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Food. — Twice a week I give the carp boiled potatoes, corn-bread, and all Iciuds of 

 small grain. 



Growth. — Five of the original carp are known to be dead. On the 1st of June the 

 carp were 6 inches in length. There are no young yet. 



Difficulties. — I find it difficult to keep the screen clear. 



990. Siiatement of Levi FhiUabum, Valley Grove, Ohio Co., W. Va., Sept. 8, 1883. 



Growth. — ^ly carp did well until a rain broke my i)ond, when they got out, all ex- 

 cept one, which I caught. It weighed 4 pounds and measured 16^ inches. 



991. Statement of John K. Botsford, West Liberty, Ohio Co., W. Va., July 28, 1883. 



Disposition of cakp ueceived. — Two years ago I received 10 carp. My jKjnd is 20 

 by 40 Icet, has a loamy bottom, and is 5 feet deep. The temi)erature of the water, of 

 which there is no great supply, is that of an open spring. 



Plants. — Water-lilies grow in the pond. 



liNEMiES. — Frogs, muskrats, and water-snakes infest it. When I put the carp in the 

 pood there were about 150 gold-fish in it. I do not feed the carp. 



Gkowth. — Last fall each of 4 original carp weighed from 1 to 1^^ pounds. I exhib- 

 ited them at the fair grounds. 



Repkoduction. — I have seen several schools of young of from 200 to 300 each. They 

 measure perhaps IJ inches in length. 



992. Statement of Andrew Mann, Forest Hill, Summers Co., W. Va., July 26, 1883. 



Disposition of carp keceived. — In September, 1880, I received 7 carp, which I 

 put in a pond 30 feet in width. It has a muddy bottom, is 2 feet deep, and is supplied 

 with moderately cool spring water. 



Plants and enemies. — Clover, timothy, and weeds grow on the edges of the pond. 

 It is infested by bull-frogs and toads. 



Food. — Once a day I give the carp wheat-bread, corn-bread, cabbage, lettuce, and 

 clover. 



Growth. — I have 6 of the original carp, each of which weighs about 3 jwunds. 



Reproduction. — There are about 200 young in the pond. They will weigh about 

 i pound each. 



Sales. — I have sold and given away about 150 young. 



993. Statement of F. F. BarUeU, Astor, Taylor Co., W. Va., July 26, 1883. 



Disposition of carp received. — The first lot of carp received were destroyed. On 

 November 30, 1881, I received 20 more. My pond is \ of an acre, 7 feet deep, and has a 

 mnddy bottom. A flow of cool limestone water supplies the pond with 3 gallons per 

 minute. In the pond it gets quite warm. 



Plants. — Bulrushes, flat-blade grass, and willows grow in the pond. 



Enemies. — Bull-frogs, snapping-turtles, snails, mussels, and lizards live in the pond. 

 Crawfish let out the water by digging holes in the banks. No other fish inhabit it. 



Food. — I give the carp corn-meal, wheat, cheese, and all kinds of bread. 



Growth. — The 20 original carp vary in length from 12 to 18 inches, and weigh from 

 2 to 4 pounds each. 



Reproduction. — From 3,000 to 4,000 young are in the pond. They measure from ^t 

 to 3 inches in length each. 



. 994. Statement of E. T. Bartlett, Parkcrsburg, Wood Co., W. Va., Aug. 29, 1883. 



Disposition of carp recewed. — The carp which I received in November, 1880, I 

 put in a pond 12 by 46 feet with a depth varying from 4 to 6 feet. It has a clayey 

 bottom. Water enough to nearly fill a 3-inch pipe flows through the pond. The water 

 passes thiough 2 trout ponds before it reaches the carp. The temperature of the water 

 at the spring is 52°. 



Plants. — The pond contains the plants that are indigenous here, and. especially, a 

 vine which grows in an oval shape, and which is .so buoyant that it eventually floats 

 upon the surface of the water, disengaging its roots from the soil below. It is greatly 

 admired by "sisitors. 



Ene.mies. — Frogs, snapping-turtles, and a turtle resembling a land-terrapin inhaliit 



