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FISH TAKEN FROM THE ACRE POND FROM 

 APRH. 26 TO APRIL 30. 



Xo. spec. Kind and size of fish 

 280 black bass 



310 black bass (I and 2 years) 

 95 channel catfish 

 1,986 bullheads 

 630 bullheads, yearlings & 2 yr. olds 

 350 crappie, dark (calico bass) 

 500 crappie, one and two yrs. 

 1,490 blue-gills 

 1,100 blue-gills, two yrs. 

 650 goldfish 



goldfish, young, very few 

 27 carp 



carp, young, very few 

 103 hickory shad 

 227 hickory shad (2 and 3 yrs.) 

 700 green sunfish 

 1,000 green sunfish 

 5,000 green sunfish (1 and 2 yrs.) 

 12,000 bass, crappie and blue gills, 



yearlings not est 



26,448 Total number of fish taken out of pond. 



Total number of lbs. of fish taken out of pond 6,809.00 



The above list is about as nearly correct as it could be 

 made under the circumstances. We could not weigh all 

 the fish, but fish of a certain size and length could be 

 measured and weighed. There were two large-mouth 

 black bass that were over twenty-two inches in length 

 and each weighed a fraction over six pounds. They were 

 females and heavy with spawn. There were many crap- 

 pie that would weigh over two pounds, and bull-heads 

 that weighed over two pounds. The carp would weigh 

 from five to twelve pounds. There were many channel 

 catfish that weighed from four to eight pounds. 



There were 1,986 large bullheads but only a very few 

 yearlings and two-year-olds, 630 all told. There were 

 only 350 large crappie, though 1,500 fine two-year-old 

 specimens were put in the pond in the spring of 1911. 

 They were undoubtedly devoured by the larger bass and 

 channel catfish. Only a few one and two-year-old speci- 

 mens were found. There were 1,490 large blue-gills and 

 only a few young fish; 650 large goldfish and almost no 

 young ; 27 large carp and less than 100 young fish. There 



