862 REPORT OP COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [204] 



934. Statement of Thomas Lewis, Salem, Roanoke Co., Va., Sept. 20, 1883. 



Disposition of caep EECErv'ED. — I put the 500 carp which I received in November, 

 1878, in a pond 200 feet square, with a depth of 5 feet. This pond broke and all were lost 

 except 146. There is a foot flow of water through the pond. At the spring the tem- 

 perature is about 50°; that of the pond varies with the weather. The pond was entirely- 

 free from other fish, frogs, turtles, &c. In March, 1881, at which time the carp were 30 

 months old and weighed from l^V to 2j pounds each, and measured from 10 to 15 inches in 

 length, I distributed the remaining 146 carp to the following parties: William Gray- 

 bill, Amsterdam, Botetourt County, Virginia, 22 carp; D. S. Read, Roanoke, Roanoke 

 County, Virginia, 20 carp; William Brand, Catawba, Roanoke County, Virginia, 20 carp; 

 Institution for Deaf, Dumb, and Blind, Staunton, Augusta County, Virginia, 21 carp; 

 WHliam B. Dickerson, Glade Springs, Washington County, Virginia, 20 carp; N. K. 

 White, Abingdon, Washington County, Virginia, 20 ciirp; S. F. Simmers, Salem, Roa- 

 noke County, Virginia, 10 carp; F. J. Chapman, Salem, Roanoke County, Virginia, 13 

 carp. 



Food. — I gave the carp wheat and com. 



Growth. — In 5 years the original fish have obtained a weight of from 8 to 12 pounds 

 ea«h. 



Repeoduction. — Thousands of young have been hatched, although the carp have not 

 always been properly cared for. 



Disposition of young. — Since I distributed the 146 original carp I have also dis- 

 tributed some 500 young, varying in size from 4 to 12 inches. 



935. Statement of Wm. M. DunJop, Kerr^s Creek, Rockhridge Co., Va., Aug. 2, 1883. 



Disposition of caep eeceived. — I put the 16 carp received in December, 1880, in a 

 pond \ of an acre (a part of a6|-acre pond), having a gravelly and muddy bottom, with 

 a maximum depth of 3} feet. About h a million gallons of water, the temperature of 

 which is 62° F., flow through the pond daily. 



Plants. — Coarse moss, resembling pine-tops, and water-lilies grow in the pond in 

 muddy places. 



Enemies. — White suckers, trout, California salmon, and black bass were put in the 

 larger pond several years ago. Terrapins, bull-frogs, and lizards are natives of it. 



Food. — I do not give the carp any food, as they feed on a soft bug, shaped somewhat 

 like a grain of coflee, that is found among the moss in the pond. 



Difficulties. — I am very much discouraged, as none of the carp have ever been seen, 

 while plenty of suckers are caught every winter. 



936. Statement of J. K. Edmondson, Lexington, Rockbridge Co. , Va. , Aug. 29, 1883. 



Disposition of caep eeceived. — I received 25 carp 2 years ago and 25 more last 

 year. The water is cold. Subsequently the carp disappeared. 



937. Statement of Daniel J. Hileman, Mill Creek, Rockbridge Co. , Va. , Dec. 18, 1882. 



Geowth. — The fish which yon sent me last fall have done very well. I raised sev- 

 eral of them up on a dip-net, and they were about 10 inches in length. 



938. Statement of Jacob Senger, Baker'' s Mill, Rockingham Co., Va.,Dec. 12, 1881. 



Geowth. — Mr. A. Myers, of this county, has some yearling carp that average 15 

 inches in length. Michael B. E. Kline has some weighing li lbs. each. 



.939. Statement of 3L B. E. Cline, Broadway, Rockinglmm Co., Va., July 28, 1883. 



Disposition of caep eeceived. — In October, 1880, I received 16 carp, and 25 more 

 the next year. I gave a neighbor 12 of them. My pond is 22 by 62 feet, with a depth 

 of from 1 to 4 feet. It has a clayey bottom. A constant J- inch flow of cold spring water 

 passing the dairy and through the stock-yard supplies my pond. 



Plants. — Grass grows in the shallow water. I have willow brush in the pond. 



Enemies. — The pond contains nothing that is destructive to the carp. I killed the 

 only 2 turtles there were. 



I'ooD. — I give the carp corn-meal dough, wheat, shelled corn, bread, and refuse from 

 the dressing of fowls. I feed my carp as regularly as I do my hogs, which is twice a 

 day. 



