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Howard County., Md., Oct. ^th, 1880. 

 Dear Sir : — 



^ * ^ , ^ I received from your 



assistant, at Druid Hill Park, ten of the Scale Carp in 

 May last. They were then about three inches long, and 

 in digging the pond larger in August, (3 nios. afterward,) 

 I let the water off to catch them and put them in the 

 smaller pond, when I was surprised to find them from 

 seven to ten inches long. 



I have no other fish in the pond, and as the ten have 

 done so well would like very much to get some of the 

 Smooth ones. * * ^" ^' 



Yours truly, JOSEPH BARLOW. 



Dear Sir : — 



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CoLUMBiA, S. C, Oct 18, 1880. 



I have the most encouraging 

 reports of the Carp distributed last November ; some are 

 ten inches in length and weigh one pound. 



A. P. BUTLER, 

 Comr. of Agriculture. 



The Fish Commissioners, 



RoMNEY, W. Ya., Oct. 29, 1880. 

 Dear Sir : — 



I have been extremely anxious to secure some more 

 Carp. It is the only fish in which our people seem to 

 take interest, and affords speedy evidence of the im- 

 portance of our work. Of those received last fall we 

 retained twenty-six in the hatchery ponds. Have them 

 all yet, some weighing considerably over a pound. I 

 am, therefore, very thankful for your offer to let me 

 have more, and write to inquire where I shall send for 

 them. * •^- •^- ^• 



Yery truly yours, C. S. WHITE. 



Bel Air, Harford Co., Md., Not. 1, 1880. 

 My Dear Sir : — 

 Through your kindness I received a few Carp from 



