The Monitor., 1891-10-16
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A uass.s rarles.sz sase Dei4s&rs
Eirxr Thzs I.z.ts Tisrse sEeHti.s-
D9wn alsa- ise sGa8ges II Delaware
bay. On l.9th the Hv Jesaey and Del
awaye sss1as. there i 81 thriving ministry
which i seldom Aezrl q a1d still mors
szidon Bzsn in operation Or. If Il /
saen, few Esrsy3s sop % inquire ITO II
Ths industry = question i the king
crab fishery. aoi oae year l-574,Gso Of
the hard sl.elle-l cgzsissc991s fellows
were taken froEa thsi- native element
whsIe in z0ms years ths yield has rachel
a. high zs SOB. 90 TIE s@asoa only
lasts tnres month. and s9u2afinles less
Ths s.orv Is told By Hlea II Smith Of.
ts5 United States fish commission
The EsheEy foF king erals. while 10.
primarily intended . Progile Z food
p-od1c.. Indirectly coaTrlb1tss % tEa.
result, furnishing ose q the l7ast ferfil-
izazs knoxn T1ls variety q crab, al
tao1gh having ne T4lue = -sl article O.
food. furnishes tie baszs fo- a industry
ot 10 little cors-I1eEce 70 The con-
u.unisy. f3-. shile farmers in most Of the
ssaEs5zr57 states utilize sEnzll numbers of
the erals to- FaFsEssas O fertilization, il
Is ouiy Il Delaware bzy tat i can De
szsd % b sFell defBel industry, and !.
( ozty here tEat s.scis.l forms of apqS
raeas hare BEEN esarsayel u ezsp-1Eing
fAs sazaFs king
= trip down tlse lay Al. 80 Inspection
ot the fsEsrles proves tlle i--11s-ry 70 be
IL : f5zr5szlz7l- coaslIs51a Ih= fishing
sseus % center "A Ia Jersey side.
betEsaa CaEs My Point az-1 Heislsr-
vile, -vs1.y niizz a19ve- -Atso7t ssFe--
eichts q -1s entire s9.tra L made BE-
TWEEN Dsznis55Ils ri Flsaiag Creek
Attic Intervening s=-:ssz-zle1tso of Goshen.
Dizs Czesk and t5re4n G'Esslz tha cztca II
r1uzd Numbers hzs les2 2S5.Qss9. $4,000
and IL 30 crabs resE,ss.iF=ly.
Two ferns q ap.a-ztuz arg II o3m-
Eon uss zls1E tae Je-zey shore. One
resembles fype of Egln1 aes. but tbs
o.ae- Is ez..i-ely unlks anything elss
usa5 Il ti4s waters q tEle United States,
and Is designed faE an3 especially
a1zp1eI - this fsls=-T.
T1s s-ziz-s which fo.En ~ framework
IL tz= Easzz5is ara fest u = II. ie1g
and izcbas . i1e1es Z t.zmes=r.
Tnez ara iocz.=l I f=ee 20 8 les. apart
To 1Ee b5z-1zz g tEeE-Akes, co1sl-ct1ug
-1s lstzs.- bcssszzs czs inch tiiex ara
za-L45 = zt1s Ae5z11 . : fos- - Eo-e;
toe b51z1.1 G IL issE. s.-ll tE17s E5ie5 70
tas asiz1s q fsse . = tas. arr fo-Zsi
L IL szzs wzy- Tas doo- 20 ths a-s.
t,gz-t Z Ez7-a : iaeaes . = izcaas wide
o1 eaeh zsze q tae lezder: taa funnel
Eke ez-zz-ee = -ls sas1zl bowl Is LAP
rozar. AID o1ly Z lev erals Es-s through
i T1s netting e1rsls-s q eitasg wire
O. tglre
Tne wasr. q sake Eet, IS i Is ae-e
called. i Tery different from the pound
re-, although bo=a hare s3zas parts in
common. Ig-c9nsIsls G p5les CT stakes
driven into taa muddy or sandy bottoms,
| 80 a. 70 form q lsasier 0r hedge" wings
and q bosFl oE pound Tie poles con-
stiituting the bowl are 5 fest ID 10 feet
t long and inches . inches il diameter
AZ their larger ends and 1 inch 10 /.
inches in diameter AZ their smaller ex-
trenities. For the wings and leader,
poles from 3 feet . feet long are en-
| ployed The poles are placed from II
inches 70 inches apart 20 permit the sea
70 wash through
The bowl IS somewhat semicircular in
shape, the exremities Of the brushwork
joining the wings about midway their
length. It's capacity is encroached upon
by the leader and the door or entrance
TO the pound. which is the most import
ant feature Of the apparatus. Il consists
Of wedge shaped platform OF boards
fitting into the space between the wings
as they approach the leader. The plat
form IS inclined II gentle angle, and is
about five feet long, projecting about
one foot over a support. Il is important
that the pitch Of the platform shall not
be too great and that the foor shall not
be too smooth. otherwise the crabs can
not or will not walk upon il. The floor
Of the bowl is made Of cheap boards to
prevent the crabs scratching holes in the
mud and loozeainc the poles.
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