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reaches the water. They bite as freely as trout or perch, always catch clear, and never 

 swallow the hook. 



745. Statement of George Hart, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tenn., Avg. 14, 1884. 



How TO CATCH CAEP. — Yesterday I caught from my pond, with a net, 3 carp, one of 

 which was 18 inches long and 10 inches around, and was only 2 years old. The rest of 

 the carp were so livelj^ and jumped so high that I was unable to take more. 



746. Statement of Ira P. Jones, A^asJiville, Davidson Co., Tenn., July 27, 1883. 



Disposition of carp eeceived. — On November 25, 1880, 1 received 10 carp which I 

 gave to John C. Ferris, esq., of this county. It required some little time for him to pre- 

 pare his bass pond for the carp, and I think he only placed 6 in the water. He has since 

 removed, and I am not able to give any of the facts as to the result of this experiment. 



The 20 carp received December 2, 1880, I gave to Mr. S. M. Wilson, Tennessee Ridge, 

 Houston County, Tennessee, which he put in a pond 15 by 30 feet. During the heat of 

 the following summer the water was dried up and the carp all lost. 



Miscellaneous. — Generally the carp you have sent to this part of Tennessee have 

 grown rapidly and in some cj^ses multiplied largely, showing that the water and the 

 climate are well adapted to them. Mr. Frank W. Green, of this city, has been very 

 successful, being able to sell many fry for more than a year and a half. 



747. Statement of Louis C. Lischy, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tenn., July 25, 1883. 



Disposition of caep received. — The 10 carp received in the winter of 1881 I put 

 in a pond nearly circular in form, witli a diameter of about 100 feet, a depth of 6 feet in 

 the center, and a clay bottom. Water Irom a spring branch is turned into the pond at 

 will. The water freezes to the thickness of 2 or 3 inches during some winters. 



Plants. — A few willows and various kinds of grass grow around the edges of the 

 pond. 



Enemies. — A few frogs, but no other fish than carp inhabit the pond. 



Food. — 1 do not feed the carp. 



Growth. — I have all of the original carp unl&ss .some were carried off in the recent 

 very desttuctive overflow. The carp as seen in the water appear to be from 12 to 15 

 inches long. 



Reproduction.— The young in the pond are plentiful and are of various sizes. 



Difficulties. — I find it difficult to prevent overflows. 



748. Statement of J. E. Warner, Nashville, Dacid.son Co., Tenn., July 20, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 10 carp received in 1881 I placed in a pond 

 25 by 50 feet, having an average depth of 4- feet and a rocky bottom. About 150 gal- 

 lons of water, at a temperature of 53° F., flows through the pond per minute. 



Plants. — Mosses alone grow in the pond. It is inhabited by nothing that disturbs 

 the caip. 



Food. — I feed the carp entirely on vegetable food, about twice a week. 



Growth. — The G original carp remaining average one pound and are about 11 inches 

 long. 



Reproduction. — There are many young in the pond, which average about 3 inches in 

 length. 



Disposition of young. — I have given away some of the fry. 



Difficulties. — The spring water that supplies the pond is too cold and pure for carj). 

 Water-.snakes trouble them. 



749. Statement of A. F. Whitman, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tenn., Aug. 13, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 26 carp received in November, 1880, 1 placed 

 in a pond 25 by 250 feet, having a depth of 2} feet and a smooth, rocky bottom covered 

 with mud to the depth of from 6 to 10 inches. From 10 to 20 gallons of spring water 

 per minute flow through the pond in dry seasons and from 100 to 200 gallons in spring. 

 It has a temperature of from 55° to 60°. 



Plants and enemies. — Plants grow only on the edges of the pond. A few frogs, 

 but no other fish than carp inhabit it. There were turtles formerly in it, but none now. 



Food. — I feed the carp on bread irregularly, generally when my friends desire to see 

 them. 



