790 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [132] 



Disposition of young. — I sold and gave away the young. 



Difficulties. — I lost 8 mirror and 4 scale carp. Muskrats disturb the carp when in 

 winter quarters. 



Miscellaneous. — The German carp will become a favorite dish with the Americans 

 as soon as they learn how to prepare it for the table. 



597. Statement of Wm. Salway, Stipf. Sprkuj Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio, Aug. 2, 1883. 



Disposition of caep received. — The 17 carp received by Mr. Adolph Strauch, late 

 superintendent Spring Grove Cemetery, were placed in a pond covering 5,000 feet of aiea, 

 with an average depth of 2 feet and a gravelly bottom. The supply of water is small 

 and is moderately cool. There are no plants in the pond. 



Enemies. — Swans and frogs are to be found in the pond. 



Food. — I give them bread every day. 



Growth. — On July 14, I cauglit 2 carp which weighed 3 pounds each. 



Miscellaneous. — I have not been in charge of the pond sufficiently long to know 

 the number of original carp remaining, nor whether there are any young in the poud. 



598. Statement of H. W. C. Jfuth, ML IleaWiij, Hamilton Co. , Ohio, Dec. 8, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — In the latter part of the year 1880 I received 40 

 German carp. The bottoms of my ponds are ola clay soil; depth, varying from S to 12 

 feet in the deepest parts, the water getting .shallower as it ai)proaches the shores. Each 

 of the ponds covers an area of less than an acre. These ponds are supplied wit li water from 

 the surface, springs, and small streams. The ponds contain no water-plants nor grasses. 



Enemies. — Snapping-turtles and \ arious kinds of frogs at times get into my ponds. 

 In the blue heron and kiug-tislier, especially the former, the young cixrp find a great de- 

 stroyer. All other enemies I can manage. 



Food. — In addition to corn, oats, refuse of the slaughter-house, brewery, and kitchen, 

 I give the c^irp small boiled potatoes. 



Growth.- — The old carp measure 22 inches in length; the young of this year that 

 were in ponds not overstocked vary in length from 10 to 12 inches. 



Reproduction. — 1 number my young carp at 5,000. I cultivate the fish for sale, and 

 have shipped them to all parts of the United States. 



Edible qualities. — We have eaten carp both baked and fried. We relished them 

 very much. 



I'RICE. — Mj' price-list for 1883 has been as follows: German carp (scale, mirror, and 

 leather), 25 for $3; 50 for §5; 75 for $7; 100 for $8; 10 per cent, off for 500 or more. 



599. Statement of John B. Browne, NaahviUe, Jlohnes Co., Ohio, Aug. 4, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 13 carp received in November, 1880, and the 

 10 in the spring of 1883, I put in a poud s acre in circumference, with a maximum depth 

 of 7 feet, and a bottom composed of mud and gra^'el. In the summer of 1881, the flow 

 of water was that of a h inch stream. In the summers of 1882 and 1883 an inch stream 

 flowed through it. 



I'LANTS. — Cat-tail and calamus grow in the center, and oats and grass on the edges of 

 the pond. The carp destroyed the water-cress. 



Enemies. — We kill the frogs, turtles, and muskrats that infest the pond. No other 

 fish inhabit it. 



Food. — In addition to the 3 gallons of wheat-bran and corn-meal that I give the carp 

 daily, they are fed whenever any one comes to see them. 



Growth. — I have 2 of the original carp, which weigh from 5 to 6 pounds and measure 

 22 inches each. The others were stolen in the summer of 1882, in spawning time. 



Reproduction. — There are thousands of young in the pond, which are from 4 to 10 

 inches long. 



Sales. — I have sold about 300 young. 



Difficulties. — The only trouble is with thieves. I am building a guard-house and 

 will shoot them. 



600. Statement of A. B. Liggett, Nashville, Holmes Co., Ohio, 3Iay 8, 1882. 



Disposition of carp received. — My carp were in splendid condition when I de- 

 posited them in my pond December 16, 1881. As I have seen no signs of them since, I have 

 concluded that the water, which flows from a spring, is too cold for them. The quan- 

 tity is sufficient to fill a 2^ incli pipe. 



