 6 feet deep, and contains no other fish, frogs, nor turtles. ' 



Food. — I fed the carp on coarse' baked meal, crackers, and liver. 



Growth. — In. draining my pond last fall I found :i5, nio.stly leather cari*, measur- 

 ing from 10 to 21 inches in length. The heaviest weighed 4 pouiuls and 10 ounces. 

 They attracted much attention and were regarded as a'marvcl of growth and bi-autv! 

 They were of the shipment received in November, 1881, and November, 188:i. 



Difficulties. — I have had no difficulties except with Hoods and high water. 

 These have been disastrous. I have lost all my fish thereby, but am not diiTconriiged. 

 Two of my ])ondsare stocked witli native iish, but they develop very slowly and^aic 

 destructive to one another. I am preparing to drain them, and shall u.se all uiy ponds 

 for carp — the large ones for adult carp and the small ones as nurseries. 



140. Statement of Vayi. Ullbank-.'i, Mount Vernon, Jefferi^on Co., III., Aug. 21), 1883. 



Disposition of carp received.— I received 7 carp in June, 1880, and 10 in June, 

 1882. The bottom of my pond is a mixture of mud and sand. The water is ot mod- 

 erate temperature in summer, with about 6 inches of ice in winter. There are no 

 plants except a few willows arouinl the edges. 



ExE.MiES. — There are no enemies except an immense number of craw-lish. 



Food. — We feed graham bread and ujeal. 



Growth. — The old carp arc about 2 feet long and weigh about 4 pouiuls eacb. 

 There are 4 of these left. The second lot have attained the length of 12 inches in one 

 year. They have not spawned yet. They have been no trouble to us. 



Difficulties. — I find by seining the ])ond that there are no young. I know of no 

 cause except the possibility of the immense number of crawfish having devoured the 

 si)awn. 



141. Statement of J . P. Dimmit, Decatur, Macon Co., III., June 1, 1882. 



Growth and difficulties.— Mr. L. L. Haworth had his pond ovcrliowed by the 

 Satigamcm Jviver and lost all except 2 of his carp, which, however, are 14 inches 

 long and weigh 2 pounds each. 



142. Statement of D. T. Ki/ner, Macon, Macon Co., III., Jug. 24, 188:5. 



Growth and reproduction. — The 20 carp received last fall have grown finely and 

 now average about 10 inches iu length. I have an immense numbi-r of youu";, which 

 are all covered with scales, while on the large carp there can be foun<l very tew. 



143. Statement of Samuel L'. Thomas, Virden, Macoupin Co., III., Julg2'.l, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I rec^nvedsome carp in November, 1881, and put 

 them in a small pond until May, 1883, wIkmi I transferred them to a large pr>nd with 

 a muddy bottom. The water is surface water from grass land. 



1'lants. — The poud contains a good many water plants. River moss is very thick 

 in it. 



Enemies. — The large pond has sonu^ croppy and bass. Iu the smaller one I keep 

 only the carp and bufialo. 



Food. — I feed them with wheat and stale bread. 



Growth. — Their present length is from 14 to 16 inches, and they weigh about 2^ 

 pounds each. They have not s])awned yet. I intend to make small i)onds for them 

 to hatch their young in, so as to keep them separate the first year. 



144. Statement of George L. Zink, Litchfield, Montgomery Co., III., Aug. 26, 1882. 



Growth. — About the second week of la.st November a can containing 10 i)airs of 

 carp was received and placed in a private jiond and fed during the winter. Keccntly 

 I seined the pond to ascertain my success. I succeeded iu landing 1 only, aud u)'on 

 measuren\ent it showed a length of llf inches. 



