794 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [136] 



615. Statement of David Fosdick, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., Ohio, Aug. 9, 1883. 



Disposition of cakp received. — In November, 1880, 1 received 15 carp. My arti- 

 ficial pond is 7 by 50 feet, from 2^ to ?> ieet deep, and has a bottom composed of clay, 

 sand, and gravel. Ten gallons of spring water flow into the pond per hour. In sum- 

 mer the temperature is from 70° to 74°, and when it empties in the pond it is 60°. 



Plants. — Clover and timothy grow on the banks of the pond. 



Enemies. — A few frogs only inhabit the pond. 



Food. — I give the carp breadcrumbs and mashed potatoes daily. 



Growth. — Each of the 7 original carp remaining weigh about 2\ pounds. 



Reproduction. — There are about 500 young in the pond, and they are from 2 to 6 

 inches long. 



Miscellaneous. — It is my intention to make arrangements for a more extensive cult- 

 ure of the carp, and if I find them to be a good food-fish I shall still further increase 

 the number of ponds. Meat is getting high and scarce. People will have to come down 

 to fish. I do not think the supply will equal the demand, although to give the carp the 

 chance they will increase very fast. 



616. Statement of B. H. Lodge, Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co., Ohio, July 26, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I put the 16 scale carp received in October, 1880, 

 and 17 leather received in the fall of 1882, into an artificial pond, with 27 rods of sur- 

 face, a maximum depth of 4 feet, and a bottom of clay, sand, and muck. During the 

 warm weather, enough water flows into the pond to maintain a uniform depth. In 

 spring and fall the surplus water passes through a 2-inch pipe. In summer the tem- 

 perature of the water as it reaches the pond is from 60° to 02°. 



Plants. — Water-lillies and various kinds of plant and grass grow in the pond. 



Enemies. — A few turtles and frogs inhabit the ponds. It contains no other fish than 

 carp. 



Food. — I feed the carp on chopped cabbage, lettuce, and boiled rice. But bread-crumbs 

 and refuse from the picnic tables, which I give them daily in summer, they seem to 

 devour more eagerly. 



Growth. — The 4 carp remaining will average from 18 to 20 inches long, and weigh 

 probably 4 pounds net. In May, 1883, I had 8 leather carp which were each 1 foot 

 long. 



Reproduction. — In the spring of 1883 there were about 2,000 young in the pond. 

 Some of the yearlings are 10 inches long. I do not see any of the young of the leather 

 carp. 



Disposition of young. — I sold most of the young at $7 per hundred. When the 

 others are large enough to care for themselves I intend to put them in Silver Lake — a 

 body of water which covers 105 acres. 



Difficulties. — In the spring of 1883 I lost 15 original carp by removing them to a 

 fountain bowl newly plastered with Portland cement. 



617. Statement of S. P. iVcFall, Newton Falls, Trumhull Co., Ohio, July 26, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 15 scale carp received about December 1, 1880, 

 and the 20 mirror, received in 1881, I put in 2 ponds, each covering about \ acre and 

 having muddy bottoms. Both ponds are fed by a very small supply of warm spring 

 water. 



Plants.— White and yellow pond-lily, water-plantain, arrow-head, and wild grass 

 grow in the pond. 



Enemies. — Carp alone inhabit the pond. , 



Food. — I give the carp wheat-screenings and refuse from the kitchen daily at sunset. 



Growth. — In the fall of 1882 the original carp averaged 82 pounds. I have one mirror 

 carp remaining. 



Reproduction. — The young of tbe scale carp number 700, and are from 1 to 6 inches 

 long. 



Sales. — I sold 100 young. 



Difficulties.— About February 1, 1883, all of the mirror, except 1, turned yellow 

 and began dying about February 20. The scale carp were not quite so yellow, but also 

 died about the same time. Only 25 small scale carp and the 1 mirror carp escaped. 



618. Statement of B. G. Schenck, Franklin, Warren Co., Ohio, Sept. 15, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 24 carp received about the middle of Decem- 

 ber, 1882, I put in a pond 54 by 150 feet, with a depth over the upper two-thirds of about 



