710 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [52] 



250. Statement of J. A. Ec^inondson, Xo. 48 Soitlh CalvcTt stroet, Baltimore. Md., J«/(/2r>, 



188:3. 



DisrosiTiox OF CARP iiECEiVKD. — I htive received two shipments, iii 1880 and 1881 

 respectively. I have kept my carp iu a poud 1^ acres in size and iVom 4 to li feet 

 deep, with a muddy bottom. Considerable water Hows through it, mostly spring- 

 water; it is riUher warm at this season. 



Plants and enemies. — Tliere is grass on the m.xrgin, but nothing shows above th(» 

 surface of the water. There are a few varieties of small tish iu the poud, a great many 

 suappers, and some smaller kinds of turtles. 



Food. — I give the carp garbage oceasioually. I did not feed them at all before the 

 jiresent summer. 



Growth. — I cannot tell how many I have left or whether they have produced any 

 young, asthey keep the water muddy so that we cannot see them. The largest which 

 we have noticed were from 3 to 4 pounds in weight. 



251. Statement of L. Keidel, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Md., May 13, 1882. 



Growth. — In 1880 I stocked a pond with 50 carp about 2 inches long, of which 20 

 still survive. They now measure from 15 to 18 inches each. Feeling encouraged by 

 this success Iliad another pond constructed, and am ausious to secure a lot of leather 

 carp for it. 



252. Statement of John E. Long, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Md., <7«7y 23, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — Three years since I received about 50 carp. Un- 

 fortunately the dam leaked, and I lost all my fish. I would be very glad to get 

 another supply. 



253. Statement of Felix McCurley, 733 West Baltimore street, Baltimore, Md., Jahi 23, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — January 29, 1880, I received 19 carp, and Novem- 

 ber 4, 1880, 1 received 50 more, which I placed in a i>ond with a muddy bottom, covering 

 perhai)s 2 acres. My poud is situatetl on the Patapsco River, 5 miles from Baltimore. 

 A small stream constantly tiows through it into the Patapsco River. 



Plants. — It contains grass, cat-tails, and calamus. 



E.NEMiEs. — It also contains turtles, frogs, sun-lish, catfish, several other kinds of 

 small tish. and nni.^k-rats. Fish-hawks come to the })ond and prey upon the fish. 



FdOD. — 1 have not fed the carp or taken any troubh^ with them, and do not know 

 whet her they have si)awned. I have never caught one, and it is impossible to tell 

 how many I have. 



254. Statement of J. Eandoljjh Mordecai, Baltimore, Baltimore Co.,Md., July 28, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received.— I put the car]> which I received into a pond cover- 

 ing al)ont ^ of an acre, witli a depth of from 2 to 3 feet and a bottom of nnid. 



Plants and enemies. — It contains various water-grasses and quite a number of 

 frogs. 



Growth and reproduction. — The old carp are now about 18 inches long, and 

 their young ai)pear to be about 3 inches long. 



MiscEi.LANEOis. — This fish is admirably adapted to the uses of the farmer, easilj'' 

 and economically raised, and apparently free from disease. 



255. Statement of JnUiani Shirley, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Md., July 2G, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — About 3 years ago I got 20 carp, and have re- 

 ceived some twice since. I have kept them in a poud about 45 by 90 feet, and about 

 3 feet deep. The bottom is muddy. It is sujiplied by 3 or 4 moderate-sized springs, 

 and surface drainage, which iu severe storms would fill a 12-incli pipe. The tem- 

 ]teratnre of the water varies according to the .season ; it is now about 78°. 



Plants. — There are a few water-lilies in the i)ond. 



Enemies and food. — There are no other fish in it and no turtles, but there are a 

 few frogs. I have caught many mu.sk-rats, but do not know if they disturb the carp 

 or not. I give them boiled corn once a week. 



Growth. — They now weigh, on an average, 2 pounds ; .sonu- are much larger. There 

 are about 4 of the first lot left. 



Reproduction. — They have produced several humlrcd young, which are now of 

 all sizes, from 2 inches x\\^. We .see a great many sm.-tll ones swimming about when 

 the water is clear. Some of them have washed over into an adjoining pond. I think 

 that we have all the fish our pond can 8upi)ort. 



