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vessel, changing the water once in 48 hours. In the spring of 1883 I put them in a 



pond that is fed by a spring, having a temperature of 48°. 



Plants and enemies. — Calamus and peppermint giow in the pond. Fro"-s and 



water-snakes only are also found in it. ' "^ 



Food. — From 2 to 3 times a week I give the carp wheat-bread and crackere 

 Miscellaneous.— I still have 10 or 12 of the 1882 lot, but have not seen them but 



once or twice this summer. 



583. Statement of Timothy Gee, Salem., Columbiana Co., Ohio, Oct. 2, 1883. 



Disposition of caep keceived.— I received 12 carp in November, 1880, and 20 

 more in November, 1881. I kept them in a pond 160 by 180 ieet, with a muddy bottom, 

 and with water 2 to 6 feet deep. 



Plants. — It contains white pond-lilies. 



Enemies. — It contains no other fish, but it has some frogs. 



Food. — Twice a week I give them corn-meal, wheat bran, corn-bread, and celery. 



Growth. — I still have four of the first lot and ten of the second lot. The first weigh 

 from 8 to 10 pounds each. One of the second lot when dressed weighed 2i pounds. 



Kepeoduction. — The young are from 2 to 10 inches long, and the pond seems to be 

 full of them. I am offering young for sale now. 



Edible qualitibs. — The family has cooked one or two carp, and think them very 

 fine. 



Miscellaneous. — I was walking around my pond in February, 1882, and greatly to 

 my surprise I saw 4 fish, that appeared to be from 12 to 16 inches long, sunning them- 

 selves upon the surface of the water. They frequented the same place every day for 

 about 3 weeks, after which I did not again see them for 2 months. Since then I have 

 seen them swimming on the water, and after rains they can be seen jumping 2 or 3 feet 

 above the water. Our pond has proved a great pleasure to our friends as well as to our- 

 selves. 



584. Statement of Bush Taggart, Salem, Columbiana Co. , Ohio, July 28, 1883. 



Disposition of caep received. — The carp received in November, 1880, and spring 

 of 1882, I put in a pond 100 by 125 feet, with a depth varying from 3 to 10 feet. It 

 has a temperature of from 50° to 60°, and it is fed only by springs in the pond. No 

 plants grow in the pond, and it contains nothing that injures or destro3's the carp. 



Growth. — In the winter of 1882-'83 the original carp averaged nearly 3 pounds. 



Difficulties. — Muskrats drained my pond in the winter of 1882-'83 and caused the 

 loss of the carp. 



Miscellaneous. — I desire to get my pond again stocked with carp. Carp are being 

 raised with great success in small ponds in this immediate neighborhood. 



585. Statement of H. B. Pardee, Strongsville, Cayahoga Co., Ohio, Aug. 11, 1883. 



Disposition of caep received. — The 15 carp received in November, 1880, I put in 

 a half-acre pond, having a depth of 4 feet and a muddy bottom. Enough spring 

 water flows into the porwl, which is adapted to carp culture, to keep it clear and cool. 

 The discharge water is carried off by means of a raceway around the pond. 



Plants and enemies.— Lilies, cat- tail flags, and sea-giass roots, or moss grow m 

 the pond. Bull-heads, frogs, and turtles inhabit it. 



Food. — I give the carp lettuce, cabbage, and meal to toU them into sight, but I have 

 not succeeded. 



Reproduction.— Last spring I found 2 small fish that washed through the sluice, 

 which I supposed were carp. They were lodged in the grass, and were each 5 inches 



long. T V. T 



Miscellaneous.— Although I have been unable to see any of the carp, 1 believe 

 they are in the pond. I fished for them with a hook, but got no bite. 



586. Statement of Samuel Gamble, Winona, Columbiana Co., Ohio, Aiig. 6, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received.— I put the 13 carp received in the fall of 1880 in a 

 pond, 1 by 8 rods, with a depth of from Ih to 2J- feet, and supplied with water by a small 

 spring. . . 



Enemies.— Frogs infest the pond, and a turtle was also found mi.. 



Difficulties.— The ice on the pond was 12 inches thick in the spring ot ISbi, wuen 

 the dam broke and lowered the water to a depth of 12 inches. I have not seen the carp 

 since. 



