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can o-et tlie fish of you to stock it. I want the Scale or 

 Leather Carp ; also a few Mirror Carp for the old pond. 

 I shall await your answer before commencing my new 

 pond. Hope to hear from you soon. 



Yours truly, J. W. LONG. 



EXTRACT FROM CIRCULAR 48 RETURiS^ED BY JAMES G. FIELD, 

 GORDONSVILLE, ORANGE CO., VA. 



In the fall of 1879 I obtained from Col. McDonald of 

 your office thiity-two German Carp. Sixteen of them 

 were put in Mr. Baker' s pond and sixteen in the pond 

 of my mother-in-law, of which I have control. Last fall 

 Mr, Baker found that his fish had developed very raj)- 

 idly. He succeeded in catching three or ^our and found 

 them to weigh from 1 to 3 lbs. Last month my daugh- 

 ter and a friend were fishing in the pond of my mother- 

 in-law and caught one that weighed four pounds. Last 

 spring I received from Col. McDonald a lot of the 

 "Leather Carp," but I cannot report as to their develop- 

 ment to the present time. Next month I will get a seine 

 and make a full inspection of the ponds of Mr. Baker 

 and of my own, and will, if you desire it, report fully 

 the result. I should like very much to have copy of 

 any book or books you publish, and if I can render any 

 service to you, will most cheerfullY do it. If you will 

 pardon the suggestion, I will say, that I think the small 

 fry you distribute should only be given to persons who 

 have private ponds, and who will agree that when the 

 fish are grown they ^dll turn them into adjacent streams. 

 The fish you send out, if put directly into streams and 

 large ponds full of Chub fish. Perch, Cat, &c., will all 

 be destroyed before they have sufficient size and strength 

 to protect themselves or escape their enemies. 



May 16th, 1881. JAMES G. FIELD. 



Tne results of the experiments of the last two or three 

 years have shown, conclusively, that the waters of 



