Milford chronicle., 1883-03-30

'e oyster alive for a limited period; but the olje,
e most dssirable-the attachment of the drinin
- spat-has not yet been obtained. Under naiun
n condition the oysters, male and iemale sen
forth into the waters the generative fuids ther
q 90 stand their chances Of comiag IN contact
Il That developed, the impregnated egg develope
Il in a short time into a swimming embryo, an,
r, floating about, comes In contact with SOM
T clean, moderately hard surface, and attaches II
:. sell, remaining fixed thereto. Naturally grea
J. loss is occasiOned by the frequent failure Of The
! TWO fluids to meet, and no doubt a considerable
saving would be effected by simply fertilizinR
the eggs aud letting them 60 adriit, provided il
were done on a sufficiently large scale. But II
they once attach in the squaria, long step in
advance is made. Once fixed, there is no diff
Gully ia feeding or removing them 10 suitable
, grounds; but this point has not yet been reach.
, ed by American experimenters, though Mr.. Ri.
der reports that Ia the course Of one Of his at
, temps be found the young fry had attached to
the aquarium jar 10 large numbers. Unfortunate.
ly they soon died, and no subsequent experiment
ulet with like success in securing attachment.
RxPERNENTs IN NEW HAVEN AND BEAUFORD.
The difficulties attending experiments Ii squa.
ria being apparently too great to be overcome,
Lieutenant WInsow, during the progress Of his
investigations al New Haven last summer, depos-
| tied in one Of the private beds OF that port many
millions Of swimming emhryos, With the hope
that q sufficient number might survive and be-
cone fixed to demonstrate the praehcability OF
the process. An examination OF the bed in the
autumn showed general attachment or "set,
as it is termed, and although il WAS unusually 4
large at the point where the embryos were de-
posted, it was not considered sufficiently great
TO justify the assumption that it was the result OF
this experiment. The greatest advance made
is, probably, that Of Brooks and WnsUw at Beau
ford, N. c., in raising the embryUs TO the advan-
ced stages in ioriy-eght hours, instead Of in the
six or eight days they had previously required;
but tins partial succesc is due apparently to con-
diIions and influences peculiar TO BeauiOrd and
not to the experiments as operations conducted
under similar circumstances in other localities
have not obtained like gratifying results, In
general terms, then, the American Investigators
have made but slight advance, if any, toward
the desired practical end.
FRENCH AND ENGLIsu INVESTIGATORS.
FROM across the ocean, however, comes intel
hgencs oil very satisfactory nature. N. Bon
chon Brandely reports that he has secured the
OF the arIiheially produced embryo d.
of tue osted angi.ldta (the Portuguese Variety !
in large numbers He ferulized the eggs and Z
deposited them in a claire or pond, supplying 4
hem with water from an adjacent reservoir, 50 p
adjusting the supply that it did rot exceed tue
luantily which percolated out through the sandy
bottom Of the claire. Suitable objects being ex.
,osed, the young attached In enormous numbers \
md 1t u considerable earlier period than on the
dlacent beds when natural conditions operated.
La exhibitor n: the Edinburgh Fish Exhibition {
as also shown swimming embTyos Of ostrOd
dlis, which he claims to have raised asliicially
nj maintained alive for several months. Prob 81
bly, the reports on the various sections OF the
,rlhcoming London Fishery Exhibition viii fur f.
ish additional and more accurate information
,gardiug the success and methods OF the French
nd Euglish investigators, which may, perhaps. al
'slsl American Investigators in devising means it
y which the oyster eau he artifcialy raised
ith the same case and surety as the shad and y,
ilmUn; and it is also possible that American II
genuty may before long strike out road for ~
self aud achieve success. o.
THE OUTLOOK. -
Meanwhile. the industry, especially In that g.
cat centre. tAe Chesapeake. is languishing for
ant OF material upon which to work. Owing d
the depleted coalition Of tie oyster beds the
canning houses along the shores Of the great
y have been vlrtualyQt astandstill during the ~
81 season. There has also been n constant DO
mpains by packers AMI other dealers in
avs, j." OF the scarcity and inferior quality Of en-
9 supply aud the probabilities are that IN a -,
y years more the long prophesed event viii y
We come to pass and the Chesapeake will pro- Ia
ce no more oysters. Yet, while the general VIC
tlook for the trade is somewhat gloomy, there vi
encouraging features. While artificial oys. IN
culture has not yet been made Of practical TT
lity, oyster farming has proved great practi-
SUCCESS. Years ago the fishermen Of COn- al
,ticut found that the natural oyster beds Of
ir coast were incapable OF supplying the de-
nd, and forthwith prceedel to establish
6cial bells. Originally laying down. in the IN
ing few Virginia oysters on lew acres, to y
taken up in the fall, the business has expau-
so that now thousands Of acres are occupied ant
millions Of bushels Of thriving. healthy. ent
i've stock. Connecticut enjoys no peculiar oIo
antages for oyster culture nor is there any
* very original or peculiar in the methods uSe
pied by her fishermen. What they have H(
g others can do, provided they have the
10 Incentive to eXertiOn possessed by the
necicut people in the proprietary interest
: have IN the ground they cultivate. In that Cal
le secret OF their success and this conclusion
II inevitably be Tesched in course Of time by
II seaboard States. man does best by 90
1wn, far bettor than any State or govern -
i can do for him. and in the recognition Of
principle is more hope for oystermen than
i tue labors OF the scientists Washington al
o fine Ne,0 York telegram.
MARRIAGES. an and !,