The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-07-13

opioion ~ the Controller ~ pfoptiy' oo
~ Merits

Tho 8man cary. which, Through vel.
.1d. of tna United sDlu muinma0nurr |
have bopu propbHl,d and widely d.Tflhn. |
"a oyer the country have uol 49, yc' s.Y' |
under exceptional circumstance, tii'rtI
into uso as food, from the llci that ihc
natural fish are being Kept Cor purpose ol
reproduc.ion. What is known is tnat they
have crown with wonderful rqpldi'y aud
LARGELY increased as to quantity, 80 lhli
there is no possible doubt but ihal III 49, OF
lssi carr will become a regular article OF
fond and be on sale in our markets. During
the last month, as has been mentioned, Occa'
-iunal carp has been speared IN the waters
of The Great South bay these ilsh having cs-
cn,ed from some private pOnds' AS no
authoritative opinion has yet been ad'
vancrd rs TO the excellence oil carp rs i9ou,
Mr. Il. G.. Biackiord, one OF the New oIh
state lish commissioners, was exceedingly
DESTROYS Of hayiug this lsh practlcally
tested, and accordingly athree-pound carp,
one of those taken in the Great South pay,
Was sent TO Controller Senior, brooklyn,
who, in his youth, was perfectly lamllldr
with all the varieties of European carp. Mr..
senior reports on the German-American
carp submitted t. him as follows:
CONTROLLERS OFFICE, BRooKLYN, June
| Is. 1882 TO Commissioner Eugene Il.
| Blackboard: When | acknowledged the re-
| cent of the carp, | stated TO you the de.
sire had expressed 10 meet with one OF
| the distinguished natives of my tatherland
which had furnished me IN my younger
years with not only many Il day pleasant
sport, but with many a delicious
meal. / had told You that l had
not eaten carp for the last thirty
| two years. | was III tact anxious TO ascer
] Al, hn
! tanned in case | should eat, one OF the de
| scendants of those fish which, in my young
| or days, | had caught in Europe. Through
your kindness my wishes have been grall
! fed, and my present experience recaus the
happiest recCllections of carp dinners en-
| ioyed by me SO many years ago III HolSteln
| the province where | was born, and whose
carp-culture, as learn, is still so systeinat
icdl!y and proitably carried on. 10 pre-
serve rs much rs possible the natural hayo
and texture of the meat Of the carp yot
sent me. | had the fish boiled in the sim
plest STYLE known in north Germany, dress
| ed MS ''blue caro-" ana it was excellent
The meat was white, rich and juicy. witt
that delicate flavor peculiar to the carp
Carp and cookery were alike successful
, Being in no sense plscicuIturlst
and not even an experienced fisherman,
| know full well that whatever remarks
might make on the subjec3 OF carp
would be entitled to little consideration
! 81 II but as one of the people ! mus
acknowledge the valuable services rendered
to the state by the Introduction OF Euro
pean carp into our waters, as furnishing ;
new and excellent article of food, for | be
lieve III at after few years by cultiyatlni
and pre-. erviLg the fish these carr
will not only compare most favor
ably with the finest European ilsh, but
be ieve that they will become marketabl,
and profitable fish from the rapidly o
their growth, easy propagation, ana incl
nutritious qualities. The carp you sen
me was beyoRd doubt one of the mos
priced species, known in Europe as thu
speigel karpfen (Cyprinus carprie specula
ris); its stout, short and ioshy body benz
bare, excepting three rows of extraordina
rily large scales along its sides. L believ
this is not only the best favored. but a
the same time the hardest OF the three va
rieties. | think the greatest care should
be taken to keep this variety pure, as tn
carp is known to cross with other relates
species. and its hybrids are not as valuaol
for food.
The future of carp-culture in this countr.
is quite certain to be ole cot great usefulness
as j am informed that in addition to It's be
coming q source of excellent food at home
sueh has been the improved condition o
the fish in American waters that European
fish culturists are sending to the Unite,
States fish commissioner for our young hsl
TO be used to stock their streams abroad
Truly, the monks of European monasle
ries centuries ago knew what they were
about when they made provision for The
protection of this noble lish against con
ANIMATION and consequent degeneration
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