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Plants. — The"we<?cls and clover growing on the edgesof the pond hang into the water. 



ExEliiES. — The pond is inhabited by turtles and trogs, but no other lish than carp. 



Food. — About once a week I gave the carp corn-meal and wheat screenings. 



Growth. — Seven is the greatest number of original carp 1 have seen. I think the 

 largest will weigh 4 pounds. 



Repkoductiox." — It is impos-sible to tell the number of young produced. I have seen 

 100 at one time this summer. 



Difficulties. — I find it very difficult to keep the frogs and turtles out of the jwnd. 



956. Statement of David Boiniuni, TimberviUe, Rockingham Co., Va., July 27, 1883. 



Dispositiox of caep received. — The 26 carp which I received on November 16, 

 1880, I put in a pond of still, muddy water, 30 by 40 yards, with a depth of from Ij to 

 4 feet. It is formed on limestone land, and has a clayey bottom. 



Plants. — Sour-grass, smart-weed, Spanish needles, and other grasses grow in the pond. 



Enemies. — The pond is inhabited by turtles, bull-frogs, skilpots, and catfish. 



Food. — When I fed the carp, which was very seldom, I gave them soft corn and 

 worms. Only one original carp has been seen. The water is very cloudy or muddy at 

 times. 



Difficulties. — When I received the carp the weather was cold, and I had to cut a 

 hole in the ice in order to put them into the pond. 



957. Statement of Solon M. Bowiiujh, Timherville, JRoekingham Co., Va., Aug. 4, 1883. 



Disposition of carp RECEmeD. — Into a i acre pond, having a clayey bottom, with a 

 depth of 2 feet, I put the 16 carp I received on November 26, 1880. No water flows 

 through it. 



Plants and enemies. — Swamp-grass grows in J of the water's edge. Catfish, com- 

 mon frogs, and turtles inhabit the pond. 



Growth.— I suppose the original carp will weigh 2.t pounds each. 



958. Statement ofSaml IT. 3Iyers <£• Son, Timherville, Rockingham Co., Va., Sept. 20, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The 16 carp that I received I put in a pond of 

 about 100 square feet, with a depth of from 2 to 4 feet. It has a blue potter-clay bot- 

 tom. 



Plants. — Joint-grass grows in the pond. 



Enemies. — The pond contains no fish, but in it are frogs and turtles. The water got 

 vers' low 2 years ago, when something caught the carp. 



Food. — Grain was fed to the cattle at the pond, where they obtain water in winter. 

 When the carp were taken from the pond I think they would have weighed 2 pounds 

 each. 



959. Siatement of Leicis Will, TimberviUe. Rock-ingham Co., Va., Aug. 8, 1883. 



Dispo.siTiON of carp received. — In January, 1880, Mr. J. P. Pence and myself 

 received 37 carp. Mr. Geerge L. Will and myself received 26 more in the fall of 1881. 

 My pond is 15 by 75 feet, and from 15 to 20 inches deep. The bottom of the pond is 

 composed of mud. There is a regular flow of an inch of water through the pond. The 

 temperature of the water is between .spring and river water at this .«eason of the year. 



Plants and enemies. — A swamp, or water-gross grows on the edges of the pond. It 

 contains bull-frogs. 



Food. — I sometimes give the carp wheat-bread 3 or 4 times a day, and some days I do 

 not give them any food. 



Growth. — I have 7 of the original carp. From appearance I think they are from 15 

 to 20 inches long, and weigh 4 or 5 pounds. 



960. Statement of D. J. Andes, Moore^s Store, Shenandoah Co., Va., Aug. 1, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — Three years ago I received 8 pairs of carp, and, sub- 

 sequently, another lot. Moss grows in the pond, which is infested by no enemies. 



Growth. — I have an original carp left that measures 20 inches in length. I feed corn- 

 meal. 



961. Statement of Charles L. Swarf z, Mt. Clifton, Shenandoah Co., Va., Oct. 17, 1882. 



Growth. — January 31 we received 20 carp, but all except 5 died before wo got the 

 pond ready in July. The 5 remaining have grown to be from 8 to 10 inches long. 



