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SpartA, Iuu., July 18, 1884. 
Drak Str—* * In regard to my fish—we have not seen any of them until this sprin 
Hay: been feeding them sheaf oats, which seems to be the best feed we have given them, 
We caught one this spring 16 inches in length and weighed 2% pounds,—think it was 
our put-in of 82 shipment. Yours, 
J. A. MCKEE. 
BUNKER HItu, Iuu., July 19, 1884. 
8. P. Bartlett. Esq.: ‘ 
Dear Sin—* * Last year, in latter part of May, I secured afew Carp out of my pond. 
They were then 14 inches long and weighed 1344 pounds; also caught some in August 
of ’s3, and could see they were doing well. Wusat pond again late in September and 
found a lot of young Carp. 
_ Have not fed them yet but will do soifI find there are too many in the pond,until I ean 
dig another pond—which [ intend to doif they do as well here as they doin Germany, 
where I came trom. * * Yours, respectfully, 
FRED BUMANN. 
BEVERLY, ILL., June 2, 1884. 
8. P. Bartlett, Esq.: 
i oa Sir—Regarding fish received of you in the fall of 1881, will say they are doing 
nely. . 
I received both the Seale and Mirror Carp. The Sealed Carp have all disappeared ex- 
cept one. The Mirror Carp spawned at 2 years old and in the fall of 83 I seined ont some 
fine specimens of young Carp. This spring I seined my pond again and found plenty of 
young Carp, and the olu ones looking fine. 
Last winter my pond was frozen over continuously for two months and not opened. 
* * Am well pleased with them and think they are a profitable fish for ponds, as they 
thrive wel and are very prolific. One thing I am certain of, and that is that they spawned 
at 2 years old, for I received them very small in the fall of 1881, and in the fall of 1833 
seined young Carp out of my pond. Yours, very truly, 
WM. W. ROBERTSON. 
SKELTON, July 14, 1884. 
io. P. Bartlett, Esq.: 
Dear Srtr—Yours of the 5th athand. Ofmy CarpI cannot say much. Went into my 
pond with a seine this spring and took out four Carp—two large and two small ones. I he 
large ones weighed nine and eleven pounds respectively. * * There is one female Carp 
in the pond that I have seen frequently, that will weigh, perhaps, twenty pounds. 
Yours, respectfully, 
JNO. SKELTON. 
CARPENTER, ILL., July 28, 1884. 
8. P. Bartlett, Esq: 
' DEAR STR—* 4, The Carp you'sent me last fall are now doing finely and will weigh 
from 14% to 1% pounds. * * [received afew Carp from afriendin Missouri a year and a 
half ago and they will now weigh 4 to 5 pounds each. * *. Yours truly, Ce 
PAWNEE, ILu., July 16, 1884. 
8. P. Bartlett, Esq.: f : 
_ DEAR S1R—* Was enabled through you last fall to put into my pond sixty German 
Carp, shortly after cold weather setting in. [did not see them until this spring (June 1) 
when I cxught four of the little fellows at the edge of the ponu, and they were quite per- 
ceptibly larger. 
__ Saw one of them swimming in the water about a week ago and he seemed to be about 
5inches long. Am satisfied that they are doing well. * * 
Very respectfully, 
CHARLES KERR, M. D. 
VIRDEN, Iuu., July 27, 1884. 
S. P. Bartlett, Esq., Secretary: ; 
DEAR Str—Received from the United States Commission at Washington, in November, 
1881. a consignment of German Carp. perhaps one inch in length. , 
_ They were put in a pond 30x150 feet, with an average depth of 3 feet, and first Sree nee 
in May, 1883, when they measured 17 inches in length; and again in May, 1834, when they 
were 24 inches long with un average weight of 5 pounds. 
They spawned the second year and again the present year, the increase being very 
large, from which other ponds are being stocked. be 
Very truly yours, 
4 C.G. RYAN. 
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