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days ago was asked to step down to the lake and see the 

 fish fed. Mr, O'Keefe's little boy, Johnny, gave a few 

 blasts with a tin horn ; a handful of bread was scattered 

 in the water, and the Carp appeared by the hundreds, 

 eagerly seizing the bits of biscuit. This fish is quite 

 gentle, seeming to care but little for our presence, and 

 even coming slyly up to nibble at a biscuit held in the 

 hand. Most of those which we saw were about five 

 inches in length, though there are many both larger and 

 smaller in the lake." ^ ^- ^ * 



Rancocas Stock Farm, 



JoBSTOwN, Burlington Co., N. J., 



January 10, 1881. - 

 Dear Sir : — 



Enclosed please find receipt for the thirty-three Carp 

 sent me in the spring of 1879. 



We put them in a pond of about four acres, about nine 

 feet deep in the middle, muddy bottom. We did not 

 see much of the fish during 1879, but this spring they 

 appeared by millions. You cannot go^ anywhere around 

 the pond and throw in a few crumbs of bread, but they 

 would rise in clouds for it, from a little one just hatched 

 to a fish 4 and 5 inches long. A¥e gave them this season 

 lettuce, cabbage and other vegetable matter ; also bread 

 crumbs and boiled hominy. The larger fish — those that 

 were put in for stock — we rarely see ; once in a while one 

 will jump out of the water. I should judge that last fall 

 they were about 10 inches long. They appear to remain 

 closer to the bottom of pond than the small ones. Had 

 much difficulty in killing off the snapping turtles, and 

 large bull-frogs, with which the pond was filled. We 

 found the large frogs would eat the fish. There are now 

 enough for all men and reptiles. We cut holes in the 

 ice on pond, and stick in a bundle of straw, for ventila- 

 tion. This is the plan I am told they do in Germany. 

 Respectfully yours, P. LORILLARD. 



J. W. GRISWOLD, Agent. 



