810 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [152] 



Plants and enemies. — Six different kinds of plants grow in the pond. Itcontainsno 

 other fish, turtle, nor frogs, but I think minks sometimes visit it. 



Food. — Daily, I feed the carp on lettuce, sweet corn, boiled rice, .wheat, and various 

 kinds of vegetable, but they would not eat much. 



Difficulties. — When 9 inches long the carp were stolen by minks, I suppose. If 

 I can get more carp, I will make my pond larger and more secure. 



G84. Statement of J. C. Grundy, Lewisburg, Union Co., Pa., July 31, 1883. 



Disposition of caep received. — The 20 carp received in the fall of 1880 and the 20 

 received in 1882 I put in a pond covering 30 square feet, having a depth of from 3 inches 

 to 3 feet, and a muddy bottom. The water is warm, and only about 1 inch flows through 

 it in dry seasons. 



Enemies. — Frogs, hut no other fish than carp, inhabit the pond. 



Food. — I give the carp bread and lettuce once a week. 



Geowth. — The 7 of the second lot of carp remaining average about 3 pounds. They 

 are doing remarkably well and grow rapidly. Carp will be the cheapest food that can 

 he raised. I have seen no young yet. 



Difficulties. — Muskrats destroyed all of the original carp. 



685. Statement of Samuel Speechley, Coal Hill, Venango Co., Pa., July 26, 1883. 



Disposition of cakp received. — The 15 carp received on November 13, 1880, I 

 placed in about an J-acre pond, having a depth of from 2 to 6 feet and a muddy bottom. 

 A spring supplies the pond with water. 



Plants and enemies. — Grass grows around the edges of the pond. Frogs inhabit it. 



Food. — I feed stale bread occasionally. 



Growth. — There are from 8 to 10 carp remaining, which are from 15 to 18 inches 

 long and weigh from 3 to 5 pounds. 



Reproduction. — There are a great many young in the pond, which are from 4 to 8 

 inches in length and weigh from ^ to I pound. I drained the pond in August, 1882, when 

 many young from 1 to 4 inches in length were to be seen. 



686. Statement of P. B. Gray, Franklin, Venango Co., Pa., July 23, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The carp I received I put in a pool in a small run, 

 where there were some small chubs. The carp all died in a short time after being 

 placed in the pool. 



687. Statement of George 31. Eamsey, 31. D., Clokey, Washington Co., Pa., Aug. 20, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 8 mirror carp received on July 7, 1880, the 

 35 scale carp received in November, 1881, and the 50 leather carp received in the lall of 

 1882 I placed in a pond having a diameter of about GO feet and a muddy bottom. Hard 

 limestone water from a small spring feeds the pond, which is from 70° to 85°. 



Plants and enemies. — The pond is full of swamp-grass, turtles, muskrats, snakes, 

 frogs, but no other fish than carp inhabit it. 



Food. — I give the carp bread occasionally. 



Growth. — The one original mirror carp remaining is 24 inches long and very fat. 

 The 3 scale carp remaining are fully as large as the 1 original mirror carp, and are also 

 24 inches in length. There remain 40 leather carp of the third lot, which are from 16 

 to 18 inches long. 



Difficulties. — Mud-turtles destroyed all of the original carp but one, and all of the 

 second lot but 3. Craw-fish, muskrats, and turtles, are very troublesome. 



Miscellaneous. — I am at a loss to know why the carp do not propagate. 



688. Statement of John S. Knox, East Finley, Washington Co., Pa., Aug. 20, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 20 carp sent in November, 1880, were frozen 

 when received. In 1882 I received 20 more, and placed them in a pond 40 by 70 feet, 

 with a depth of 6 feet and a soft clay bottom. A small stream supplies the pond with 

 a suflicient supply of fresh water. 



Plants and enemies. — Swamp-grass grows in the pond. It contains no other fish. 

 I killed 3 turtles which I found in it. 



Food. — I give the carp bread daily. 



Growth. — The carp average 8 inches in length. Last spring there were 6 remaining. 



