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Enemies. — It also cootains frogs, and abundance of small fisli. I don't know of 

 there being any other fish but carp in the pond. 



Miscellaneous. — I have never fed the carp and have no means of kuowin"- how 

 many old ones are left or how many young they have produced. I have tried \'arioua 

 methods of catching the carp, but have never succeeded. There never has been a 

 carp taken out, for I allow no fishing. 



461. Statement of William H. Howell, WMppany, Morris Co., N. J., Aug. 2 1883. 



Disposition op cakp received.— I received 20 carp 3 years ago, and neighbors 

 have since put about 100 moi-e in my pond. My mill-pond, in which the carp were 

 placed, covers about 2 acres, is from 1 to 4 feet dee]), and lias a muddy bottom. The 

 Whippany River, a small stream, runs in. It is not all spring water. 



Pla5s'TS. — Water grass and water weeds grow near the shore. A large jjart of the 

 surface is covered by what we call muckshaw. 



Enemies. — The pood contains frogs, turtles to some extent, and all fresh-water 

 fish of our latitude except trout. 



Miscellaneous. — I have never seen one of the carp since they were put in the pond. 

 From what I read, I believe my pond to be good ground for carp, and they may be all 

 right; but, at any rate, difficulty would arise in trying to take them. 



462. Statement of Charles S. Medary, Little Falls, Passaic Co., N. J., 1882. 



Price. — My price-list for carp is as follows : Mirror carp, ten months old, $75 per 

 100 ; mirror carp, ten months old, selected, $85 per 100 ; scale carp, ten months old, 

 $70 per 100 ; scale carp, ten months old, selected, $80 per 100 ; special rates on large 

 orders. No orders tilled for less than $25. Cans for shipping, $2 to $3, according to 

 size. 



463. Statement of TVinsloiv Schoomaker, Singac, Passaic Co., N. J., July 27, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 20 carp in good condition in the fall 

 of 1880, and put them into a pond which covers to of an acre, and has a muddy 

 bottom. A stream of water of from 4 to 6 inches in diameter usually flows through it. 

 In July of 1881 1 had 14 left, and I felt very proud of them. When the dry weather came 

 on the water got scarce in my pond, and I removed them to other waters. They did 

 well, but in the fall when I wished to put them back I only found one. 



Growth. — In July, 1881, my fish weighed about i pound. The one which I had 

 left I gave to my father-in-law, Louis Klotz, in the fall of 1882 ; but through some 

 unknown cause it died when he put it in his pond. It then weighed 2i pounds. Mr. 

 Klotz sent for some carp in the fall of 1881. He managed to save about 6 this sum- 

 mer, which will weigh 3 or 4 pounds. 



Reproduction. — Mr. Klotz's fish have spawned, and the young are doing well. 

 He has several ponds and is devoting a large part of his time to them. 



464. Statement of John Collins, Bernardsville, Somerset Co., N. J., July 26, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 23 in December, 1880. I kept them at 

 first in a pond 300 feet square and 4 feet deep, with a bottom of muck and saud ; 

 20,000 gallons of water, of a temperature of 75"^, flows through it daily. On the 10th 

 of August, 1882, we had to let the water out of the pond to make repairs, and most of the 

 fish went out into neighboring ponds. We caught 5 and put them in a little muddy 

 pond 25 feet square, and kept them there until October 26, when we killed them to 

 cook. 



Enemies. — The large pond contains sun-fish, trout, frogs, and turtles. 



Growth.— The 5 carp caught measured, respectively, 3, 3*, 4, and U pounds. We 

 were sorry that we had to let the pond out, when we found how they were growmg. 



Edible qualities.— When cooked, they were soft, of poor flesh, and of a muddy taste. 

 I expect from being kept in a little, muddy pond. 



Miscellaneous.— We now have onr pond thsroughly fixed, and would like to 

 have some more carp. 



465. Statement of J. V. D. Pnmyea, Plainville, Somerset Co., X. J., Nov. 17, 1883. 



Growth.— The carp which I received and placed in my pond April 6 were taken 

 out yesterday, and measured 16 inches in length. A pair weighed 8 pounds. 



