The examiner., 1882-01-28
OYSters.

One hundred and fifty years ago there were 4, GOO oysterwomen in Paris, who pursued their business with much zeal and dexterity.
 The " green" oyster, so much prized The " greening" of oysters is ex- tensively carried on at Marennes, on the banks of the river Seudre and this particular branch of oyster industry extends for leagues along the river, and is also sanctioned by free grants from the state. The peculiar color and taste are said to be imparted by the vegetable substances which grow in the beds where the oysters are cultivated.
 A resilient of Lonoon, England, claims that the city spends over S25,- GOO, 1000 a year for oysters, and that more than twice the number of these bivaIves would be used if they could be obtained at as reasonable prices as in America- The genuine Whitestable oyster fetcbes about seventy-fve or eighty cents doz1n. Oyster culture in England is yet in it's infancy. Large numbers of oysters are now carried to England from this country. The most popular size for eating is in a she'll about as large as dollar. They are packed in barrels very closely, and kept right side up during the voyage. Quite trade iS now sprinaing up in carrying e seed" oysters to Europe. Car loads of oysters are shipped to California from New York every few days. The "Lative' oyster of that western coast is obtained in the Gulf of California, and is small and of cop pery taste. There is as wide a contrast 1n4r T,1 Eastern as between crab-apple and Rhode Island greening. Something of 8 supply is being obtained on the Ore- gon or Washington Territory coast. These are better than the more south ern.
 The seaboards of Georgis, South CaroliLa 8 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 Northern markets. Various river mouths and es- tuaries along the Connecticut and New York shores would be most excellent 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 enterprising men will seek to clear off these ruinous deposits, as they now drain off marshes and fill up swamrs and pools. The recent law of Con- necticut creating State commission to sell the deep-water ground of the sound has served to inspire great &C., tivity in securing farms ia the sea. Many thousands of dollars have already beer realized 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.
 The natural oyster beds on the east side of Staten Island are the places whence much of the ss seed" for all the various famous kinds of oysters about New York is obtained.
 Science has demonstrated that oysters can be managed so that their spawning seasons can be regulated, and thus good oysters be had and eaten every week in the year. Tn is arranged in the Con- necticut 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 a 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 one portion of the oyster supply can be always ready for use.- Scientific AnteIica7,.