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pond ; in fact, the old pond is full of them. I have built another pond near it covering 

 \ of an acre, and I also purpose building a third one. 



Geowth and eepeoduction. — Writing subsequently under date of November 21, 

 1884, Mr. C. W. Ingram says: "I received 40 carp in December, 1882. There are in my 

 pond 25 leather carp weighing from 4 to 5 pounds each, and about 5,000 of this year's 

 fry." 



1031. Statement of Fred. Kunzc, Cornwall, Lebanon Co., Pa., Oct. 22, 1884. 



Geowth. — I have 14 carp remaining of the lot received several years ago. They weigh 

 from IJ to 2 pounds, 2 of them turning the scale at the latter weight. 



1032. Statement of B. Short, Chatham Valley, Tioga Co., Pa., Nov. 18, 1884. 



Food. — I feed the carp on wheat kernel, boiled potatoes, and millet-seed. 



Geowth and eepeoduction. — I received 4 carp April 18, 1883, and planted them 

 in a pond covering about i of an acre. At that time the fish weighed less than a pound 

 each, while 2 fish I caught September 18, 1884, weighed 5-^ pounds each — a growth 

 of 4} pounds in 17 months. I am unable to state the exact number of young, but I es- 

 timate it at 1,000. They are now 8 inches long. 



1033. Statement of E. J. Donaldson, Georgetown, Georgetown Co., S. C, Dec. 1, 1884. 



Disposition of caep eeceived. — Of the 19 adult carp which I received April 12, 

 1884, I lost 3 shortly after their arrival, the.se being sick at that time. During the sum- 

 mer I lost 3 more. The season was very favorable and the pond full of grass, lilies, &c. 

 There is a continual supply and flow of good, fresh water all the year. 



Enemies. — With a dip-net I have taken hundreds of small menhaden, bream, &c. 

 Four weeks ago the watchman saw a half-grown alligator going into the pond from the 

 canal. He set the trap and remained at the jwnd a day and a night. The following 

 morning the alligator was caught. On opening, I found in him a fine, whole carp, 

 very fat. 



Difficulties. — To my great surprise I cannot find any young carp, although it is just 

 possible there may be some in the pond. All surroundings pointed to a large amount of 

 spawn, and I can only account for no young upon the theory that all the adults were 

 males. The one caught by the alligator and one that jumped from the pond in the night 

 and died, were males containing a large quantity of milt. 



1034. Statement of R. L. Bouton in In half of John Loic, Saulshury, Hardeman Co., Tenn., 



Dec. 6, 1884. 



Disposition of caep eeceived. — The 20 carp sent me in 1879, Mr. John Low planted 

 in an artificial pond, 50 by 100 feet, with a depth of 10 to 12 feet in the middle. No water 

 flows through the pond. 



Plants.— Some water plants grow in the pond. 



Enemies. — The pond contains no other fish, frogs, turtles, &c. 



Food.— The carp are fed on corn-meal. I was at the fish pond October 9, 1884, in com- 

 pany with Mr. John Low and Mr. H. Wright and saw the fish fed. Mr. Low struck the 

 plank fence a few raps and then the water, when the fish began to come from deep water 

 for their food. As I sat in a chair at the brink of the water I could see the carp at a dis- 

 tance of about 50 yards swimming near the top of the water. They fed not 2 yards from 

 my feet, and ate the corn-meal like pigs do .shelled corn. 



Geowth and eepeoduction. — I cannot state the number of carp, nor the number 

 of young there has been produced; but there are carp in the i)ond all the way up to 10 

 pounds. 



Edible qualities. — I have eaten plenty of carp fried, and found them very good 

 food. 



1035. Statement of M. T. PeehUs, Johnson City, Washington Co., Tcnn., Dec. 4, 1884. 



Disposition of caep eeceived. — I received an assignment of carp in December, 1882, 

 but all but 4 subsequently died. I also received some mirror carp in December, 1883, 

 but all of them perished, having evidently been injured during transit. To the 4 carp 

 rtmaining of the lot received in December, 1882, I added 14 other scale carij in July, 

 1883. I have also received 20 minor carp on the 24th ultimo, which I have hope of sav- 

 ing. None have died thus far. 



