832 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [174] 



785. Statement of C. 31. Ewinf/, Drcsdai, Weakley Co., Tenn., Sept. 11, 1883. 



Disposition of caep eeceived. — In 1881 1 received 3 cai-p, the remainder of the ship- 

 ment having died on the way. By some mistake they had laid over at Nashville, Tenn. 



1 gave the 3 to Mr. John W. Jeter, who j)ut them in his pond. This summer the pond 

 overflowed and washed out one of the Ush, which his boy foiiud, brought home, and put 

 into a tub of cold well water, but it subsequently died. 



Growth. — On examination, it was found to weigh about 4 pounds and to contain a 

 considerable quantity of well-developed eggs. 



Edible qualities. — It was eaten and pronounced by him a very palatable fish. He 

 said that he would have preferred losing the finest swine on his place. 



786. Statement of John McGavock, Franklin, Williamson Co., Tenn., July 27, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 14 carp received in 1880 I placed, in a pond 

 covering about an acre, with a depth of from 3 to ih feet, and a black, muddy bottom. 

 A bold spring of moderately cool water supplies it. 



Plants and enemies. — Plants indigenous here grow in the pond. Frogs inhabit it. 



Food. — I give the carp corn-bread and green clover once or twice a week. 



Growth. — The 14 original carp average about ;] pound. I have seen no young yet. 



Miscellaneous. — I am constructing a larger pond, and desire some scale carp. 



787. Statement of Uliomas E. Fulloss, Bock Sill, Williamson Co., Tenn., Aug. 6, 1883. 



Dl-SPOSITION OF CARP RECEIVED. — The 10 carp received in November, 1880, I put in 

 a j-acre pond, having a maximum depth of 5 feet and a muddy bottom. At this date 

 the water is quite warm, and about 5 barrels flow through the pond per day, while in 

 spring the flow is 50 barrels. I put brush in the pond for the carp to spawn on. It 

 contains no plants. 



Enemies. — Bull-frogs inhabit the pond. 



Food. — I give the carp bread and Irish potatoes daily. They became very gentle in 

 188"?, and when we fed them could be dipped out of the water. 



Growth. — The 4 original leather carp remaining average 26 inches in length, and 

 weigh about 7 pounds. 



Reproduction. — There are about 1,000 young in the pond, which weigh all the way 

 up TO 2.J pounds. They first spawned in the spring of 1882. 



Disposition of young. — I have given some of the young to my neighbors. 



Difficulties. — I had to move the old carp to a smaller pond to prevent the eggs be- 

 ing devoured by the young carp. 



788. Statement of F. Feyton Carver, Mount Juliet, Wilson Co., Tenn., Aug. 4, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 10 carp received on November 26, 1880, and 

 the 2 lots of 17 each received subsequently I kept for 2 years in a pond covering 12 square 

 feet, with a depth of 12 inches and a muddy bottom. I then removed them to a h- 

 acre pond having a depth of from 1 to 6 feet. A stream of from 4 to 6 inches from 2 

 cold freestone springs situated, respectively, 100 and 200 y^rds from the pond supplies 

 it with water. 



Plants and enemies. — Plants indigenous here grow in the pond. During the first 



2 years the small pond was inhabited by bull-frogs. Trout and bream got into the iiond 

 this year during an overflow. 



Food. — I give the carp corn and worms. 



Growth. — The 3 original carp remaining average from 3 to 4 pounds. The second 

 lot, which I suppose to be leather carp, only weigh from \ to ;} pound. The third lot 

 arc as large as the second. 



Reproduction. — The carp did not repawn while in the small pond. But there are 

 many young in the large pond. The other day I caught at one dip with a net 8 by 12 

 inches 9 young, each weighing ■ pound. 



D1FFICUI.TIES. — As the 2 ponds lie near and adjacent to one another, it is difficult to 

 prevent other fish from getting into the carp pond. 



TEXAS. 



789. Statement of L. M. Hitchcock, Palestine, Ander>ion Co., Tex., Juli/ 28, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 19 carp in January, 1881, and put them 

 in a small pond Irom 1 to 5 feet deep with muddy bottom. There is a small flow of 

 spring water tinctured with iron and sulphur. There are no plants in it. 



