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destroy it by immersing the fish for a few sccomls in n l.rino -.f .^ ■ 



to remain but a short time, and repeatin<- tlie . l.lovl. w ' °^*^'^"jse allowing them 



to allow tbe fi.sh to recuperate frimZ^^''^[^:;:^^Z:^ "' '"''"^"'^ '"^^^^^* 



440. Statement of B. E. B. Kennedi,, Omaha, Dourjias Co., Nehr., Oct. 23, 1883. 



Growth -Our carp at the fisheries which we received in December 1ft«i ^ 

 grown well,but did not spawn this year. Thev will be'l x-^^^^r^ nbi,f„v+ ' ^^^' }^^^^ 

 of these two-year-old earn wei<^h 3 or 4 iinmirL t 1 ^ }■ ^^^ summer. Some 



this is the fish for NebSska " ^ ' "' ^ ''"' "'"^'^ *^''^'^ «^'^'- ^atished that 



441. Statement of J. Burrows, McUroy, Gage Co., Xcbr., July 27, 1883. 



turned intensely cold I set the can containing'tho car, t n^u as 1 tieemed m^'denf 

 to a well-heated coal-stove at the railroad station. By mor iin<^t]^^3 imnu b d 1^. 

 come very cold and crystals of ice had formed through the iat^r in the -in wk 1." 

 thin coating of ice on its surface. I added water of a higher tern pLu ure but was 

 careful not to make a too sudden or great chanoe I was able to nl ue Vl?pm .wif ■ 

 pond that atternoon at 4 o'clock. The^^ were aH alTve cXVut ^hot^U^^^^^^^^^ 

 ffL- 1^'"^ T/'''"S- of them the next spring and summi, and hav no another pon 

 to which I could remove them, I drained the pond careful v, but found n^cW nor 



^l^t^u:^T ^aV'"'^- l^^^ \'^^''^ '' ^,^^^ '^''^ ^^'^ ""^' l^^« through the "in"ei'^' 



E^E^lIliS.-My pond had not at that time been invaded by predatory vermin such 

 sfoe?-' wfnf ^'''' b,it these occupy it now to such an extent that the attempt to 

 stock It with carp would be futile. I know of no way in which I can keep out bass 

 without an outlay far beyond my means. They run in^in times of hVgh Sm- and in 

 our rainy season the rise is frequently so smklen an.l great, that no banler, outside of 

 an appropriation m the river and harbor bill, would he of any avail. 



nfiZlfTAi "'^ '■'"'^' ''''?'^'^ ""'' ^""^t'" '■^-'■^^- ^ ^'°"1^ ^'^' Sl'a<l "o^^ to "lake another 

 attempt at their propagation, were I not satisfied that the obstacles which I cannot 

 overcome make failure inevitable. 



NVIW MAMFSHIKE. 

 442. Statement of Siillman S. Hutddnson, Milford, Hilhhorough Co., N.H., Aug. 2, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received.— I received 15 carp in November, 1880, and some 

 subsequently. My pond covers i acre, is 4 ll^et deep, and has a clnyev bottom It is 

 ted jy springs, and there is very little waste water. The temperature is about 50° to 

 00° in midsummer. 



Plants.— It contains white-water lilies and a dense growth of grass. 



Enemies.— It contains frogs only. Some of the carp were caught last winter bv a 

 mink. i o .; 



Food.— I have fed them from 5 to 3 times a week on wheat, bran, boiled potatoes, 

 lettuce, &c. -^ ' 



Grovv'TH.— I have seen 6 of the old carp this season, and should judge they would 

 weigh 2i pounds each. They are about 15 inches long. 



^ Reproduction.— They have produced a great number of young, which are from 2 to 

 o inches long. I have no means of accurately estimating" the number. I am very 

 much pleased with them so far. 



WEIV .fERSJEY. 



443. Statement of Banner Thomas, Absecorn, AtJaniic Co., N. J., jVor. 1, 1882. 



Growth.— On New Year's eve a small stock of carp were placed in my pond, U 

 miles north of Absecom, N. J. They were little lingerHugs, not one of them probably 

 weighing over an ounce. This season I constructed 3 more ponds, and on Saturday I 

 went down to transfer the carp to a larger pond, in order to vacate the lirst one for this 

 season's supply, now about to be distiibnted. The transfer was in the presence of a 

 large number of persons who had assembled for the purpose. The carp were measured, 

 and the largest ones weighed. The smaliest measured 17 inches in length, and the two 

 largest 22 inches in length and weighed 7 pounds each. The age of these iish cannot 

 be much, if any, over 15 mouths, and the most of this growth has been attained in the 

 last 7 months. 



