, THIS COUPON vom AFTER HON, MI 1
courses cuosns Jun! m y
, EDISON w PHOWH '
—_.__——— vo'rnto COUPON =
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Jamaica Bay. ctr-sauna with tbs wa-
ters to the east by the Great South
Bay and Morlches Bay. all teeming
with shelllsh. These bays and bar-
bora, Mr. Speaker. are the most beau
tilts! bodies of water in America. They
are the farms of "tolls who live by the
Isea" ol virile Apericaaism.
,imbued liberty and independenc-
t —feariesa and courageous.
i Mt great chain of bays and chan-
nels along our southern shore is uni»
one in its position and formation. The!
western ponlon lies within the limits.
l
I-f' t“ mm O...Dog‘llpml.~1ualolll.aIII-ahassasssa-
be.-'sWto'rsasa_g_saooo-sa.-on.
Am II.IIOOIOOIOOIOI‘aaDO'I'Oowasnaaaas a...
Loaass'tsaasaossl-ss-os-
, of the premier city of the world,
“.0 m m “VIM ”I, ""‘ """ "“ 1‘ touching the “markets of the great nie-t
. ', m sow I1" Unooln Council, No. 4. 0- U- L I. ‘ tropoiis. 'l‘he realm! and eastern sec,
? _ IDay Nurlary .................... 11 lions are bordered by thriving towns.‘
M 'W '00 and farms producin: the choicest pots
I. P. 0. d A. Wm... 131 Remunber the second m we no. toes, cauliflower. and other products
I I” of agriculture. The sea fisheries which.
10' "I. """H'H'" "l 'm "a". ‘ one hundred and tilt! have made the name hiolltauk famous
_ _.'.0 Mm 71150 ........ “I, lollsr Edison Diamond Disc 9110110- ihe country over are in close proxim-
' at 031m .....010 graph.
it) St-palateli from the Atlantic byI
. _.____ a narrow bar that protects it from the‘
oysters-furnish a food 3supply of great l‘llt‘aizt‘ll of the sea. it otters an "item"
(Continued on Page Three.)
magnitude to the people of this coun- lunity for dewioplcevtt i-t ti... intl-r
(”I estr' ol tollJnt-H-v ll:.lt is oi p.illle llll
in some quarters. (twins to the agt. port: ......_ liblil'Hl t? we bars ll" coll
ltation about infection and tho- erron llt’t'i'il l'y ua‘ LL“ hip channels. an art .
leous attribution of many cases of ill "“t 09 “3'9" l'l‘l‘il-Ot'tatton of untold’
times to the eating of slit‘llfisli. it has '-'""“ “"lM ll“ haided to our lndustrinli
lbeell popular to llmlii;n the ant”; me Here lie dorlnalil. potentialities
”rho Brooklyn H'ii’lc‘ reconvhl, ill pm“. 0' WPHllll and trade. of possibilities for.
nienlint: upon the report of in: Hold the increase of commerce and indus»!
nan. of that New lurk Health Depart- tr)‘ that should t‘mnmand the silent
tho ment ,ill reference to oysters says: .tion “id ”"90“ Of all Who are deslr-‘
3'” to represent obtain their iiveii-I ilr lioldtlan's statement is the 0‘15 0f de't’ltmillx the latent forces 'U'!
u—at best a precarious one—from more detailed and the more reassuring our resources. .Itt some future tilne.‘
. products of the sen. While, it i'alfor that reason, lie says that for it “'5 Speaker. 1 WI" 8th the indulgence'
that the shellfish indllstr'y is con-'yéar there has not been a case of ty- 0' ””5 “0U“ ill illt’senlinfi the im-1
Ill!‘ of the citizens l have
gully true that thepIros rlty of;oysters, and that very few such cases 0' ”‘9 ("PM 50“”! B‘)’ waterway
valuable fishery? els‘n al to tllelare on recprd at any time. ”ml?”
. at large, for a me percentage For several years both the set and Mr ”‘9 "FPS?” l ill“td lot tht‘ men
a-food supply isderlvndrfrom the the fattening of oysters have been un- 0" ”‘9 ml- for 1hr oystermsn. theI
, clams, and scallops caught in‘certain in some parts of thc oyster “MM"- ‘llt‘ SWUOllt‘l‘. ltlld for llll llli
waters along our shore ._ , - tgrounds. Those directly intcrcslcd do (“NW “1“?“ t“ Fllbit't't lll many iwrils‘
I we compare the naturalshstlilshlnm know the reasons for the failure; “d mm‘t’llllblt‘ W mut‘ll llttllrovcmcnt
of today with those of former'they have neither the means nor the l" "5 "W”‘O‘l‘ Tl" Definite t’ltkuaed'
we find a marked chpnge. For-facilities, to make a scientific study of '" ”‘35 "alarllOU-‘Kt‘mi’filrlfit' are in.
clams, oysters and scallops were'lhc causes which have product-d these ‘l‘l-‘lrl‘mr “ll" I’lllt‘l’lll‘lllllllt. Held
in great abundance in the nu- results, and they appeal to the tlov- "10"“ 3”" “W” “mm“ 1”“ ”it'll“ PO"
bays and estuaries of our ernmcnt for assistance. To other in- 'f“"- "nil” l‘" crust favorable condi-
Now, many acres once pro- dustrics the Government has lent its “0"", Th" P'df‘ m“ "5“ ”ll“ hPlP II I
- lie barren, and we have but a aid liberally and promptly. with 510- “mm-"3 "W from "'v in ‘er‘lndc-
of the natural yield we once en- suits that have justified the expendi- WNW“, lilt‘y Would scorn such unint-
- As a boy on the farm l have lures. investigations have been under. ““2“ A" ”my a“ '0." 1‘ “'1' km!-
ntly heard my father tell or taken to ascertain the reasons for M. "'9'“ and ”w ”ill" '0 "99"? ill!"
, 1. "on down to ”018W” ““1 diseases in our animaluaad NI?“ shun: of consideration tit-the hands of
to gather a load of scallops, life and se urlnl their prevention; Ira "N “9‘9”me ~T|IO import!!!” of
were “inwards, fed .w__ the peditiens ave been organized for llle “"‘l" ludu'll'r-‘l'ltl‘rantfi it. the justice
wens. Today not a scallop exists purpose of discovering fresh material ” “hm" ”Wm demands it. ,
hunter ne hbering bhy’il. Through anions our resources; commission, "tit“ 0" the Oyster.
“careless itdlderencc of forlnerhllvc been ltllvo. ted W dim? no The Oyster is a native American.
' ' lions our heritage of the shell methods of dcvel plus our pilot forc “WM “Ont! the 008m of all the Gulf
rles has been abused and dissl- 93; l't‘t‘t‘tll't‘h W013 has been cadried on SW" and 0" ”'9 Atlantic tlt‘lbolrd
_ The story of the wasteful ex- to promote agriculiurc .lricrenlle «be from ("P9 C011 '0 K9! West. as well
Milan of the natural resources of productivity of the soil, and iulitl'tivc," 0“ ”‘9 “WWW“ “d Veltt‘rll “lot?!
it country is a sad ('hnptpr in our the products raised thereon; scientific “f ”‘9 GU" 0' Sl- Lawrence, M the
“my. Much of it was undoubtedly study has been given to our animal lit-4.1m“ of ”I“ settlement of "“9 ”0‘01“"
No necessary by our rapid develop. dllsiry to increase the can... flnd “9.3" grew in abundance in Massachu.
{fit a great part of it w... due to the i‘llincilil of our live stock: reports and 59"“ Bay and 0“ lb” 90“! Of New
taacmslty of nature which inculcated *‘t'lt‘lltlfit‘ lrt-llllsrr' “will a vast number "“mmmr“ “id M31119 .1 fact evidenc'
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to a comparatively small area. it' phoid in the city traceable to eating Fortune? and the value to the? Nation’
[for beds and that to the
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Rice No. it‘ps‘r’iid .l 5c
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Washington Crisps
3 pings. 35c
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power of locomotion, though they an
serviceafl'c chiefly ta snsp'tilg ft in
the water and bringing it within reach
of the tidal currents which waft it
afar.
After a brief career of travel a tiny
shell begins to form, and as the bur»
den of this increases a change of hab-
it comes. The little oyster must at-
tach itself to a support and settle
down to the sedentary fe of the adult
and this necessity brl as one of tilt
gravest crises of its life. it is hardl‘
visible without a lens and lh- thi‘
nest film of sfilllt‘eni will cover and'
stifle it. and Hit»! of lllt‘ bottom me:
which it has bf‘tf‘ amounting is inud
tl' 0'» ... lel' beds, only gravel and
Ilvll'e‘. lill'il', and similar bodies m "It
\"ziltr present it surface sufl’iciently
t‘rm and clean to serve the little oys
ter's purpose The more fortunate
ones cement their shells to such ob
yells, glow, and henceforth remain
where they fell unlese‘ displaced by
some external force; but for each one
which becomes so attached there are
unknown tuyriads which fall on un-
suitable surfaces and perish This is
one reason why it is necessary for the.
telltale t-vst'er to produce millions of
eggs that her kind shall. not disappear
from the waters. , ..
The men who iirst undertook oyster
culture in America did not know these
things. do? many other "iterating
facts of the oysters life; but they had
observed that almost any hard—surfac-
ed objects falling into the water. if
they did not become engulfed in the
m‘udfbecalnc coated'with a- growth of
oysters. and they reasoned that such
underlain purposely placed on barren
bottoms would establish artificial oys-
. man who
made the deposit belonged the oysters.
Thus began. through the initiative
of the omen-iv tinnisslviss. the Will'-
tice 03.0.)” soul redo the, Unile
bé’a‘llcvcloped until at
in abbhtidnbhflf eflhe
oysters produced firm ‘ . and
nearly twoillrda ol'ihc totalvatncmt
this product. are derived from srtidr
cial heal. prlvau-iyuosned or loosed
from the states.
Beginnan in shoal waters along
.shore. the oyster growers have u.
‘tuided their operations into the deep
open waters of lama island Sound and
Chesapeake Bay and to every coast
wise state froltt Massachusetts to 1-“.
all. and from Washington to California.
and the few small boats first employed.
propelled by sails or oars, have given
place to fleets of motor boats and
steamers. in 1911 planters spread
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co.
w loath “walk. Conn.
Suit-u Lima Beans, can
. soc
Bron, each . . 23c, 21c, 31c
Washbosrds, each 29c
Cloth“ Pins .. too for MC
M114”. each .. soc
- I.“ ...ft‘L 5.0“ “‘
to contend. and numbers unaoeeuin
able die in the warfare. They aim:
gie with their kind as man struggle.
with man for roo into grow a':
enough to eat: and‘though the strug
gie is passive it is relentless. and it.
D; M. Rd Co,
I. ---: may.
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Wash Fa "pics of Daintiest Character
(inc oi lllt‘ joys of Spit lglllnc is the gathering a
pretty wash frocks. and e\t~ It suntan wants plenty.
There is nothingr that gives one quite such a sense of
being illitllaculatcl} attlictl as to near a periccti fresh
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loser. unable to run away. is stain
or stifled through lat-i. oi room l
which to open it; shell iol lutid an
oxygen. ’ihe oyster feeds on sin-c.
particles suspended iii lit “aim, (Ll
tso scattered is its food li..il lo Ker
lits daily meal lhe oysmr tillers be
,twern 2i and 35 quarts or waster
l nit-ugh its dctlt-atc sievcllke gills.
'lhe direction in which assistance
can be rendered to nature in mg
menting the oyster supply is governed
by local conditions, but in general it
may be slated that all methods of
oyster culture depend for success
upon the modification of the natural
conditions in such a manner as to
bring about one or several of the fol
testing results: _
1. An increase in the number
eggs successfully fertilized.
2. An increase in the surfaces avail
able for fixation, and consequently an
lncreaSe in the number of spat which
become fixed and pass through the
early stages of spat existence.
3. The utilization and salvage of
spill, which would otherwise fall \ic»
tints to the several vicissitudes oi
their careers—~storms, frosts, crowd-
ing. and so forth. ' ‘
l. A decrease in the liability to at.
tacks from enemies.
5. The utilisation of otherwise
neglected bottoms and food supplies.
Upon cur coasts the objects set
forth above, or some of them, have
been best realized by the procesa of
"planting." This consists in placing
firm bodies ill the water for the pur
pose of catching the spat or in spread-
ing young oysters upon the bottom in
places suitable for their growth._ Vast
as, are our oyster fields. but a small
portion of the bottom available for the
g'ro'wth of this mollusk has been util-
ized by nature. This has arisen from
the fact that in many cases where the
other conditions are favorable, the
bottom is of such a character as .to
prevent the attachment of the young.
lhOdgh perfectly adapted to the rapid
growth of the adults. if, then, the
spat be caught on planted cultch, or
partially grown oysters be placed
upon such bottoms. the didiculty is
overcome and nature has been assist-
ed to the degree necessary and all
or some of the conditions mentioned
above are more or less completely ful-
filled; to first by increasing the num»
ber of adult oysters in any region and
of
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lincn. gingham, tliililty, or other cotton gown. his sca-
son the gaictv and daintlucss of coloring is beyond desa‘
t‘ription.
Imitation Linens, and very good imitations. They are
masquerading as true flax. Pink, blue and tan, 36 inches,
> 39 etc.
Black and white Novelty Pique, very stylish, 81.00.
Beach Cloth, woven stripes, blue, green and black on
white, 5° cu.
Imported Shepherd Checks, like suitings, 48 inches,
39 cu.
Gabardines. white ground with narrow black stripes
very good for separate skirts, 59 cta.
. Medici Sole, a narrow striped voile with a silk line, in
pink, blue, green, heliotrope, black and white, 50 cta.
Flowered Marquisette striped effects in pink, green
and yellow, with pink and yellow flowers, 35 cts.
. Voiles in colored grounds. i'loncrctl designs, in pink,
light and old blue, and white, I 69 eta,
Satin-striped Voile, pink _and llluc,40iltcl1cs. 85 eta.
Imported Embroidered Voile, vcry distinctive pat—
terns and of exquisite quality, 40 inches, 98 cut
French Crepe, light blue, ()ltl rlrst‘,' pink, laVcntlt’f't
gray and a delicate apricot, 3!) inches, 35 Cta. '
Imported Japanese Crepe, liluc, pink, "ray and navy,
27 inches, , 29 etc; '
Corduroy Crepe, maize, l)lll(‘. green, latcudcr, apricot
and rose, 59 cia.
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Flowered Crefonnes.
l-‘or hcach frocks. garden smocks and skirts. lovely
tit-signs in pink, hluc, lavender and yellow. 29 and ~39 ctnt
Wash Dressfioods Section, main floor.
Headwear for Motoring ‘ . -
Comfort is the first consideration when it comes to'
motor apparel. With a close fitting hat of little weight,
and a swathlng veil to keep out dust, one may fly the
landscape with enjoyment.
A Motor Hat of straw and faillc, in old rosc or black, is
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very pretty and practical, $4.00 5
Green Silk and Straw combination, $4.56 5
Rose Silk Hat. with veil attached, 35(50 . L“
Motor Caps of silk, $i.oo ,‘
Chiffon Veils, all colors, and litany of these are washable,
so that one always feels safely clean,
65c. $1.00, $1.50 to 35.50
i .m minds of the “lumen, the belief of subjects have been spread broad. Ed by the vast shell heaps still in (ix-317,000,000 bushels of " young oysters
—a wofully mistaken, one--—that the on: over the land with tllc noble pur- ““9"“- ll" lt'l’ll as by the records oflnliclls. and gravel am their 500.000
. , . by their closer aggregation; the sec-
lIIoply was inexhaustible. in lht‘nlad pose of nlncliorntint‘. the conditionhnn.tum lllsrlnt “there. To the indigo-lures of oyster faulty». and they lur-
ond. ,b theprocess of preparing the
’flm for "mnadtfltp “‘1“ ,hp'mflmn «her which nicn toil. and rendering tho‘t
Fm Mlered: the future was reward mull“! lithium-and more 0
.ut l0 t‘kd’qm d! ifé'blf. As .Piof.
triallels.l.,f,i{9l g,.~ln his notes on the
tahellllsii pf l uioianli. hiltstild:
l As dnc lodks ovefthc record of the
. “fling of this country and notes how
I loontlnent was reclaimed from a stale
d llturc he can hardly fail to be im-
I.”ned with the reckless \vtlstefulncss
I a his ancestors in their use of the
,troasure which nature, through cons of
, the had been collecting. in thou-
tlands of cases natural resources,
3' Ulrich carefully conserved would have
.I mvided comfort and even luxury for
,” ”(trillions of men. have been dissi-
f the white man ,the oyster was an'
,dried or smoked was a valuable mcdiJ
llinl of barter with their inland neigh.
tional Government. and the resultsbom‘ M many places "9'“ niounds
have been beneficial in the extreme. lof ”hm“ deposited in ”WWW”? lllllt‘s
l commend the foresight which Ml oi the free “'9 which ”‘0 "“1 lllllll
hronlptod all these meritorious under-'"mmx 0' oysters, and 0" ”‘9- llamaris.
takings, approve the policy. and “IIIcntta River, in Mnlnc, “h”? lllllll‘
iolce over the ~gllccrss attained. Now are now found. ”'9'" L" 3 mound t‘llll-
! feel it is time to heed lhe call that mining about 7,000,000 bushels
comes froiu the nt‘gl-tt'lctl industry of shells. The “Wei" of oyster found in
our coasts. Upon the other fisheries 0““er and southern "3“” is the
the Government annually cvpends up- Ostrcn l’irglnicn, while ”‘9 small-sired
mm] of $500900 for purposes of fish meter of the Pacific is known as Os»
culture, yet the old given to the slicll- "m lill‘idit. in Washington, 0'91“)“.
t and destroyed With no Hubstan- fish. which represents onetbird the and (‘allfomla ”‘9 industry ll confined
‘ ‘bencllt to anyone. We have ioltruflvnlllc of the whole. is less titan llll‘.nlmum ”HUMVNY ‘0 ”'9 raising of
0‘ some Wisdom from the past, he. amount expended in propagating suchlw‘qwm "WW” Krthn front seed
was our attention has recently been fishes lts‘tlte black bits-z, whose chief brought from ”‘9 Atlantic 90”! and
In to the fact of the annihilation value is to afford spoil and recreation ”mm”! 0" the 10°" Md” i‘onnerly
several former sources; of subsist. rather than food. The cnstolnnry intuit-1”,"o “mm-V for ”‘9 ”‘9'“"1 markets
Rapidly in‘-Amét-lca in recent eds of fish culture are not applicable M” obtained "‘0'" the natural bcds
wars the struggle to obtain-support to the oyster on account of its pecul.,hm “”1 "'0 increase of population of.
for a family has becmnp more severe lill‘ clinractcrlsticc and the colldlliunsnh'. “mt-“ill! towns and the wasteful
to the wage earner. mien, no doubt, tlndcr which it ll\t‘i-. """m’d‘ ““"lO-"l‘d ”N‘St‘ beds were
Ithe extinction of useful animals and The Bureau of Fisheries, which has gradually exhausted 4”“ it ”Name
is that we have wttnpsspd has carried forward sltctcssfnlly so lnany obvious, that ‘9’" the supply fl". new
fled activities but has ll.‘l the support.
assistance. and covopqrution of the Nit-
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t.under any clrcutilstnnces. the sup. take the investigation. They halve ”’3 mlmducm" “Uh" “it'll"? first?!"
ply would last forever. This idea ”to facilities but not the means. and by who" ”“9” “'"t‘ planted and col-I
“F’s especially to prevail concerning the purpose of the bill i have intro- ”mm" a“ “'9" a” 3 Chin!“ 0f con-
ning food animals. The fact that llucco is to provide the necessary "'0' of .th“ grounds from public to pri-
lh sea is vast might naturally give funds for scientific investigators who "m" ""h" by “’35“ 0" ownership.
no Impression that its inllabltnnts'are wil make a careful study of the entire 1' "‘8! b? asked What use is ovate?
mbcrless. But when a natural food nllellflsh llitlllllll'yv~(lthcl‘S. clams and culture where. nature furnishes “any;
moly nears complete annihilation, scallops. lion. ll. ii. Smith, in u re I“ “Wm" without other CM? Ol‘ llbor
in begin to think or the necessity oiwnt N‘Dnl‘i to the Secretary of Com- ”m" ”m ”mm“ in “uteri”! her
"method-of artificial culture. - ;lncrce. states the case clearly and bounty. It “Mu" “"1"“th enough to
What has been done can not be up. emphatically: supply ”‘9 demand. and if her product
«due. Regrets will not bring back our 03. stcr culture is of necessity a pri- w?" “5 30°“ ”could be Produced bv
wasted resources. Our duty is to con. \‘ate enterprise, but it presents many “”1011th and intelligent oyster cul-
. me that which remains and. by sci-‘aliiiioultles and dancers which the “"“v the question would be pertinent
.fllc investigations, endeavor to do growers a“ not in a position to com. but the fact is that she. fullllis neither
methods of increasing the output but. for lack of proper knowledge, and of ”'9 premises, The demand '0? on-
.usn the soruces yet at ourdlspossl; this knowledge can not be obtained 91- ”’8' M ""d indifferent, ‘5 greater
1‘ many states laws have been passed centing throuph investigations and 0x- than the mm“, "as can “WW. and
h-check the wasteful use of shellfish periments which the Government alone in all parts 0' 0‘" 0013‘ where an act~
was. but a systematic study of the S in a position to conduct. we “we" ”'8“ they are yearly he
.mtions essential for the propaga. The, bureau lit withblit the nteansllcommg more and more (19918“!!! do:
ital-a and development of this fishery ““"l' ‘0 lll'tltoct them
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ass-am ”$4.41) ..a'mm-maesqumm .
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and particularly the personnel, to car-ism” all ’93“!
, never been undertaken. although r,v on this much-needed work. al-lm’m ”mam“.
.I , ,~ led statistical reports of the pm. though the deficiency and the neces-‘ Every ”3"" bed Wherever located
. ,, ”"806 paid, and capital invest. city which it creates have been movies “8 beginning to the lodging of
“In the industry have been publish. neatcdly pointed out in these reports some “MK“ body ontha bottom. it
i... 8am investigations . can-led on and in the estimates for appropria. may be a piece of drill carried by a
Wing the organisms destructive tions. Those interested in the oyster "am" a clamsheli rolled lip by the
the fishery,.thc Bureau of Fisheries, llsliery in particular have repeatedly “war 0" "01119 Oblection accidentally
. lack of means. has been una- pointed out, with justice. the differ-2°" ‘m‘ml‘m‘ll! thrown‘into the water
a' who meuhaustlve experiments 0,- once between the lack of consideration” mim- It» matters little what this
”(thoroughly into the. breeding mayhlch is accorded their industry and object ““7 he so that it be cleandur
first its history or this shellfish, .,the ‘assistance which is received .by;"l! “It” Splitting men and that it
. . a 1 tie measure the hrlndlmy 3m. tether interests who find help avalh. does not become buried in the mud -
, by the paucity othult'ralpmrhic.,ble. but the Waterman. laboring undori Th9 oyster. while it eventually lit
«has been overcome ”tit.- Mtnmtmucb grenterdlsadvantnge, finds’ it inches ltIGIthO‘soiid-flxcdoblcct on
. but now, in. organic. wwtymitbheid, for the‘i'tinkoli that the willie-bottom. in its infancy “mummy-
evecdnomtslnauemrnd and .to and has not been provided with mthhnugh (9ny amt-before it -»
4’9“!” “what," othqr. 1136016119 means of extending it. In an" ll?" may wander far, from the m.
I 41:73.? , . ‘ and for his very-practical common-"ill idem!!- ‘ l ' " ' 1
t "w o haying: his familis l
. . . I .- tion that our food supplies should be The unmi- she-tomato ' r
. I the hillbilly. let me say that it is smeared and named. this condition I“ a an mmmm
". tilt valuable anaemia the world, should be corrected without ~ Whine-«000.000-snstssasa-ar ’
~ g to the fishermen annually as lelar- _ » ,
I,” igneous-chm tbepomblnaaaap. .The district whose commission ,lllings‘is _’ . .7,“ , .
v. flier-way, which constitutes one t'v',‘ the honor- .to 3‘2“! :iwncesiha‘ The m on“? which brain 3!-
counEi-y'g most minim “no“. int oysters myths world. Through tar til is: 1““ ' mil into tba
W?” in tits mow poi-taut ‘~t.tlio!¢n~tb1nd‘hrtsatith or than»; wateehy the mother. is so mali- to
tho atolls-ha; summon-silty 'ile mayor new: ‘ N'mwm
’ nu.- hilt-rm ass «monitor-sum
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of the coast, long before the adrent'
certain. riflrdi'y a Hell! of: our diversi- important “kill?!" 04' diet. and whenlllllllt'ly "0.000.000.
of}
Vstornachs inside 0
cuties 1
WWW mm sim-
m- “I s’
saw
vested ii crop of over 15,060,000 bush-
cli of oysters, worth to them applicat-
Between the planting and the bar-
vest, an interval from two to live
ycars, the oyster culturisl assumes
many hazards. 0n the .\'cw England
coast, after all human-rial is down.
the tickle “set" may not appear. pus
sibly because at the critical lint"
some weather disturbance may have
killed the baby oysters while they
were yet it'wimlutng near the surface.
in the Gulf of Mexico the "set" may
he so heavy that llii‘ft' is scant roonl
for the oysters to grow. and malty
die, while those that are left are lllil
stim‘cd and misshapen from crewd
ills. l ‘
At all stages of its career the oys
in tsprcyed' upon by more or less
dangerous foes. it might be supposed
that an animal inclpssd in a. ponder
ous armor. which to times of danger
free from the attacks of enemies. but
no organism has ever evolved a pro
tectlve device which some other or-
ganism has not found partially vul
_ 11 due to the ignorant assumption Worthy projects. is anxious to under- "“‘uwd‘ must, b0 adopted. This led tol'tl'flbh» and. it llltlll be remembered
thatthc oyster is not always as well
protected as we it it in the adult
and marketable condition. in the
young‘httite, before attachment. the
tinihlrte'nnd'dellcste fry is fed upon
‘extensinbly hlete ssdu‘lt oyster and
by olhutmoiluncn, Illngulas. worms.
sponges. and hydrolds. Upward oi
200 young have been found in the
stomach of an oysTer. and‘there is
but little'doubt large numbers are so
consumed on every oystcr bed.
Even after the vicissitudes of lsrvet
life like passed, and the little oysters
have attached themselves, the infan~
tile spat may be buried in an accumu‘
lotion of’ organic or inorganic sedi-
ment or devoured bycnemies against
which it can present no adequate de~
tense.
into fragments between‘ teeth arrang
ed like.» cobblestone pavement, and
so the oyster growers crummay melt
away, almost in a night. Starfish
often appear in great hosts.‘llnd by
the muscular Iorce at their arms, fur-
phlshnd: with-"Ms ‘0!”ch rend
“open file sheila; and turning their own
at absorb the oyster
while it stillne- dithln the armor
designed to «protect' it. The drill, a.
little martne_' snail,_,tisca itp rough
tonguc‘ tiara ‘rasp? sn‘d ‘ boring a
month round hole through the help-
éar oysters shell inserts its shout
and licks.up.t.bo delicious meat with
n > -
While it is- the prey of aggressive
onenleajlt m passive lght
, swim tml‘m allocation
4m
”In soul: of thewto‘t‘sl gamtgltm high-sit
m, ‘ undue g ed hie isttm technetium-a Mattie w.m
quIWJMJt saws.
-' With clams and sasliopl. tho, Inst hcaatiful or Mm
is a complete encasement. would be,
Schools of drumilsh may grind them-
1
group and sols'ing' the shclii;' the
less favorable to its maturing: the
fourth. from the greater care with
which a bed under private ownership
will be watched and guarded; and the
fifth, by the very act of planting upoa
. virgin or depleted bottom.
Al the present time about is per
cent. of the quantity and 65 per cent.
of the value of our oyster supply
clinics front planted grounds, the out-
;put in many of the States depending
'iltrgt-lywin some of them entirely—
iupon oyster culture. In the New Eng-
land States 93 per cent. in New Yorlt
lite per cent., in the Pacific States 7:
goercent" and in New Jersey 35 per
‘cenl. oi the. oyster product is derived
lfrom private beds. in most of the
’southern districts natural beds are
still utilised.
To show what results can be ac-
complished by oyster culture and how
important it is to the industry, lct
liilt' site what has been accomplished
£in the New England States in 30
years:
Massachusetts in 1880 produced
36,000 bushels. valued at 841,800.
Massachusetts in 1910 produced
289,000 bushels. valued at ”35.000.
Rhode island in 1880 ploduced 163,-
000 bushels, valued at 8226.000.
Rhode Island in 1910 produced 2.-
268.000 bushels, valued at $1,360,000.
Connecticut in 1880 produced 336,-
000 bushels, valued ‘at $380,000.
000 bushels. valued at $1,893,000.
in the New England States there is
held under lease or ownership by pri-
vate parties 126,737 acres of bottom
for purposes of oyster, culture. 0! this
area only a third is under actual cul-
tivatio‘n. The proportion of ground
cultivated to the area hold is less than
9 per cent. in Massachusetts, while it
to 38 per cent. in Connecticut and 93
per cent. in Rhode Island. The rea»
son :flir the. low percentage in Maser
chuntts is due to the fact that a large
part of the ground is or little value.
By menu of the. continued popular-
ity of the Blue Points, Rockaways.
Peconlcs, Shinseeochs,‘ Bntlthtown,
Oyster Bay, Hempstaad Harbor, Man-
hasset and Little Neck Bay: and other
long island oysters with theta super-
iop—quaiit’ and the proximity of the
.my district are able.- (niobium higher
prices for their! products than .ths
growers in other'statan. . - , .
The. rem-3 menu-or: outer
busiest,“ the .taldngot soon oys-
ter: trots: pail”! rounds sampler,“-
lngIthorston rims beds where my
mw-ahd am. In narylsnd only
l
impetus-hots ct oysters arasoid tn ‘
the shell, whl ,4
mad Mid :10,
third. by the use chimed from regions ‘
Connecticut in 19M pmduccd 3.384;]
New York market. the .oyntsrmen of '
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'mmvpoo; toulvaipc or the oyster unantitynlthonga slew-ass “is
mowed; «5300.000. - " . Oust Britain and the. .
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