The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-24

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falIaey Of this visw bss been sbuDdsnsly
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placed upon natural beds solely there
has been a decreasing supply TO meet
an Increasing demand Many causes
have been cited 20 account fer tbs
decrease In the productivensss of the
oyster b~ds, but wherever unprsiu-
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sffsch-i % the shsils ~ the adults are
removed from the beds, and ~ ~ IL TN.
practicable IN many cases 10 6esaeh them
they are ~ necessity destroyed The
quantity - oysters taken ard destroyed
from the several causes mentioned II
greater than tina, which H. permitted 10
annually grow 40 ard take their places.
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