The Penn's Grove record., 1895-10-04
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION.

The 33d annual convention of the
Salem County Sunday School Associa.
ton will be held in the First NJ. E.
Church, Salem, on next Tuesday.
the 9Th. Rev. Geo. S. Wendell, of
Alloway, will lead the morning devo.
ton session. Rev. w. V. Louderbough
will lead the conference OIL "What to
do with the Older Scholars" and Rev.
A. II. Sembower will give an address
OIL "The Teacher in his Workshop"
In the afternoon Rev. Z. NJ. Fergu.
son, State Secretary, will report. Mrs.
M. Il. Lawrence win report on the
Schoo, of Primary Methods and Miss
Annie E. Harlow, of Lowell, Mass,
will give an address and Teaching les
son for next Sunday.
In the evening Rev. G. ". Enders,
D. D., of York, Pa, will give an ad.
dress on 1.-THE Model Sunday School,"
Every Sabbath School is requested to
send delegates to the convention and
all interested in Sabbatl-sehool work
are invited to attend. Entertainment
will be provided.
CARP.
The catching of large numbers of
carp this year, which have found a
ready sale in Philadelphia and New
York markets, has proved that the carp
is a valuable food fish and that a new
and profitable industry for fishermen
has resulted in planting of carp in the
waters of the Delaware a few years ago
by the U. ). Fish Commission. While
the carp is not as palatable a fish as
many Others yet they come as near an
excellent fish foods as does most of the
beef bought now as it used to be when
butchered at home. They bring the
money and that is most important.
The carp is a native of Asia and was
introduced in European and American
as a food fish, chiefly for pond culture.
1t thriTes in all warm and temperate
parts of the United States and reaches
its best condition in open waters. Salt
water is not Objectionable to ii and it
will live in stagnate pools. 1t hiber,
mates in winter except in warm climates
when it takes no food and will not
grow. Its increase in size occurs only
from May to August, growing very rap
idly.
The spawning season is from May to
until August. A carp weighing four
or five pounds yields from 100000 to
100000 eggs. The leather carp, with
only a few scales, are the most hardy for
transportation, but the scale carp are
the most productive. During the
spawning season a female is accompau-
led by two or three males. The female
drops her eggs at intervals during some
weeks In shallow water on aquatic
plants. The eggs adhere in Jumps to
plants, twigs and stones. The hatch
ing varies from twelve to sixteen days.
The carp adds to its circumference
until its 35th year and their is record of
one having reached 90 pounds in Switz-
erlahd. A carp weighing AZ! pounds
was caught recently in the Delaware
river, a Burlington.
1t is claimed that carp drive out 9TH
er fish but how has not been explained.
1t does not eat other fish like pike and
rock as it lives by suction. 1t lives
principally on vegetable food, preferably
the seeds of water lilies, wild rice and
water oats. 1t will eat lettuce, CAT
bage, soaked barley, wheat, rice, corn,
insects, worms and meats Of various
kinds. 1t a I've caught with dough,
worms, and sometimes with pieces OF
beef or fish.
The legislature last winter passed a
law prohibiting the raising of carp in
ponds opening into tide waters, under a
penalty Of from $500 to $500. Two Or
three carp ponds we're started by resi-
dents of j.. P. Neck but this law prohi-
bits them engaging in a profitable in
dustry, because a few sportmen object.
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