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469. Statement of J. R. Shotwell, Tialmmj, Union Co.,X. J., Aufj. 2, 1883. 



Disposition op carp received.— Iu November, 1881,1 loceivcd 18 carp Thev 

 were put in a pond of about, 2 acres, belongiug to Mr. A. F. Shotwell. It has a clav 

 bottom, is from 4 to 5 feet deep, and receives the drainage of about 100 acres of wood- 

 land and meadow. 



Plants. — It contains Xymphwa odornta. 



Enemies. — There are frogs and turtles in it. 



Growth. — The old carp are now 11 iuclies loug. 



Keproduction. — They have produced a large number of young, which are from 1 

 to 2 inches loug. 



Difficulties.— There has been no difficulty iu their care ; they take care of them- 

 selves. 



NEW MEXICO. 



470. Statement of H. S. Siorer, Albuquerque, Bernalillo Co., X. Mex., .1m//. 10, 1884. 



Rearing carp in alkaline water.— I received a lot of carp from Mr. Menaul, at 

 Laguna, N. Mex., iu the spring of 1883, he having received them the f;ill before. As 

 it was the first in this part of New Mexico I gave them some very severe tests, simplv 

 to see if they were hardy and would do well in alkali water. I'dug a small hole iii 

 the ground that was full of alkali, the whole ground about being iucrusted with it, 

 and in this hole which filled itself from the surface water I put two of the carp, really 

 expecting that it would kill them. But to my surprise they flourished in it, and if 

 anything, did better than those which I put in the basin of my fountain, which con- 

 tained pure water from the well. 



When winter came I took all of them (some 18") and put them in a largi; tank of 

 pure cold water fed by a windmill from a deep well, and kept them there until April 

 la.st without any food whatever, or without any mud or other substance for i)rotec- 

 tion. The tank was about 10 feet deep and froze over several times during the win- 

 ter, the thermometer standing as low as 14*^ above zero for sevei-al we(!ks. From 

 this tank I transferred them to a shallow pond dug in the alkali bottom n(!ar by, 

 which has simply been supplied from the surface water draining in through the 

 quicksand. In this pond at the age of 2 years and after such treatment they have 

 bred, which I think proves conclusively that they are a very hardy nsh. July 27, 

 1884, the pond was literally full of young from 1 to 3 inches long. I am confident they 

 will be a great .success iu the Rio Grande Valley and other parts of New Mexico. The 

 Rio Grande is well stocked with catfish, suckers, eels, and several other varieties. I 

 am confident that carp would do finely in it also. 



Food. — Since putting them in the pond I have fed them liberally on corn-meal 

 mush, wheat bread, spoiled cheese, &c., and they have grown wonderfully. 



471. Statement of John Menaul, of Laguna, Valencia Co., X. Mex... Xov. 9,1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — Of the .575 fish received, I lost over 100 during 

 the first 4 months, after which no more of them died. My ponds arc fed from a 

 spring 700 feet distant, and are very much sheltered on the east by very high lava 

 masses. 



Growth.— Owing to the water being so cold they have little more than doubled 

 in size or weight, while others sent to Albuquerque increased li ])ouuds in weight. 



N'EHV YOKM. 



472. Statement of Chaunaij Miller, Shal-eri^, Albany Co., X, Y., Aug. 20,1883- 



DlSPOSlTiON OF carp RECEIVED. — The G carp received on May 10, 1880, I put in a 

 small pond, with a sandy and mucky bottom. It has for 4 months during the year 

 enough waier to run a saw and grist-mill, and is quite warm in summer. 



Plants.— Pond-lilies and various kinds of wild grass grow in the pond, 



Enemies.— Bass, bull-heads, sun-fish, eels, and turtles are found iu the pond. 



Difficulties.— The pond dried up the fir.st summer after the carp were put in and 

 they all perished. 



473. Statement of X. Finch, Xorth Pitcher, Chenango Co., X. Y., Aug. 4, l«-^3. 



Disposition of carp received.— The 19 carp received on November 18, 1880, 1 put 

 in a pond covering about * of an acre, with a depth varying from o to leet, a mmldy 

 bottom, and a temperature varving from 30° to 40°. It is fed by a spiiug. 



