818 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [160] 



Plants. — There are several varieties of grass around the edge. 



Enemies. — There are small perch and frogs in abundance, and it is impossible to get 

 rid of them. 



Geowth. — We had one for dinner in June v.'hich weighed 10 pounds and measured 

 24 inches in length. Th«re are still 8 to 10 of them. 



Repeoduction. — I am not able to say how many young they have produced; not 

 very many as I think that the perch destroyed them. I still hope that I have some 

 young ones. 



DIFFICULTIKS. — I built a separate pond for them, but the weir rotted out before I 

 knew it and the carp esciiped into the main pond, which is the reason for their not 

 doing better. I have no doubt that they will do well in this section if j^roperly man- 

 aged. 



723. Statement of E. H. Bates, Mnynard, Fickens Co., S. C, July 31, 1883. 



Food. — I train my carp to come for food at the sound of a bell. I was fir.st enabled 

 to do this by throwing flies on the surface of the water. In this way they learned to 

 be i?entle. 



Growth. — The carp received February 9, 1883, are doing well and are from 6 to 10 

 inches long. I purpose constructing one or two more ponds. 



724. Statement of A. P. Butler, Commissioner of AfjrieuUure, Columbia, Richland Co., S. C, 



Oct. 18, '1880. 



Geowth. — I have the most encouraging reports of the carp distributed last Novem- 

 ber. Some are 10 inches in length and weigh 1 pound. 



725. Stotemcni of C J. HusJce, Superintendent of Fish and Fisheries, Columhia, Ilichland Co., 



S. a, Oct. 31, 1881. 



Disposition of caep received. — I received a supply of fishla.st winter and placed 

 them in a pond situated on a 4-acre lot, which had been purchased for carp culture. 

 About as large an area as is now covered by water can be tiiken in and the pond made 

 twice its present size. 



Geowth. — I drew the pond off Sei>tember 27 and found about 170 fine carp from 10 

 inches upward, the largest being 211 inches in length and weighing 4.j pounds. We ex- 

 pect the fish to spawn next spring; and with the number of stock fish we now have we 

 may look for a large supply of young fish for distribution annually. 



72G. Statement of C. J. Huske, Columbia, Richland, Co., S. C, June 1, 1882. 



DiSPO.SlTiON of caep eeceived. — Without a single exception where parties have 

 been prepared to take their carp, they were delivered in good condition. Last year we 

 distributed 2,200 and this year 4,500. Those distributed a year ago have done so well 

 that our citizens I'eel that they can undertake oirp culture with reasonable hope of suc- 

 cess. Four express shipments all came through from Washington^n fine condition and 

 the carp were shipped throughout the State at a cost of 3 cents apiece. Very few died 

 on oui- hands. 



Geowth. — The State carp ponds at Columbia, which have been enlarged during the 

 winter, contain 200 carp 2 years old, weighing from 2 to 5 pounds each. 



727. Slatcme7U of C. J. Iluske, Columbia, Richland Co., S. CAug. 18, 1883. 



Repeoduction. — The ctu-p have done Avell in this State. Where they were distrib- 

 uted 2 or 3 j'ears ago the ponds are now full of young. All the neighboring farmers 

 have seen the ijractical results of their introduction, are highly pleased, and are deter- 

 mined to have carp ponds on their Jarms. The number of applications is daily increasing, 

 and it will be difficult to estimate how many the total will be at the close of the sea- 

 son. 



728. Statement of W. P. Hoy, 3Iillville, Spartanhurg Co., S. C.,1883. 



Geowth. — I am highly pleased with the carp. I drew my pond on April 25, 1883, 

 and the fish were from 4 to 6 inches long. I measured them again ia August, when 

 they were 14 inches long, having grown 8 inches in less than 4 months. 



729. Statement of G. W. Tuck, Shoally, Spartanhurgh Co., S. C, July 7, 1883. 



Disposition of caep eeceived. — About the middle of last February I procured 15 

 small carp and placed them in a pond prepared espec-ially for their reception ; then for 

 4 months I saw no trace of them, and concluded I was only raising frogs in abundance. 



