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CARP-CULTURE IN THE UNITED STATES. * ^li 



Plants AND enemies. — There are no plants nor grasses in it. l.ut thoro aro some 

 around the banks. No other fish and no turtles inhabit it, but it contains frofs 



Food.— I did not feed the carp any the lirst your, and never fet?d tbeni in wint<'r. 

 In summer I give them corn-meal and scraps from the kitchen once a day. 



Growth.— I cannot tell how many I have left of the original lot, as they keep the, 

 water always muddy, but I have seen half of thcni, at least. 1 caught 2 last spring, 

 the larger of which measured 10 inches and weighed '2i po>inds. 



Reproduction. — I have seen quite a number of young ones, ])robablv 20U or 'MO at 

 one time. They appear to be trom 4 to 8 inches m length. 



265. Statement of T. J. Myer, Pikesville, Baltimore Co., 2Id., Auij. ^, 18m;5. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received one dozen very small carp al)oni -J 

 years ago. I put them into a pond about '2U0 feet long, iJO feet wide, and r> feel deep, 

 with a very muddy bottom. It is supplied by a small stream of water, which has 

 a temperature of about 60°. 



Plants and enemies. — It contains pond-lilies, and there are in it goldfish, silver- 

 tish, sun-fish, frogs, and a few pond-turtles. I do not know that any carp are left. 

 They are supp osed to have been destroyed by other fish. 



266. Statement of C. Trump, RossvUle, Baltimore Co., Md., Nov. 3, 1830. 



Growth. — The 20 carp received last spriugaro doing well and have grown finely. 

 From all appearances they must be 10 inches long. 



267. Statement of S. Van Trump, Shane, Baltimore Co., Md., Aug. 3, l'-^83. 



Disposition of carp received. — In January, 1881, I received 20 car]). The pon<l 

 in which I have kept them is 90 feet long, 30 feet wide, and from 3 to 4 feet deeji, and 

 has a muddy bottom. About 120 gallons per hour of spring water fiow through il. 



Plants.— Water-lilies and swamp-grass grow in the pond. 



Ene.mies. — It contains sun-fish, minnows, Ijull-frogs, snapping-turtles. Arc. 



Food. — I give the carp bread and a little corn in grain once a day. 



Growth and reproduction. — I have 10 of the carp left, now weighing from l^ 

 to 3 pounds. They have not produced many young, if any at all. 



268. Statement of E. Herman, jr., Tozcson, Baltimore Co., Md., Au;/. 20, ln6'.i. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 50 carp in December, 1880, and have 

 kept them in a pond 50 by 150 feet, with a depth of 2 feet. The bottom is composed 

 of very soft black mud or' loam. About 20 barrels of water per day pass through it, 

 about as cold as spring water generally is after running 300 yards from the spring. 

 I intended to enlarge the pond in the fall. 



Plants. — A few wild grasses and lilies grow in it, and there is plenty of grass 

 around the edges. 



Enemies. -It contains frogs and tadpoles in great numbers. 



Food. — 1 don't feed the carp. They live on the grass around the pond and (ju 

 tadpoles, and are fat. 



Growth.— I have about 30 of the original carp left. They weigh from 7 to 8^ 

 pounds each, and are from 20 to 24 inches long. The young ones are from 1 inch to 

 16 inches long. 



Reproduction. — There have been more than a thousand young produced. 



Miscellaneous.— I think the carp is the best fish for our ponds. I have tried 

 other fish. The carp is the only one that does well. 



269. Statement of C. Bohn Slingluff, Towson, Baltimore Co., Md., July 24. 1S83. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received carp first in 1881. There were 50 

 of them, I believe. In the autumn of 1882 I had 50 more. I have kept thcni ma 

 pond covering about i of an acre, with a nmddy bottom and a depth ot from L-> 

 inches to 6 feet. The water is supplied by surface drainage and by siirings in the 

 bottom of the pond. ^ i i n r 



Plants and enemies. — There are several grasses in the pond. I find bull-lrogs 

 spring-frogs, snapping-turtles, and another kind of turtle in it. 



Food. — I have not fed the carp systematically. 



Difficulteis.— The fir.st lot wa.s'washed away by a flood. I bavnot seen tli«ji 

 ones received in 1882 since they were put in. The water is generally discolore.l. and 

 1 have not let it out. 



