CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



INTRODUCTION OF CARP INTO THE UNITED STATES, AND A BRIEF RE- 

 VIEW OF TH^IR HISTORY PRIOR TO THAT DATE. Inland Fisheries. 

 20,000 Acres of Ponds and Their Product. Capt. Robinson's Importation. 

 Importation of J. A. Poppe. Importation of the U. S. Commission. 

 Gratuitous Distribution of Fry. Sale of Fry 9-11 



CHAPTER II. 



DESCRIPTION OF THE CARP. THE VARIKTIES. Gauckler, Hessel, 

 Mulertt. Scale Carp. Mirror Carp. Leather Carp. Golden Carp. Blue 

 Carp. Their Characteristics and Differences.- The Best Variety 12-16 



CHAPTER III. 



THE ECONOMIC, PHII.OSOHPIC, PATRIOTIC AND SANITARY REASONS 

 FOR CAKP CULTURE. Water Farming. Water Resources Drouths. 

 Over-Draining Land. Freshets. Husbanding the Waterfall. Fish Har- 

 vests. Increased Value of Farms. Fishing Fever. Panacea. Ice Har- 

 vest. .. 17-19 



CHAPTER IV. 



CHARACTER, LOCATION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PONDS. Prime Fac- 

 tor. Favorable Conditions. Ravines and Gulches. Control of Water. 

 Sky Ponds. Spring Ponds Dams and Embankments. Plan of Carp 

 Pond. Shallow and Deep Water. Section of a Pond. Artificial Ponds. 

 Draining Ponds. The Monk. Objections. Flumes of Stone or Brick. 

 Monk Improved. Bottom Overflow and Drain. Defects. Remedies. 

 Screen Box. Modified Bottom Overflow and Drain. Placing the Flumes 

 in the Dam. Overflows, Freshets and Storms. Bottom Draft Overflow. 

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