The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1882-08-17

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One hundred and iaity years sgo there
were LEGO oysterwomen IN Paris. Who
pursued their business with much zeal
end dextsrity. s8i
= The "sresn" oyster. 10 much prised
ID France, win not sell in our marketA
The = sgreening" Of oysters Is extens-
lively carried on at Marennes, on the banks
q the river Seudre; and this particular
branch Of oyster industry extends for
ieagues along the river. and ID also sane
toned by free grants from the state.
The peculiar color and taste are said to
be impaired by the vegetable substances
which grow in the beds where the oys-
ters are cultivated.
A resident Of London, England, claims
that that city spends over $25. .0OO, 600 q
year for oysters, and that more than
twice the number Of these bivalves
would. be used if they could be obtained
at as reasonable prices as in America.
The genuine Whitestable oyster ietches
about 75 or 50 cents dozen. Oyster
calturass sngland Is yet in its infancy.
Large numbers Of oysters are now CAR
ried to England from this country. The
most popular size for eating is in shell
about as large as q dollar. They are
packed m barrels very closely, and kept
right side up during the voyage. Quite
atrade Is. now springing up in carrying
"seed" oysters to Europe.
Car loads Of oysters are shipped to
California from New York. every few
days. The "native" oyster Of that
western coast is obtained in the Gulf Of
California, and is small and Of coppery
taste. There is as wide contrast be-
tween the California bivalve and the
Eastern as between q crab-spple and q
Rhode Island greening. Something Of
. supply is being obtained on the Ore
gon or Washington Territory coast.
These are better than the moro south
ern. IS a.-un-.. -r ...e.f. ..tr =.
The seaboards Of Georgia, South Car
olina and Texas abound in oysters. In
some places they have grown up into
reefs extending for twenty miles along
the coast Much Of this oyster wealth
may yet become available for North
ern markets. Various river mouths
and estuaries along the Connecticut and
New York shores would be most-excel-
lent oyster farms If some means could
be provided to keep the deposits OF mud
from covering and smothering the young
oysters. The time may be near when
entefprising men will seek to clear of
these ruino,is deposits, as they now drain
of marshesa and fill up swamps and
pools. The recent low Of Connec .icut
creating State commission to sell the
deep-water ground Of the Sound has
served 70 inspire great activity in Sc
curing farms in the sea. Many thou
sands Of dollars have already been real
lied for grounds appropriated.
The production Of oysters has more
than doubled in quantity in and about
| New York harbor, Staten island and
Perth Amboy during the past five years.
It is believed If the mud could be kept
out of New York harbor it would make
one Of the finest oyster beds in the
world. ga 80 % ' -a'
The natural oyster beds on the east
side of Staten island are the places
whence much Of tho "seed" for nll the
various famous kinds Of oysters about
New York is obtained. .. 4
Science has demonstrated that oysters
can be so managed that their spawning
seasons can bo regulated, and thus good
oysters be had and eaten every week in
the year. This is arranged in the Con-
neoticut waters by planting them in
different depths of water. This secures
variety in temperature. The greater
|, the heat the earlier the oyster will
spawn. Therefore, by moving them
into shoal water in sheltered place
/ where the sun will warm the water easily
the spawning season will be over in
early summer. Those in the deeper
and colder water will, of course, feel the
heat later, and, therefore, spawn later
Thus ono portion Of the oyster supply
cen be always ready for ,lse.-Sc' entiat
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