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Plants. — It may he that the carp have secreted themselves among the moss which 

 grows on the bottom of the pond to the height ol' 6 inches. There is also plenty of 

 cress growing in the pond. 



Geovvth. — Mr. John B. Brown informs me that 8 of the 13 carp deiwsited in his pond 

 will average 16 inches in length. Mr. John Lee placed 15 carp in his pond November, 

 1881, ana says that 6 of them are from 12 to 14 inches long. 



601. Statement of Josevh 3Tessenger, Granville, Licking Co., Ohio, Aug. 25, 1882. 



Gkowth. — On December 1, 1880, I received a consignment of carp and placed them 

 in a small hastily-constructed pond until the 21st instant, when I transferred the 2 re- 

 maining carp to another pond. These having made rapid growth, I am not displeased with 

 the undertakmg. One measured 10| inches and the other 12^ inches. I have no young 

 yet. 



602. Statement of Jennison Hall, Fiqua, Miami Co., Ohio, Sept. 12, 1882. 



Reproduction.— There is a party in this city that has 10,000 young leather carp to 

 dispose of— produce of some sent here from Washington some 2 years ago. 



603. Statement of Charles Senseman, West Charleston, Miami Co., Ohio, Aug. 9, 1^883. 



Disposition of carp received.— The 10 scale and 10 leather carp received Novem- 

 ber 20 1880 I put ina i^ acre pond, with a depth of from 1 to 6 feet. It is fed by a strong 

 vein of spring water, which is turned into the pond at various points whenever the water 

 in it is cooler than the spring water. By this method the growing period is very much 

 lengthened. . 



Plants —Pond-lilies, wild rice, and water-cress grow m the pond. 



Enemies.— A few catfish, frogs, and turtles inhabit the pond. I try to free the pond 

 of vermin. , _, ,, 



Food —I give them shipstuflf, boiled corn, and lettuce once a day. The small carp 

 will come for food which they eat out of the hand, and are as gentle as kittens. 



Growth.— An original carp that was injured and died in the summer ot 1882 weighed 

 5.^ pounds. I found 18 of the original carp on drawing off the pond m June, 1882. 



■reproduction.- I estimate the number of yovxng at hundreds or even thousands. 

 They are from 4 to 8 inches long. The condition of the carp is excellent. 



604. Statement of Samuel Wampler, Dayton, Montgomery Co., Ohio, Aug. 9, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received.— I put 27 of the 31 carp received in March, 1881, 

 in a pond covering k acre, with a depth of from 6 inches to 5 feet, and a muddy and 

 gravelly bottom. From 3 to 5 gallons of water at a temperature of 65 m summer, tlow 



through this pond per minute. ■ ■, , -^ u.-u i t Ar. ^r.f 



En EJiiES.— Snapping- turtles, but no other fish than carp inhabit the pond. I do not 



^ Gkovvth.— I saw an original carp the other day which weighed from 3 to 4 pounds. I 

 have been unable to catch any, though I seined my pond 3 times. 



Reproduction.— There are several hundred young m the pond, from 4 to 6 inches 

 long,^ and some less than 1 inch in length. Some of the young weigh from 3 to 4 ounces. 



605. Statement of S. J. Stoner, Sulphur Grove, Montgomery Co., Ohio, Aug. 6, 1882. 



Disposition of carp E^CEIVED.-December 2, ip, I received 21 ca^ in goo^^^^^ 

 dition and placed them in my pond. I have since thrown m feed tor them, but could 

 never 'see any signs of the fish, l^herefore, on the 1st day of this month I drew off the 

 water, and, as I feared, found no fish. I have no idea what became of them. 



606. Statement of W. E. Logan, Andrews, Morrow Co., Ohio, Aug. 20, 1883. 



DISPOSITION OF CARP RECEIVED.-The 10 leather and lOsc^le carp recdved on De- 

 cember 1 1880, I put in a pond having a surface area oi about 1,000 square yaros a 

 depth varying W6 inches to 4 feet, and amuddy bottom. As the ^V^^g^^l^l^-^;, 

 nish enough, I introduce water into the pond by means of a wheel. The temperature oi 

 the w^ter a_t_noo^n^is 8^^^^ ^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^ ^^""^1^"^ 



ENEMiES.-Sun-fish, frogs, and a few turtle are found m the pond. Sun-hsh, e^peci 

 ally, disturb the carp. 



