PROBLEMS OF FISH AND FISHING 307 



A record at the end of a successful year might read somewhat 

 as follows : 



RECORD PRODUCTION FROM A POND OF ONE ACRE, FROM 

 ONE TO TEN FEET DEEP 



3000 pounds catfish $300.00 



3000 pounds bluegills 300.00 



5000 fingerling catfish, removed in fall to thin stock .... 50.00 



5000 fingerling bluegills, removed in fall to thin stock . . . 25.00 



12 dozen frogs 6.00 



50 dozen crawfish 10.00 



1 ton yellow and green striped mucket shells 80.00 



50 wood-ducks' eggs, early 12.50 



3 pairs wood ducks 45.00 



1000 bunches water cress from clean, fenced intake stream 50.00 



100 dozen water lilies 10.00 



100 dozen cardinal-flower spikes 10.00 



10 bushels cowslip greens 4.00 



1000 pounds basket willows from margins and island . . . 50.00 



Total ............ $952.50 



Seeds, tubers, bulbs, and plants of aquatic duck foods, any of which, 

 if present in excess, might be made to increase the account, are quoted 

 in a price list as follows : 



Duck potato, or wapata (Sagittaria latifolia): bulbs, 15 cents each; |5 



per 100. 



Wild celery (Vallisneria spiralis) (must be wet): 35 cents per pound. 

 Water cress (Nasturtium officinale): plants, 10 cents each; $4 per 100; 



$20 per 1000 ; seed, 50 cents per ounce ; $5 per pound. 

 American lotus lily (Nelumbo lutea) : tubers, $1 each ; $10 per dozen ; 



seeds, $1 per 100. 



Wild rice (Zizania aquatica) (must be wet): seed, 35 cents per pound. 

 Potamogetons (mixed): $1 per quart ; $20 per bushel. 

 Wild sago (Potamogetonpectinatus): $1 per quart ; $25 per bushel. 

 Musk grass (Chara) (mixed or single species): $7.50 per crate. 

 Duckmeat (Lemna): $1 per quart ; $10 per dozen quarts. 

 Anacharis, or Elodea (Philotria canadensis): $6 per crate. 

 Coontail, or hornwort (Myriophyllum) (various species): $7.50 per crate. 



To this list we might add : 



Cardinal flowers (Lobelia cardinalis), seeds and plants. 



Water lilies (Castalia or Nelumbo) (various species), seeds and rootstocks. 



