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295. Statement of George Souder, Lander, Frederick Co., Md., Aug. 7, 1883. 



Disposition of carp beceived. — I received 160 carp, Novemljer, 1830. I Lave kept 

 them ill a small pond of about -Jt of an acre. The depth of the water is from 3 to 5 feet. 

 The bottom is very muddy. Enough water tlows through it, of the temi)cratiu"e of or- 

 dinary springs, to fill a 2-inch pipe. 



Plants. — It does not contain much grass, nor plants of any kind. 



Enemies. — There are no other fish in it, but plenty of frogs. 



Food. — I have not fed them much. 



Growth and reproduciion. — The old carp are from 10 to 18 inches long. I do 

 not know how many there are, or how many young they have produced. 



296. Statement of J. JF. Doivneij, M. D., Xeiv Market, Frederick Co., Md., Jtilg 21, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 20 carp in 1880, and put them in a 

 natural pond, where there was formerly a limestone quarry, with an average of 4 feet 

 of water, and a muddy bottom, with an average temperature in summer of about 50"^. 



Enemies. — It contains no plants nor grasses, but does contain catfish, frogs, and a 

 few snappers and terrrti)ins. 



Food. — 1 feed the carp twice a week with corn-meal. 



Growth. — The largest carp I have seen is 22 inches long. I did not weigh it. 



Repr(;duction. — I do not know how many of the original lot are left or how many 

 young they have produced, but there are thousands. 



How TO CATCH carp. — I fiiul caip will bite at a hook baited with the coumiou 

 earth-worm. 



297. Statement of William Downey, Xeiv Market, Frederick Co., Md., July 21, 188:5. 



Disposition of carp received. — About four years ago I got 40 carp. The ])oiul 

 in which 1 keep them is about 100 feet square. It is a limestone quarry with several 

 springs in it, and 5 feet deep. I have kei)t them on a muddy bottom. 



Pi-ants and enemies. — It contains plenty of grass. It is free from frogs, turtles, 

 and other fish. 



Food. — I give them boiled corn, bread, and scraps from the table. 



Reproduction. — I cannot tell the number of young that have been produced. 

 The carp breed very fast. The pond is alive with them, 



298. Statement of B. Moffctt, I'oint of Focks, Frederick Co., Md., Juh/ 20, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — In the winter of 1880 I received 75 scale carp, 

 which I have kept in a pond 40 by 130 feet, from fi inches to 4 feet in depth, with a 

 muddy bottom. A moderately cool stream of water al)Out an inch in diameter passes 

 through it continually. 



Plants and enemies. — The pond has calamus and other grasses growing in it, 

 and also suckers, bull-frogs, and sliders. I have never seen any turtles. My principal 

 tlifficulty has l)een with l)luo cranes and muskrats. 



Food. — I give the carp corn and corn-meal dough at rare intervals. 



Gp>owtii. — The original carp weigh from 5 to 7 pounds and appear to be from 20 

 to 30 inches long. Their young are from 2 to 3 inches long. 



Reproduction. — Last May was the first time Ave ever saw any young carp. I do 

 not know ho\v many have been produced. 



299. Statement of William G. Wilson, Unionville, Frederick Co., Md., Aug. 3, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 48 carp in June, 1881. I have kept 

 them in a triangular ])ond from 2^ to 4-^ feet deep. The 2 longest sides measure l.")0 feet 

 each, and the short side measures 75 feet. A constant stream of water coming from 7 

 springs, 600 yards away, enters the pond through a 2-incIi pipe. 



Plants and enemies. — The pond contains the grasses usually found on a farm. 

 It has in it frogs, snakes, terra]iins, goldfish, and salmon. The latter have been in 

 it about three years, but never thrived. My principal difQculty has been from musk- 

 rats. 



Food. — I feed the carp once a week with cabbage, bread, corn, cheese, offal of 

 chickens, «&c. 



Growth. — I have about 15 left. Their weights must be from 6 to 12 pounds. I 

 found a single scale to measure an inch and a half the longest way. 



Reproduction. — I cannot see any young yet. On Sunday, May 24, the carp were 

 seen following each other in bunches of 3 and 4 around the edge of the pond, some- 

 times pushing each other out of water. I have never noticed anything like it since. 

 I think they must have been mating. 



