The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1877-1885, 1880-12-23
A Few Facts About German
Carp
Telegraph .ad Mr..ea s-r

IrlrsraNA A-d Nr~.ets s-r
Last night a I,}>yr4uh reporter call
ed on Mr. Schuerman the cnurteou
.gent Of the ultcd State. Fish Conn
missioner, Prot :. + B.Ird an inter
viewed him ~ carp.
he carp ~aii be is fish pccu
iiarly adapted 10 Southern waters. tn,
t--Am- being sluggish and the winter
mild He c4ne by lmportstlpa tron
Germany but ~, originally obtaIne-
'rom Emma Cur carp differs from I'd,
English. which has become hysrdlzed
from intercourse with other Ssh
hen II i best not to breed them in
ponds containing other tsh ?
Yes for several reason. The carp,
besides becoming hybrid zed j. ot he
class IT h.h that float their egg. That
i, they attach them 10 grass, lilies.
days, ard other vegetation growing 10
che water, where they are fed upou by
every other fish nearly that swims.
Where are these young carp yun
bring. bred 2"
ON the monument lot, IN W ashiug-
ton city. We have here a house aud
apparatus for handling the fish. They
are bred IN immense numbers aud
shipped to every part Of the South
This section has taken hold ct the carp.
and more order, come III from the South,
espec. ally Texas. than from anywhere
else
In what situations DO the carp
thrive best
In ponds or sluggish streams with
muddy bottoms The fish have this
pecutarity placed IN new home they
viii explore ii thoroughly, and it is sci
dom your carp can be seen for many
days after you stock the water H. the
coldest part Of wlnter they kettle tha,
IS they come together. place then
heads in the mud with their tail. point
ing upwart! and gllls open here they
remain torplG, until warmer Weather.
How are they as table fish
The best III the world The flesh
IS sweet and juicy, aud those who
have eaten, prefer them above all
others.
Get pretty large, 10 they r
Il have seen twu that weighed If
teen pounds each. bat the average
weight is from Two and hat to tive
pounds They reach that weight IN
from two to three years, aud multiply
when bred by themselves
How are they thriving in waters
stocked last year
''Splendidly. Every one who ha.
tried them seems T. have succeeded well
They are evidently the fish for this
country, and Will be plentiful III few
years.
Many report them "a having, since
last February, attained the length Of
eighteen inches.
The Atlanta CsHsttf0tion says:
DR. H. H. Cary, Superintendent
of the Fisheries for Georgia, has Just
brought 1t one thousand OF the fam pus
German carp. whose culture has proven
50 successful IN Georgia One year ago
he brought out seven hundred Of these
fish, which were very small, most OF
them weighing about half an ounce
each. They were placed in various
parts of the State, and have so multi
piled that the distribution this fall will
calry these valuable fish to nearly every
part OF the State. Some OF the fish put
III Georgia water one year ago now
welgh as much "a, much a. four pounds
they thrive wonderfully WILL They
are healthy and hardy and have great
tecundity They live largely on vegcta
be matter, and are not predaciou- iu
their habits. They are delicious table
fish
The parents Of the Ssh just brought
are four years old. and weigh sixteen
pounds each Though the carp grows
to this large size, It's flesh is never
coarse. Indeed, as table fish, il has
few equals.
DR.. Patillo, in Southwestern Geor
gla recent y took out some carp which
had been IN his pond n;re months
when put IN they weighed only one half
ounce, and when taken out weighed,
re- pectiyely, y and : pounds, were
sent to Hon ". +. Smith. They went
to the table, and were pronounced excel
ent. Such fish cannot be valued toe
highly for Georgia There Is great
demand for carr now on hand