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spring which feeds the pond hardly supplies enough water in hot, dry weather to 

 equal the amount lost by evaporation. The temperature of the pond in Au-nist, is 70^ 



I'LANTS.— Plants common to boggy or marshy places grow in the pond, which also 

 contains a vast quantity of trog-spittle. 



Enemies. — Nothing that disturbs the carp inhabits the pond. 



Food.— I give the carp boiled rye and the refuse from the table occasionally but 

 with no regularity. The carp would not eat the food given them last summer as the 

 pond afforded a bountiful supply. ' 



GUOWTH.—The 5 carp remaining average more than "20 inches in length, and wei"h 

 nearly G pounds each. ' "^ 



Difficulties.— My pond was not ready when the carp airived, so I had to winter 

 them in a spring, consequently losing all but 5. I have found no little difficulty in 

 constructing my pond jn-operly. 



519. Statement of T. V. Smith, Sharon Sjmnys, Schoharie Co., N. Y., Sept. 6, 1883. 



Disposition of carp keceived.— The 12 carp received on May 13, 1880, and 19 in 

 November, 1882, I placed in i-acre pond, with a depth varying from I to 5 feet, a 

 muddy bottom, and fed by an inch stream of spring water. The temperature is 75°. 



Plants and enemies. — Water-lilies grow in the pond. One goldtish and the carp 

 are all that inhabit it. 



Food. — I give the carp crackers and oatmeal. 



Gkowtii.— The 1 remaining of the original carp is 20 inches long, and those of the 

 second lot, which are doing well, average G inches in length. There are no young yet. 



520. Stalement of J. Otis Fellows, ffoniellsville, Steuben Co., X. Y., July '30, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received.— The 19 carp received on November 17, 1880, I 

 put in a pond 80 rods long by from 20 to 50 feet wide, formed in an old bed of the river. 

 It has no current, but the rise and fall of the river affects it, as it is open at the lower 

 end. It is from 2 to 12 feet deep, and has a muddy bottom. 



Plants and enemies. — Cat-tails and swamp-grass grow in the pond. Frogs, 

 suckers, chubs, shiners, and bull-heads are found in it. 



Food. — I do not feed the carp. 



Growth. — This spring, a dead carp 17 inches long, 5 inches in thickness, and 3^ 

 pounds in weight was found. 



Difficulties. — Poachers lish for the carp. When I have a suitable place for the 

 carp, I will want more. 



.521. Statement of John E. E. Fatten, Hornelhville, Steuben Co., X. Y., Dec. 22, 1883. 



Disposition of carp receiat.d. — In the summer of 1880 I received 9 carp. My 

 pond is 20 by 36 feet. The water is 3-J feet deep, and the bottom is muddy. This 

 pond is supplied with water by a small rill. The water is medium cold. The carp 

 died, the tirst winter. The weather was severely cold, and I think they die4 from 

 being frozen or from suffocation. I found the remains of them in the sjiring of 1881. 



Plants. — The ])ond contains ordinarj' water-plants. 



Enemies. — Frogs only in pond. 



Food. — I gave the carp bread crumbs daily. 



522. Statement of C. D. Northrop, Woodhull, Steuben Co., N. Y., Aug. 1, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 10 carp received on August 6, 1880, and thos« 

 received subsequently, I put in a pond 16 by 64 feet, with an average de]>th of 2 feet, 

 and 8 inches of mud on the bottom. Probably 50 barrels of water, at a temperature 

 of from 55° to 75°, flow through the pond per day. 



Plants. — Plants indigenous here grow iu the pond. 



Enemies. — A few small frogs and jilenty of water-snakes, but no fish nor turtles 

 inhabit the pond. 



Food. — I did not feed the carp. 



Gro^vth. — In October, 1882, the 2 original carp remaining weighed, respectively, 1^^ 

 and 1^ pounds. They grew rapidly, and would soon have attained an enormous size. 

 I am at a loss to know the cause of the disappearance of some of the original carp, 

 and why those remaining do not spa.wn. 



523. Statement of E. B. Sutton, Babylon, Suffolk Co., N. Y. , July 26. 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 20 carp received on December 7, 1880, I 

 put in a small pond, with a depth of 5 feet, a good outlet, and fed by a large pond. 

 As the water got very hot iu summer, I removed them to a mill-pond covering about 

 20 acres, and supplied with an abundance of water. 



