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natural drainage which supplies the pond with water has practically failed for two sea- 

 sons. 



Plants. — There are no plants in the pond. 



Enemies. — Nothing of any consequence disturbs the carp. 



Food. — I give the carp lettuce, bread, and mush every 2 or 3 days. 



Geowth. — The few original carp remaining average about 20 inches in length. 



Eepeoduction. — There are great numbers of young in the pond, and they weigh all 

 the way up to 1 pound. 



Sales. — I have supplied 3 of my neighbors with young. 



Difficulties. — My pond does not properly hold ivater, and has suffered for the want 

 of a sufficient supply. I purpose remedying the latter defect by means of a windmill 

 and well. 



773. Statement of D. H. Parker, M. D., Medon, 3Iadison Co., Tenn., July 25, 1883. 



Disposition of carp eeceited. — I received»a total of 45 carp in November, 1880 

 and February, 1881. I placed them in a l-acre pond, having a depth of 3^ feet, a muddy 

 bottom, and 40 gallons of very cold spring water flowing through it per ho\ir. 



Plants. — A few pond-lilies, but no plants of any consequence, grow in the pond. 

 Nothing that disturbs the carp inhabits it. 



Food. — I give the carp bread, cabbage, and cooked Irish potatoes twice a week. 



Geowtii. — The 8 original carp remaining weigh from 1 to 6 pounds. The leather 

 carp are nuich the larger. I am satislied that carp thrive a great deal better in stagnant 

 than in spring or running water. Jfy daughter has about 20 carp in stagnant water that 

 are giowiiig finely. I have seen no young yet. 



Difficulties. — The kingfisher is the greatest enemy of the carp. 



774. Statement of H. F. Parker, 3I«don, 3Iadison Co., 7'cnn., July 31, 1883. 



Disposition of caep eeceiveu. — The 20 carp received in October, 1880 and in 

 January, 1881, I placed in a 2j-acre pond having a depth of from 1 to 6 feet and a very 

 soft, muddj" bottom. Si.K gallons of very cold water from never-failing springs in the 

 pond flow through it per minute. 



Plants. — Swamp-grassos grow in the pond where the water is 2 or 3 feet deep. 



Enemies. — Bream, speckled perch, goggle-eye perch, catfish, bull-frogs, toads, and a 

 few turtles inhabit the pond. 



Food. — I give the carp stale-bread crumbs. 



Growth. — The original cixrp weigh from 2} to 3 pounds. I have seen no young yet. 



Difficulties. — Turtles and luuskrats disturb the carp. 



Miscellaneous. — The carp do not go into the mud in winter. I placed 2 carp in a 

 small pond, but could never tame them. They are very shy — the wildest fi.sh I ever saw. 



775. Statement of IF. Hugh Brown, Spring Hill, dloury Co., Tenn., July 27, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 10 carp received in December, 1880, and 20 

 in November, 1881 remained for 12 months, without any increase, in a small pond hav- 

 ing a muddy bottom. They then got in an adjoiniug pond covering from 4 to 5 acres, 

 and having a depth of from 6 inches to 12 feet, and a muddy, rocky, and gravelly bot- 

 tom. The pond is supplied by a large spring. Large quantities of water, which in sum- 

 mer is moderately warm at the top but cold at the bottom, flow in and out of the 

 pond. The carp can find water to suit them in the various temperatures of the pond. 



Plants. — The carp seem to eiijoy, and I frequently see them in the moss that grows 

 in such great quantities in the ])oud. 



Enemies. — White perch, white bass, large bull-frogs, turtles of every variety, quan- 

 tities of muskrats, snakes, and mosquitoes in great profusion inhabit the pond. 



Food. — As the carp find every thing in the pond that the}' desire, I give them no 

 food. 



Growth. — I have 9 of the original carp. I have never caught any, but from appear- 

 ance judge that they weigh from 20 to 25 pounds each. 



Reproduction. — I do not know the number of young in the pond, but I am certain 

 that there has been a great increase. They weigh from i to 1 pound. 



Miscellaneous. — My pond is finely adapted to carp culture. 



776. Sfatemeiit of Rev. F. A. Thompson, Spring Hill, 3Iaury Co., Tenn., 3Iay 21, 1884. 



Disposition of caep received. — I received 9 leather carp in November. 1880, and 

 kept them in a box in the pond until March, 1381. I received 25 more in November, 



