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Reproduction. — About 100 young ones were produced last summer; but I don't 

 kuow how m;ioy there are this summer, as I have uot seen many yet. The largest 

 of the young oues are 5 inches long aud 2 inches wide. They have grown faster than 

 the original lot did. 



Difficulties. — My most serious difficulty has been that the frogs and turtles eat 

 the food from the lish. I am of the opinion that the tadpoles eat the lish spawn in 

 my pond. They devour a piece of bread or a potato by the time it touches the bot- 

 tom.. 



Mysterious appearance of goldfish (?). — In my pond is a red fish, red as scarlet 

 all over. Some say it is a goldfish. It is the same size and shape as the carp. 

 When my carp were a year old I let the water out of the pond, and caught the fish 

 one at a time by hand, aud cleaned the pond out. There was no red fish in the pond 

 then. Where did it come from 'I That is what puzzles me. There are no red fish 

 about here, for if there were they could not get into my jjond. It must be a carp 

 turned red. 



311. Statement of John H. Brown, Woodstock, Howard Co., Md., Aug. 1, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — We received about 150 carp on the 9th of April, 

 1881. They Jiave been kept in an ice pond CO yards long, about 20 yards wide, and 

 between 3| aud 4 feet deep. The water comes irom a spring. 



Plants and enemies. — It contains no water-plants, but has ordinary grass and 

 weeds growing on its banks. No other fish were put in ; a good many little minnows, 

 however, have gotten into it. 



Food. — Have fed them on boiled hominy, only a few times. 



Grow'tii and reproduction. — I cannot tell how many of the original lot are left, 

 or how many young they have produced, as they keep the pond muddy ; although in 

 winter we cut as clear ice as we ever did. We have only lost 2 that I know of. 

 The largest caught measured 13 inches and weighed 20 ounces. 



312. Statement of George B. Patrott, Still Pond, Kent Co.,Md.,Aug. 10, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 10 carp in 1880 and 100 in 1881. I 

 haw kept tiieniin an ice pond 1 acre in size and 5 feet deep in the deepest part. Its 

 bottom is composed of sand and mud. It is fed by springs and rains. 



Plants. — Rushes aud flags grow in it. It also contains catfish, frogs, snakes, and 

 turtles. 



Food — I feed the carp with corn. 



Growth and reproduction. — I have caught some weighing 3 pounds. They are 

 of all leugths, from 5 inches to 20 inches. How many there are I have not been able 

 to tell, as the place they are in is just a common pond, made for ice in. the first place. 



313. Statement of Samuel J. Hopkins, Colesville, Montgomery Co., Md., Aug. 7, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 25 carp in May, 1880, and put them 

 in a x^ond located by the side of a small branch. I sold the farm shortly afterward, 

 aud through neglect the stream washed the banks away, and the fish went out into 

 the Northwest Branch. 



314. Statement of John Heeter, Hunting Hill, Montgomery Co., Md., Aug. 29, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 20 big scale carp in January, 1882, 

 and 20 more scale carp in 18s3, from you. I have kept them in a pond 40 yards long 

 aud 50 wide, and from :i to 4 feet deej), with a muddy bottom. It is supplied with 

 water from 2 springs. 



Plants and enemies. — It contains bulmshes and diiferent varieties of weeds. It 

 has the common water frogs in it, but no fish. 



Food. — I give the carp bread from ray table, soft corn, boiled potatoes, and tur- 

 nips about twice a week. 



Growth. — I think I have from 15 to 20 of the old carp left. They are from 18 to 

 20 inches long. The young ones are from 1 inch to 6 inches long. 



Reproduction. — I do not know how many young have been produced, but there 

 seem to be great many. 



315. Statetnent of E. L. Tschiffdy, Hunting Hill, Monlgomcry Co., Md., Aug. 2, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — In November, 1879, I received 18 carp. In 1880 

 I received 38 iu good condition. 1 have kept them in a poud 55 yards long, 15 yards 

 wide, and 4| feet deep iu the middle, tapering* ott to shallow water on the banks. 

 Its bottom is composed of mud. A sfream of cold spring water 1 inch iu diameter 



