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CAEt»-CtJLTURE IK THE UNITED STATES. T.'U 



(•:m<;;lit iu a seine, niul it was fouml tliat tbey hatelied last year ami some liad lmdwii 

 lo he 14 ami others 19 inches in length, and weij;he(l from 'u to 2 poniuls 'J'lie lisii 

 deposited in the pond in lf<7<J spawned tills year, and IVom'tlx- :>,:, pla.. d therein 1 

 took out this fall more than 1,000 young, measnring Irom 2 to ti iiielii s in leni^tii 



DiSPOSiTiox OK YOUXG.— I distributed the 1,000 young to applicants. 



How TO CATCH CARP. — Sonie of the carp that measured from 14 to r.» inches in len-'th 

 caught with a hook and line. " 



334. Statement of Thomas Hughlett, Easton, Talhoi Co., Md., ,/«».. 1883. 



Growth. — The growth of carp is even more remarkable than was at first sup- 

 posed. A few days ago Dr. Geo. R. Dennis drew olf his pond in which he placed snmc 

 carp just one year ago and found that (I averaged a little nioic than li imhukIs i acli. 

 About a mouth ago a carp was caught which escajicd J'roni the jiond of Dr. I. L. Ad- 

 kins, and which was placed there 2 years ago, that carried the scales down at ti 

 ])ounds, although it was not more than an inch long when deiio.sited in the pond, 

 is'umberless cases could be cited in which the growth has been from 12 to 15 inches iu 

 a year, and the weight from comparatively nothing to 3 pounds in the same length 

 of time. 



Reproi>UCTIox. — I had 5 ponds constructed which cover about 3 acres of land. 

 These ponds have actually produced 12,000 carp, and I have no hesitation in saying 

 that but for the heavy freshets in September, which overllowed the ponds, the lium- 

 ber would have been not less than 20,000. This is the second year that these lish 

 have spawned. 



Edible QUAiJTiES, — Many carp have been caught near Easton and eaten by the 

 citizens of that community, and in every instance the carji was iironouuced a line 

 food-fish. 



Miscellaneous. — Not only has it been satisfactorily shown that car)) will not only 

 thrive in our rivers, but that its growth is even more rapid than in ponds, but it has 

 been demonstrated that it thrives in salt as well as fresh water. On comparison, 1 

 find the carp caught in Miles Eiver to exceed in size that attained in the same lenglli 

 of time in ponds. 



335. Statement of Thomas Hughletf, Easton, Talbot Co., Md.,Au(j. 7, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — There were 18 carp in the first shipment sent to 

 nie, and there have been others since. I have kejit my carp in still ponds varying in 

 size from ^ to i of an acre and from 6 inches to 12 feet in depth, with bottoms com- 

 posed of mud or black loam. The tenqieratnre «)f the water varies from 20*^ to 80- 

 Fahr. 



Plants. — The ponds contain water-lilies, water-cress, »&«;. 



Enemies. — There are some spring frogs in them. My princiiial dithculty has been 

 to protect the lish from frogs, snakes, kingfishers, and fish-hawks. 



Food. — In winter I feed the carp once a week, and from April to December mice a 

 day. I give them meal, clabber, potatoes, cabbage, boiled wheat, blood, Ac. 



Growth. — I have 85 old ones, which now weigh from 14 to 8 pounds, and arc from 

 1 to 2 feet long. The young weigh from 1 to 10 ounces and measure from li inches to 

 1 foot. 



Reproduction.— About 35,000 yonng have been produced. 



Disposition of young. — I have distributed most of them in ponds and rivers 

 throughout Maryland. 



Carp in streams and salt water. — I would recommend general distribution. I 

 have discovered from the breakings of my pond that carp thrive <iuite as well in salt 

 water as in fresh. Their growth is more rapid in our streams than in ponds. 



336. Statement of James T. Bartleit, Trappe, Talbot Co., Md., July 24, 18S3. 



Disposition of carp received.— On November 8, 1879, 1 received 10 carj). from 1} 

 to 2 inches long. I placed them in a pond covering 2 acres, with s feet as its gre.it- 

 est depth, and a bottom composed mostly of gravel, but having plenty of mud in the 

 deepest part. It never dries up; it is fed by a fine stream of sjuing water, \vliirh 

 runs over a space of 7 feet, about 1 inch deep, nearly all the year. We jiut some 

 brook trout in the pond, but have never seen any of them. I believe it is not suited 

 to them, but think it is to the carp. . 



I'LANTs.— It contains poud-li.'.es, an<l, where the deiith does not exceed 3 or 1 feet, 

 a kind of lonir grass grows from the bottom and lloats on the surface. 



Enemies. — Bull-frogs and skillpot, or yellow-bellied turtles, live in it : also cat lish. 

 pickerel, mullet, and luanv other fresh-water lish. 



Growth ani> i!i:i'i;oi)rcTiox.— In the- spring of 1882 we set a net lo catch other 

 fish, and caught G of the scale carp from 8 to 10 inches long. Two of them were 



