CARP ON THE FARM. 6l 



raised or lowered to any level desired. If gal- 

 vanized wire which is the best, although more ex- 

 pensive is used for screens, it need not be painted 

 with gas-tar. For a pon-d containing large carp 

 only, the outlet screen may be made of slats about 

 three inches wide, with half-inch openings between 

 the slats. If a leaf strikes against slats of this 

 width, it will pass between them without obstruct- 

 ing the flow of water, as it cannot lap around them, 

 as it would do if the slats were smaller. In all cases 

 the screens should extend nearly to the bottom of 

 the pond, so as to present as great a surface as 

 possible. 



Carp can be raised in well water, but water from 

 a brook is preferable. They will succeed in the 

 Northern States, if the ponds are deep enough not 

 to freeze to the bottom in winter. Carp do not 

 require feeding in winter, as they burrow into the 

 mud or hibernate, until the ice disappears in the 

 spring. 



There appears to be a difference of opinion 

 among the authorities as to which is the best kind 

 of carp. The scale carp are said to be the most 

 prolific, and the leather carp grow the fastest. 

 For my part I prefer the latter ; it is the handsomer 

 and finer fish of the two. As to their qualities as 

 table fish, so far as my experience goes, I have not 

 been able to discover any difference between them. 



