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Plants and enemies. — It coutaius moss and rushes; no li.sh, but pl'ntv of suiiill 

 frogs. Soon after putting the fish in I discovered a mink, and cau'glit liini with a trap • 

 also, a large snapping-turtle was shot. * • * > 



Food. — When I first received them I fed them with cahbage, crackinl corn, peas, and 

 bread crumbs. 



MisCEi.LANKOUS.— After a few days they disappeared, and 1 have not seen anything 

 of them since. '^ 



175. Statement of Cupt. W. If. Kittennuu, Oltamwa, Wapello Co., Iouhi, Mar.l-i, L-'S4. 



Growth. — On examining my pond lately I found the carp, whi<di were al)out :> 

 inches long last spring, to measure from 12 to 15 inches in length. 



176. Statement of I'. Thornon, Osxian, Jfliiiicslihlc Co., Iowa, 0(t.2A, lrtH2. 



Rehkoduction. — I have a good supply of carp. In July there was a lot of young 

 carp to be seen iu the pond. 



KAIVSAS. 



177. Statement of J. IF. Crawford, Humboldt, Allen Co., Kaus., Get. 19, 1882. 



DiFKicL'LTiES. — During a heavy freshet my carp, anil those of S. . I. Stewart, were 

 swept into a lake containing other varieties of fish. 



178. Statement of John Merltle, Atchison, Atchixou Co., Kans., Oct. 18, 1882. 



Disposition of caup received. — I placed the carp in my pond, 20 by 40 yards, 

 with an average of 4 feet deep, and a bottom of rock and gravel, and supplied by a 

 strong living spring. I have watched patiently, but have l)een unable to see any of 

 them. 



Plants. — The pond is supplied with aquatic plants. 



Enemies. — The fish in my ponds consists of butl'alo, catfish, sun-fish, bfiss, and ]>erch. 

 I seined my pond July 4 last, and caught biiti'alo and catfish weighing 25 pounds. 



179. Statement of ll\ C. Hose, Uniontown, Hoarbon Co., Kans., Feb. 11, 1884. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 20 carj) in the fall of 1881, ami my 

 pond not being ready I kept them iu a cistern until spring. May 20, 1882, I put the 

 remaining 1.5 in a pond covering 9 acres. About 00 days later a tlood carried away 5 

 more of my carj). 



fiRoWTii. — 1 found one on the 24th of July which weighed a full pound. In March, 

 1883, 1 drain<d the ]iond and found 10 carj), 6 of which averaged ;{ pounds in weight. 

 The other 4 averaged 2^ pounds in weight. 



DiFFicur.TTES. — My jjond not having been completed in the first ))la(e, the car]) 

 were k(ipt in a cistern during the winter, and again from March to May, 188:5, while I 

 was completing the pond. During the latter time (5 more died, leaving but 4 of the 

 original lot. Nevertheless, I ijrocured some more in the fall of 1882. 1 have not seen 

 any young carp. 



180. Statement of W. C. Rose, Uniontown, Bourbon Co., Kans., Any. 13, 1884. 



Growth. — I procured some carp and placed them in my pond in December, 1880. 

 On Marcli 1, 1882, several of these carp weighed 3 pounds each, a growth of ;{ pounds 

 in one year. On May 1, 1884, the largest had attained a weight of 9 pounds, a growth 

 of G pounds the second year. I have seen no young yet. I found below my j)ond 

 July 24, 1882, one of the carp planted May 20, 1882, when it was about 3 inches long 

 and f of an inch broad. When found, it was 11 inches long and 3^ inches broad, and 

 weighed 1 pound.. This growth was attained in 64 days. 



181.S/a/e»ie«/ of M. M. Edwards. Baxte)- Springs, Cherokee Co., Kans., Nov. '29, 1882. 



Disposition of carp received. — The carp received last December were placed 

 iu a small pond near my house. I have no means of knowing to what extent they 

 have increased in size or (|uantity, not being able to catch any of them. I know of 

 their being in the pond by ireipuuit ly seeing them jumping to the surface. 



