Evening Bulletin, 1882-04-22

, Jlnblts find History o tlieCarp. By Rev. I1..H. Sneed. This industry which hut a few penrs ago .was almost unknown in our country has assumed proportions of late of character which bids fair to work a revolution in our rural districts. The pig which heretofore has been the .stand-by of our farmers will give place in all probability to the carp, which can be much more cheaply and with much less trouble made to supply their tables. This variety of fish has been largely distributed all over our country by (he United Stales Fish Commission at Washington, aided by the Commissioners of the diHerent States. In Tennessee were distributed in 1881, 4,(582 young carp, mostly in lots of 20. Ponds have beeli constructed and reading matter on the history and habits of the carp, the proper construction of ponds secured by those interested i.n this culture, and in the next three or four years ye may look for abundant supplies of this 'fish in almost every neighborhood. Tlie carp, cyprinus earpio, of the family cyprinidae, was in :t1t probability, says rlessol, introduced into Europe from Central Asia, and its culture in middle anil southern Europe can be traced as early as the 13th century. There are three varieties of carp. The scale carp, or common carp; the mirror carp, so named from the large scales which run along the body in three or four rows, and the leather carp, which has few or no scales, but a thick, soft skin. It is a question which is the best variety. The scale carp in Some parts of Germany is considered superior to the other varieties, while the mirror carp or the leather carp "are preferred in other localities. The carp is partial to waters which have not too strong a current and even thrive in stagnant water, but we should not infer from this that stagnant water is the best place for them, or thai fish Which are' partial to such water is not a good fish, (or such is not the case with the carp. A muddy loam for bottom of pond is better suited for them. Tliey feed on vegetable food and .upon worms and the larvae of aquatic plants, and will not refuse the offal of the kitchen, slaughter house or ttie brewery. In winter they sink into deep water and burrow in the mud, and remain until spring without taking a particle cf food. And strange to say, they do not lose anything in weight during this period. The carp does not increase in size during the winter months. The growing season is from May to September, and culturists consider May the most important month of the whole" year for growth. The spawning season commences generally in May in in warmer waters in April

An elegant bonnet, with straw and gold beads on crown, has large satin bow over front, with a wreath of cream, pink tinged roses beneath and old gold strings. An exceedingly odd Jponnqt mB ties of terra cotta lace, tho foundation being of mahogany brown straw, with two rows of terra cotta straw lace let in around the crown. Around the brim is a wreath of terra cotta and mahogany brown leaves,while plumes in the samo color fall over back and sides. A becoming little affair is of satin straw faced with pink crepe; two plumes arc passed around crown and meet in front A large double loop bow, with handsome pearl and gold beaded pins adorn the back of this hat. Rather odd is a bonnet in drab straw with crown trimming of grecji velyet and long shadeXl green plumes in what is now called meadow green. Most unique is a crepe bonnet embroidered in green and gold, the front garnished with folds of crepe, large clusters of green and yel.ow flowers and cream aigrette, and quite as pretty is a bonnet with crown and strings formed of point lace over satin, the brim lined with purple velvet, and bordered with three wreaths of purple and golden pansies; on the side is a finish of cream roses and buds, heliotropes and very large field violets. TIIK POKE HOJCXKT. An English straw bonnet in poke shape, garnet in coloring, has loop bows in front of very wide garnet ribbon, passing around steeple crown, with finish of long loops and ends. Tho brim is surrounded by variegated or shaded from creath to canary, and on to garnet double pinks and gold-dusted garnet heliotropes. The brim is lined with garnet and garnished with rovers of Oriental lace, ornaments in cut ami illiminated steel. In tho front over-crown are cluster of feathers, which psss over sides from under jabot of lace, which also forms the strings. - A new eleotrio lamp nns appeared :in Paris, which is called "sunlight," on account of its mellow lustre. The light is formed by inserting two carbons in holes ' bored into a block of marble in such a manner that tho points of tho carbons are separated by a thin partition of tho marble. An electric current is passed through tho carbons, and in traversing tho shell of marblo causes it to becomo white hot, emitting a most . ".

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pounds, according to the warmth of climate. They live to a great age -and grow very, largo. They have been known to reach the age of one hundred and forty years. They attain the weight of thirty and forlv pounds and have been known to weigii ninety pounds. These, of course are rare instances. The climate of Tennessee, the South Atlantic and Gulf States, are peculiarly suited to this fish. There should no time be lost in stocking our rivers and lakes, and to build ponds and domesticate the carp. Every farmer should have his fish pond-well stocked, and in a few years we should have all the lish necessary for our use. There are persons who question tho qualities of the carp as a table fish ; but it

and as from 400 to 500 eggs are dropped at a time,, .they are at once impregnated by the mihor. . Days and even weeks are required before the ovaries ar.e emptied. Eggs which have nothing to cling to are, said to perish. As early,as the fifth or sixth day, the eyes of the'young may be seen, and toward the twelfth or latest, sixteenth breaks through its envelope. In from threo to five days it absorbs the yolk and seeks its food, "it is a rapid grower where the conditions are favorable, growing much more rapidly in warm weather than in cold. In rivers and lakes it grows larger than when more closely .confined; Jn thrqo yorsit will reach, the weight of two and a half

July. Ttie earlier the season begins, the earlier it ends. One of the striking features about the carp is the numhfr of eggs contained in the ovaries of a single iish, 400,000 or 500,-000 not not being a large estimate. The eggs of the carp are adhesive, and are generally dropped near the edge of the pond and fasten to some uquqtio plan, or a stone, or brushwood. Sometimes it is advisable to place the boughs and branches of trees, or small brush, around the edge of the pond out in the shallow water, to which the eggs may adhere. Water-grass" growing on the edge of ponds answers the same purpose. The female carp is usually accomnanied bv three or more male earn.

is asserted upon the nest authority that their is no finer variety for food. Perhaps what has created doubt about tho good quality of the carp is the fact that there is an inferior carp which is not fit for food. There is a common carp, very inferior in quality, in our river the Tennessee; and Prof, llessol says such are found also in Germany. Care should be taken to have ponds as free as possible from Stlier varieties of fish, as the carp thrives better alone, and so constructed that dams will not he broken by high water. T.hey do not thrive well in ponds with rocky bottoms.

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