The Copiah signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1882-1883, 1883-09-27

One hundred Sud Sfty years FRO ther,
were 4.O0J oysterwrnan in Paris, whu
pursued their business with much zcal
and dsS.srily.
The "gycen oyster, 10 much prizcd
in France. will not sell in our markets.
The "g-"ruiny" IL oysters is cxtens.
lively carried on nj Mareanes, ON the bankA
OF the river Serlre; and ,lis particular
branch Of oyster industry extends for
leagues a'ong the river, aud 10 also sane
toned 10y IRE, grants fiom tue state.
The pec.:.iar culcr and taste ars said tU
BE- Impaired 10y the vegetable substances
which grow in tho beds where the oys-
ters are cultivated.
Ares'dcnt OF Lonlon. England. clsims
that th,, city spends over s25, ,000. 600 u
year for oysters. AMI that more than
twice the number, u these bi,alvc-
would be used il they cou d be obtained
at as reasonable priccs rs 10 America
The gerune Whit-stablc oyster fetchcs
shout 10 or ~ cents a dozen. Oyster
culture in Huslsnd il vet in its infancy.
la &c n mbcrs OF oysters PRO now car
ri, d 10 Eagland from this country. The
mos: popular size for eating III III shell
about as large ~ a dollar. They ARE
packed In barrels very closely, and kepi
night sile uP during the voyage. Quite
trade is now splinging up In carrying
"secd" oysters 70 Europe.
Car loads OF oy,.ers are shipped to
Cal.fornis from Now York every few
days. The "nativo" orstor of thm
western coast is obtained in the Gulf Of
California. and is small aud OF coppery
t,ste. Ti,r- is as vide con.ras. bo
tween the C .iiforni. biylve and th,
Fest IN rs bc wecn crab.apple and {
Tho IL Island gsecrins. Something q.
supply Is heing obtained on the Orc
gon or Washington Territory coast
These arc better than the more south
ern.
The Eraboards OF Georgia. souu, Car.
DINA and Texas abound in oysters. l"
som, places they have grown up int
re, is extending for two1ty miles a!ol'
tie ccast. Muih U; this oys,er woalii
nny set h,comc available for Moth
crn markets. Various river mou,..
AMI eetusrics al"ng it, Councc.icat an
New York sores wcull be mns:-osc,I
lent cy,.c farms If some means couls
be provided 20 keep the Deposit oi mu,
from covering Gnd smo,hc:in TIE yoIn;
oysirrs. The ;ip,c my % near VIII
enterpii,ius raaa vi!lses.s 10 clear q!
.bcsc ruin. u, Ge, osit., as they TOW drai'
OF narsles xni Gil up s"amps G.,
pools. The r cen. Law oi CouUcc.icu
creating s;,ato eoninIscu 10 sell ,L,
decJ.ua'er gIound ~ ,he Scnad hr
servel 90 r.spho greet activity ia Sc
curing FARMS III tho sHa. Many tLcn
~ is of dollars hava a!rea ly been rsal
IL i fnr grounds urrrol rio,cj.
Tie rEc'luc; Oh of "ys,crs hss mor'
q nh ,lonl,. d in q;u'u,itr III enl abOu
New York haihur, Stat'n island ave
Perth Amho. duriog tn pas, i've years
II is believed 4 tie mud could D, kept
out Of New rurh tarho: 1t would aak,
one of tie hnest oyster beds iu tn
world.
The natural cystcr n d. on the east
side OF Sia,cn isl;n, a'o the place,
whence much "i tlo "scol" fnr MI tn
various famous irrdS cf o,aters abou
New Y rk i. ol'ai,,si.
Se,encs h : 4 aion,tgstcd that cva'crs
can be 10 managed tl.at their spawuirr
seasons can bc regulated, AMI thus good
oysters hc had anl eaten ovory week H.
the year. Tbs is arranged in the Goa.
Dcc,icut waters by planting tAem ia
dasrent depths Of water. This socar,,
variety in temperature Tho greater
Tho heat tho earlier the oyster will
spawn. Therefore, by moving thein
into shoal water in Sheltered place
where the sun will warm the WI crcas.l.,
the spawning scnsoa will bc ovcr in
early summer. Thoso in tho deeper
and colder water will, o. course. feel tn,
hest latcr, and, therefore, spawn later.
Thus ono portion Of tho oystr suppl.
can be always ready for use.-.ScieafiEc
american.