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grow on the banks. Neither bass nor pike, bat common branch fish, svui-perch, suck- 

 ers, &c., inhabit the pond. 



Food. — Occasionally I give the carp corn-bread. 



Geowth. — When last seen we had 7 original carp, each of which approximated the 

 shad in size, and weighed about 4 pounds. 1 think my carp gain about a pound each year. 



1 believe they spawned this spring. August 27, 1881, the leather carp received in the 

 fall of 1880 and spring of 1881, were 10 inches long, and weighed from 1 to 1} pounds. 



Miscellaneous. — I have disposed of some of the carp. It is my intention to stock 

 the neighboring streams when I have young to spare. 



925. Statement of Wm. L. Hudson, Lurny, Pane Co., Va., July 25, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — I put the 30 carp I received April 19, 1881, and 



2 subsequent lots of 10 each in 3 ponds. One of these is 60 by 100 feet, having a 

 clayey bottom, and a depth of from 2 to 5 feet. The other ponds are 30 by 40 feet, with a 

 muddy and sandy bottom. There is a spring in each pond. 



Plants and enemies.— A few lilies and weeds grow near the edges of the pond. No 

 other fish, but a few small frogs, inhabit it. 



Food. — Occasionally I give the carp corn-meal and bread. 



Growth. — I have all of the carp except 2. They average from 10 to 18 inches in 

 length. 



Reproduction. — There are young in the pond this year, and I e.xpect to distribute 

 .some next fall to other parties. 



920. Statement of Wm. 0. Yager, Luray, Fatje Co., Va., July'.li, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — In April, 1881, I received 10 carp, and in 1882, 10 

 leather carp. I placed them in a pond covering | of an acre, with a muddy bottom, 

 and a depth of 3 feet. No overflow occurs except when we are visited by heavy rains. 

 The water is cold at the bottom of the pond. 



Plants and enemies. — Mosses grow on the edges of the pond. It is inhabited by 

 frogs and skilpots, but by no other fish than carp. 



Food. — Sometimes I give the carp curd and corn-meal. 



Growth. — The largest carp taken from tlie pond weighed IJ pounds, and measured 

 15 inches in length. I think there are carp in the pond, which will weigh 3 pounds. 



Reproduction. — I have 300 or 400 young of this year's hatching, which are about 6 

 inches long. 



Miscellaneous. — The carp pay me well for all my trouble, and are my jjets. Vis- 

 itors often admire them. 



927. Sfatevwutof Wm. E. Gooldy, Chatham, Pittsylvania, Co., Va., Nov., 1882. 



Growth. — Last fall I received 22 carp. They are doing well, and will now measure 

 from 7 to 8 inches in length. 



928. Statement of L. S. Pigg, editor of the Pittsi/lvania Tribune. Chatham, Pittsylrania Co., 



P'a., Sept. G, 1884. 



Carp for sale. — I have 150,000 young carp for sale at the following prices: 



For 100 carp, 2 to 5 inches long . $5 



For 500 carp, 2 to 5 inches long 20 



For breeders, per pair 2 to 5 



For a 5-gallon transportation can 1 



I obtained 25 carp from the United States Fish Commission, November 11, 1881, and 

 20 more November 8, 1882. 



929. Statement of T. A. Elliott, Danville, Pittsylvania Co., Va., July 28, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — A 2 or 3 inch stream of water from a cool spring 

 supplies the o-acre pond in which I put the 20 carp that I received on January 1, 1883. 

 It has a gravelly and mucky bottom, and the water in it is warm. 



Plants and enemies. — Flags, rushes, and moss grass having their roots at the bot- 

 tom spread upon the surface of the pond. It is inhabited by silver- roach, pond-mullet, 

 and frogs, but by no other fish than carp. 



Food. — About once a month I give the carp moderately-cooked corn-bread, oats, &c. 



Growth. — The original carp appear to be in a healthy condition and are growing 

 rapidly, approximating the herring in size. They are too young to spawn. 



