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CARP-CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. 707 



Tlants.— It is suriouuded by blue grass and wliiio clover, wliicb tbo lisb feed on 

 wben the water is bigb. 



Enemies.— It coutaius no otber fisb, but tbere are siuall frogs, aud but few if 

 any, turtles in it. " ' ' 



Food. — We feed tbeni seldom, l)ut sometimes on (•abl)age and youU""- corn. 



Growth. — We still bave 9 of tbe old ones. We see tbeni occasionafiy feediu"- close 

 to sbore, and tbiuk they will wcigli from If) to 20 ])onnds eacb. " 



Repkoimjctiox. — It is inii)ossible to tell bow many young tbey bave produced, but 

 we would tbink ujillions. Tbe tirst bate'iing will \veigb from 5 to 7 pounds t'acb. 

 Tbe next will weigb about a pound eacb. Tbere are a great many from li to :{ 

 incbes in lengtb. 



Disposition of young. — We bave given our friends over 1,000 to stock tbeir ponds. 



Difficulties. — Tbe greatest ditiiculty is to kill otf tbe birds that catcii tbe yonug 

 carp, sucb as kingtisbers. 



How TO Catch caup. — They bite well at worms on the book. We caught one with 

 a small piece of cabbage yesterday, which weighed .^> pounds. We suppose we bave 

 caught over a thousand with book and line. At times they bite just as well as other 

 tisb. 



2'36. Statement of I'. G. Powell, Versailles, Woodfoul Co., Kif., Aug. 10, 188:?. 



Disposition of caki* ueceived. — I rec-eived 10 cari* in DeciMulx^r, 1880, and put 

 liiem in a pond GO by 150 feet, with a muchly bottom. It is led from a spring with a 

 moderati! amount of water. It contains no plants. 



Enemiks. — It contains a very few white percli, a few bream, a few mud-turtles, and 

 some frogs. 



(Jrowth. — I tbiuk I bave 5 of the old ones which will weigh 10 ]ionnds apiece. I 

 liave never fed them. 



Reproduction. — Tbe pond is well sto(-ked with young, the largest of which 

 weighed from II to 2 pounds last April. We have bad so many that we bave eaten 

 some a.iid given a few to a neighbor. 



Edible (jualities. — Tiio small ones, tr-plit open and fried, are excellent Tbe opin- 

 ion of every one is that tbey never ate better tisb. I expect to have tisb every day 

 during the season. 



Difficulties. — I shall bav() difficulty in keeping them from becoming too numer- 

 ous. 



I.OIJISIANA. 



2:57. Statemoit of li. T. Curr, Mansfield, De Soto Parish, La., April W, 1882. 



Growth. — Tbe carp received about 2 months ago I placed in a iHind known as 

 Johnson's pond. When received tiiey were about 2 inches long and scarcely an inch 

 wide, find now tbey have attained a length of about ti inches aud a width of about 

 2i inches. 



238. Statement of J. Ernest Breda, Natchitoches, Natchitoches Parish, La., Feb. 2'5, 1884. 



Growth. — Of tbe carp received I have now fine specimens varying from 18 to 24 

 incbes in length. I liave raised none from them on account of other fish entering, 

 by an accident to my dam. I am preparing auoUx'r pond, in order to drain tbe first 

 and destroy the other fish, and then 1 am certain lliat I will make carp-culture not 

 only a pleasure but a source of considerable profit. But for tbe accident to my pond 

 I would bave had for next fall over 100,000 fish over 12 incbes in lengtb. 



239. Statement of J. A. Ivy, No. 1G3 Camj) Street, Neiv Orleans, La., May 2(i, 1883. 



Growth. — Tbe carp received January 1, 1883, are growing and doing well. Frouj 

 tbeir appearance iu tbe water, I think they weigh from 2 to 3 pounds. 



240. Statement of P. H. Yale, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 17, 1883. 



Difficulties. — Tbe carp you furnished were all destroyed by snakes and Ithtck 

 trout. 



241. Statement of S. V. Martin, St. Mavtinville, St. Martin's Parish, La., Nor. 17, 1883, 



Disposition of carp received.— I received 30 carp in December, 1880, aud 30 

 more in December, 1882. My i)ond covers 2 acres, is from 1 foot to 10 feet ileep, and 

 has a sandy bottom. It is supplied with raiu water in large c^uautities, aud when lull 

 the water tiowa through an ixoa frame into the Teche River. 



