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low, because he grows fast, and will runiish a lar,<ic ainouiil ol 

 Food in a short time. 



Mr. Charles G. Atkius, ot East Urlaud. Me.: Can aiiv o-' 

 the gentlemen speak of the climatic intluence on tiie growl ii of 

 carp; for instance, if there is a northern limit where they can- 

 not spread on account of cold ? I am from Maine and I am not 

 aware that they have established themselves at any jxnnt, and 1 

 wonder if it is because the climate is unsuiled to them. We 

 have tried to plant them in Maine, but have not sueccxided as 

 yet. Is the climate there too severe, and does anyone know bow 

 it is in Michigan or northern New York, for instance ? 



Secretary: Carp thrive in Wisconsin, which has about tlie 

 same climate as Maine; we have the temperature as low as 30 

 below zero; aaid I know that in a certain marsli picscrve wliere 

 it is water and mud, and it freezes, as we fancy, solid in winter, 

 and freezes all the other kinds of fish out, ibey thrive beauti- 

 fully, and I believe they are pretty near frozen stitf — ^there can- 

 not be any water left in there whieli is not frozen, and yet the 

 car}) til rive. 



Mr. Atkins: 1 have an idea that they are foiind in Xorwav 

 and Sweden, ami if that is the fact they ouglil id tin-i\c in Maine. 



^Ir. Titcoml): Thev exist in A^ermont in two or ihrrc pond.- : 

 bul llic\ are not of any vahie tliei-e. because we have other lish 

 which arc more desirable, and ])eoi)le do not know how to catch 

 I hem. I do not think cai'i) will obtain as large a growth in a 

 northern diniale ;is in uni'nier waters: and in clear waters I do 

 not think' vou need fear an\ bad iuHuenee from tbeii' introduc- 

 tion. 1 do not mean thai I am opposed to carp in pi'ojier watei^ 

 for tliem : ! think thai all the trouble thai has arisen about the 

 earp has come from the in<liseriminate distribution which wa< 

 made when ihey weiv llrsl brought to this country: and today, 

 if properh disl I'ibuled. ihey would <lo a great deal of gitod. The 

 Cnited States Fish Conmiission is receiving daily application- 

 for carp, mostly from the western states, Kansas, Xelu-aska, an<l 

 out in that vicinity, wlieiv ihey have a great many warm water 

 ponds: and T have no doubt in some of those places where from 

 the description of the waters it is dinicult to name any other lish 

 suitable for them, that the carp is about tlie only fish they ean 

 raise in them. 



