Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 19, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 August 1904 — THOSE HUNGARY CARP. [ARTICLE]

THOSE HUNGARY CARP.

A Delphi dispatch says: Owing to the great numbers of carp that have esoaped from the abondoned fish ponds into the Wabash river the stream is no longer noted for its clear water and numerous game fish. A few years ago many farmers stocked private fish ponds with German carp. When it was found that the carp were not good to eat the ponds were abandoned and no attempt was made to prevent the fish from getting into the river. The carp multiplies rapidly and feeds largely on the eggs of other fish, and it has crowded out fish that once were plentiful in the Wabash.