Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-03-24

8euts III pEebeuee Ot WltQ0o9 o0iieQ LOT the
purpose. Exact length l94 inches. length
Of the head Al inches, Of tail 3 inches, girth
around body 123 inches. width on one
side OF body ba inches, weight on scales
fraction over 8 pounds. Tho carp 10 . true
sucker dsh, and more slender than our buffs-
10. but resembling that Dish very much. ex.
espt In color, tho carp having q golden cast
on the body. with yellow mouth. the rim
OF the mouth having the appearance OF
black walnut stain. The carp (thoss We got)
contrary to their history, are . full.scaled
fsh, being covered with very large scales
from head to tail. We examined this subject
closely, aud removed and retained quite .
number Of the scales, a. they are very beau
tiful. Lst % hear from our friends who
have carp nsh IN their ponds." We do not
agree with Mr.. Terrell in his conclusion
that .'thIs settles the carp question In this
latitude" He might as we'll have said "this
settles the perch and ehub QueAtien In this
latitude" when everybody knows that
these fish live much further north than this,
As we stated last week perch, cat fish and
oil the other native Dish Of several ponds in
this county died, as we'll as carp. These
fatalities to Dish occur In the south as we'll as
here, - we distinctly remember one spring
during the War passing around the borders
OF very pretty lake In South Arkansas,
where millions Of dead tish had been driited
to one bank by the wind. 1t Is very likely
that the causes Of mortality may not always
be the same In both sections, but that NOR
tality to fish exists from natural causes south
~ we'll as north must be recognized. The
conditions Of Mr.. Terrell's pond seem to US
favorable to winter carp in. Many Of the
ponds in which they are placed are too shall
low for any hsh, being only u to 81 feet
deep. and subject during our coolest winters
to freeze to the bottom. We have heard but
one theory advanced here to account for
the death of the dsh-lack OF air In the
water. 1t is well understood that . certain
| amount Of air is found in water under nor.
NAL conditions, and that while fish require
very little air to sustain life. they cannot
1--we entirely without 1t. When heavy ice
covers pond, Theoretically sealing it from
bank to bank, the air 10 excluded from the
! exhaust what little 10 held by the water be.
aVie tue IoItuStlOu OF tne Ice. The last
winter was especially dangerous in this re-
spsct, provided the theory advanced is of
any value, as after very strong Ice i form.
| ed We had q heavy rain, which OIL ponds
accumulated to the depth OF sevsrall ches,
and freezing there shut up every crevice
and hole, and added still thicker and more
inperyious barrier to the admission of sir,
No condition Of the water can be assigned
as reason for the destruction OF the Dish, a.
they died In ponds totally dissimilsr In this
regard. The ides that our winters ere too
cold for them will hardly hold good, as they
are successfully raised IN Germany In
climate quite as cold. We hope the subject
will receive the attention Of all persons who
have an opportunity to study 1t, In order to
arrive at the facts IN the case. MIR. Terrell
says that bis carp. "contrary to their histo.
ry" have scales. We are surprised at bis sur
prise. There are two we'll Recognized specie.
OF tho German carp,ths "lsathsr carp" with.
out scaiss.snd the "mirror carp" with scales,
Tho scale fsh 10 % much and 40 truly the
Germsn carp. - 10 his leather skinned broth.
Or, and his ''history" IL quite a. dlst,n.
gnishsa.