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Enemies. — There are minnows and bull-frogs, but no turtles in it. 

 Food. — I give them boUed corn and bread twice a week. 



Geowth.— The 11 that remain will weigh from 8 to 10 pounds each. They have not 

 produced any young yet. 



810. Statement of P. Haschke, Winchester, Fayette Co., Tex., Sept. 10, 1883. 



DiPOSiTlON OF CAEP BECEIVED. — Of the carp which were sent to me only 8 arrLved 

 alive. Five of them are still doing well. I kept them in a tank. This season has been 

 very unfavorable, the driest for 22 years. 



Enemies. — I find a great many minnows in my tank, and do not know whether they 

 axe carp, perch, or catfish, though I have caught a full-grown perch and a full-grown 

 catfish. 



Growth. — My carp have grown and done well, the largest measuring 17| inches in 

 length and 14^ inches in belt. 



811. Statement of M. S. Finch, sr., Wortham, Freestone Co., Tex., Aug. 8, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received.— I received 19 carp in December, 1880, and put them 

 iu a tank covering 3 or 4 acres, with a depth of from 2 to 12 feet, and a muddy bottom. 

 It never overflows except when we have heavy rains. It gets quite warm in the sum- 

 mer. 



Plants. — It contains Bermuda grass. 



Enemies. — The pond contains craw-fish, which I have about made up my mind are 

 catching the carp, and so I am catching the craw-fish. There are a few turtles. 



Food. — I have given them com and scraps of bread from the table, but not regularly. 



Growth. — Last year they weighed from 5^ to 7| pounds. I suppose they will weigh 

 at least 10 pounds now. 



Reproduction. — In April, 1882, there was a large school of young, which are no\v 12 

 to 15 inches long. There are too many of them, and I have been catching them to eat 

 and to give away to stock other tanks. I gave away hundreds of them in 1882, and this 

 year I have stocked other tanks and sold about 500. 



Edible qualities. — I commenced eating carp in 1882, and have been eating them 

 ever since. We fry them, and they are very good. 



Miscellaneous. — The whole secret of my success is that I had a new tank and no 

 other fish could get in to destroy the eggs. 



812. Statement of J. P. Lee, Wortham, Freestoite Co., Tex., Aug. 8, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 19 carp in December, 1880, and put them 

 in a pond covering an acre with a depth of 4 feet and a bottom of clay and sediment. No 

 water flows through it, and it contains no plants. 



Enemies. — There are catfish, white perch, frogs, and suapping-tuitles in it. 



Growth. — The year after they were put in 3 were seen, which Avere then 15 inches 

 long. I have not fed them and have seen no young. 



Miscellaneous. — They do well in this country when in new tanks by themselves, 

 and poorly when put with other fish. 



813. Statement of Thomas Longbotham, Wortham, Freestone Co., Tex., Aug. 10, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received 20 carp in the fall of 1880. My pond 

 is from 2 to 8 feet deep, covers 2 acres, and has a sandy bottom. 



Enemies. — There are perch, catfish, frogs, and turtles also in the tank. 



Growth. — They weigh at present about 8 pounds each. 



Miscellaneous. — I have not fed them, because there were other fish in the tank, 

 but do not know how many there are. I have never seen any young, and if there were 

 any the other fish probably destroyed them. I have built a new tank expressly tor carp, 

 and would like to have some more. 



814. Statement of A. N. Snapp, Wortham, Freestone Co., Tex., Jubj 25, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I received carp about 3 years ago, and, having no 

 suitable tank, put them in a small tank, which soon dried and the airp died. The carp 

 which our neighbors got at the same time have done well. I have now made 3 tanks, 

 from 1 to 3 acres each, and from 10 to 15 feet deep, for carp. 



