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563. Statement of J. V. Brown, Conneaut, Ashtabula, Co., Ohio, July 30, 1883. 



Difficulties.— Altbongb the 15 carp received on November 9, 1880, were in good 

 condition when they went into their lirst winter quarters, tboy were all destroyed 

 before the following spring by minks. 



564. StatemerU of the Athens Asylum for the Insane, Athens, Athens Co., Ohio, Dec. 14, 1883. 



Disposition of cakp received. — In thespring of 1881 we received aboutl dozen carp. 

 In the year 1882 we received 2 lots of about 1 dozen each, and received in October, 1883J 

 another lot. We kept the carp in a chain of artificial lakes of about 16 acres in area' 

 puddled with clay and covered with sand and stones for spawning. The average depth 

 of the water is 5 feet. In addition to the supply of water received from springs, water 

 is pumped into the lakes from the Hocking Eiver through 6-iuch pipes. The temper- 

 ature of the water is that of the surrounding atmosphere, but varies in parts by being 

 fed by the water from the springs. 



Plants. — Mosses, water-grass, sweet- water algae, and pond-lilies are found in the 

 lakes. 



Enemies. — The pond contains frogs, catfish, sun-fish, and it is partially stocked with 

 bass. Efforts were made to rid the lakes of all the fish except the bass. 



Food. — We gave the carp no food artificially. 



Geowth. — A carp caught last spring weighed 1\ pounds. 



Repeoduction. — We cannot tell the number of young produced. 



565. Statement of August Sourd, Fayetteville, Brov>n Co., Ohio, Sept. 11, 1884. 



Geowth. — I received German carp in November, 1882. They are now 2 years old 

 and weigh 6h pounds. They have not spawned yet. 



566. Statement of Samuel Gillespie, Millville, Butler Co., Ohio, Dec. 14, 1882. 



Disposition of caep eeceived. — When I received the carp November 7, 1881, they 

 were about 2 inches long. After putting them in the pond 1 saw nothing of them until 

 the 15th of June. 



Food. — I then commenced feeding them twice a day on brea<l and potatoes. I con- 

 tinued this until the middle of July; then 1 commenced on sweet corn cut from the 

 cob. They are very fond of this, and come as readily for it as my pigs. I still fed the 

 j scraps from the table, too, but corn is their favorite. 



I Geowtii and hibeenation. — My fish surpass all expectations in growth. They 

 [ are estimated by the most competent Judges to weigh 4 pounds. On the 16th day of 

 November they bade me adieu until next summer. They have caused quite an excite- 

 ment, and people come miles to see them. 



567. Statement of Andrew Phillip, Kilgore, Carroll Co., Ohio, Aug. 4, 1884. 



! Disposition of caep eeceived. — The 18 carp received in November, 1880, I put in 



, a pond covering about ^ of an acre, and having a muddy bottom. It is fed by 2 or 3 



! springs of moderately cool spring water. The pond contains no plants, but there are 



, many frogs and turtles in it. I did not feed the carp. 



i Difficulties.— My pond is not adapted to carp culture, and, besides, such enemies 



I as the turtle and snake are too numerous for them. None of the carp remain. 



568. Statement of Kemp Gaines, Springfield, Clark Co., Ohio, Nov. 28, 1881. 



. Food.— The carp I received in November, 1880, were only from 2 to 3^ inches long, 



^ and I do not think the largest would have weighed more than an ounce. As the pond 



' was so rich in food for carp, 1 did not deem it necessary to feed the carp regularly. It is 



I true that food was sometimes given them, but it was done only to ascertain what they 



1 were fond of. I have fed water-grasses which grow around the pond, purslane, cut cal)- 



' bage, boiled potatoes, and green sugar-corn. They seemed to relish all that we gave them, 



' but showed a decided preference lor the green corn, sliced irom the ear. Any warm day 



i I could bring the carp to the surface of the water by slicing some green corn in t he ^\a- 



I ter near the edge of the pond. Within from 2 to 5 minutes, from 10 to lo ot the -0 carp 



' could be counted, their backs being out of the water. I do not know by what means 



! they discovered in so short a time that the corn was m the pond. , • .^^ io=f 



, Geowth.— By the means of a dip-net I succeeded in taking Irom the pond in the ]asc 



' week in August 3 scale carp. They measured, respectively, 13, 14, and lo inches, anu 



