Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-11-18
FISH AND OYsTEp NOTES.

NO permit for scraping planting
ground is valid until shore rent rs paid.
buoys properly placed and $500 bond
given.
Under the new law the 81 I-incb tub only
can be used. Buyers violate the law as
much by using 2l-inch as they would
22-i inch.
A prominent business man of the
Eastern shore writes: az was over to
Saxis today. Oystermen are catching
more oysters and doing better than for
fifteen years. They are good, and
bringing fairly good prices"
EDITOR CITIZEN:-Things are getting
along nicely on the lower Potomac.
Oysters are fat. and now bringing 40
cents. The inspector in Northumber-
land has licensed l02 tongers and So
dredgers, which are more than hereto
fore. OysrrRuAS
The catch OF trout at sea the past
week by hand line was exceptionally
large. 1t was really troublesome to
take them in as fast as they wished to
bite. The ocean, too; was alive with
horned sharks, an indication that the
fish will soon leave for their winter
home in warmer waters. Cunning was
excellent. In eight hours Frank Dirick-
son, of Chincoteague. killed 2IO ducks.
|-Accomack News.
The Walking Stake creates much
OF the trouble among the oystermen in
Virginia. 1t is n well known fact that
these long poles which mark the boun-
dairy between the public rocks and pri-
vate grounds often travel several hum
dred feet in night. Their movements
are not always towards the public rocks.
tho 1t is the rule, but frequently thew
go far IN upon the private planting
grounds. and the area of public rocks
or planting grounds are increased or
diminished according to the inclinations
of these troublesome walking atakes. +"
Norfolk Journal.
Virginia is determined that none sbut
the best oysters shall be placed on the
market this season. Atthis time dwher,
some other states are making much talk
about pollution, etc., Virginia sees an
opportunity for her shippers to get in
right" and the State will see that
they take advantage of it. Two ex-
perts from the Virginia State Board of
Health went to the oyster beds at Nor
folk last week for the purpose of max
ing sanitary survey of the rocks.
The action was the outcome of a request
from Tidewater tongers and packers
that the State make sure that the beds
were clean. The survey, which was
made by the Health Department twol
years ago. showing the oyster rocks to |
be in excellent sanitary condition, has
been of great service to the oystermen
in aiding them to market their product.
and they now desire to have the results
of that survey reaffirmed by additional
inspection. Fishing Gazette.
OYSTERS GOOD IN YORK RIVER.
EDITOR CITIZEN:
OySteIS III IOrk river are larger and Il
better than they have been for years.
The oystermen are handling them ac-
cording to law, as nearly as possible
and they should do SO for their own
good. Inspector Muse looks after them
quite frequently. and should he find any
violators. you can bet they will have to
appear before Justice Vaughan If thew /
fail to pay the fine. We are glad the
James river dispute is settled. and mol
lives lost or bloodshed. as the Times
Dispatch would have Mr.. Lee do.
Commissioner Lee is the right man in
the right place. In our Judgment, no
one can better him. He Is cool and
level-headed, and will dojustice to ali.
both planters and tongers. We want to
see him fill the position he now holds
for years to come.
OYsTERMAN. J.