Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-06-24
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Capt. John Z. Foster, of Buckroe,
caught very large shark in his nets
near the capes.
The next problem will be, how old is
a turtle when it moves? One was re-
Gently found imbedded in the rock at
Ashokan dam by workmen digging the
trench. Engineers figured it was So. $50
years old. When placed in pail of
hot water it warmed back to life and
was able to crawl away Fishing
Gazette.
The clam market was excited as high
as $500 per thousand being paid during
the week. The marked value of chowdsr
and bullion as seraphic, wholesome
dish is estimated and the existent de-
mand indicates higher values. The $40
clam is in sight and on its arrival we III
all go looking for shell-fish signs. -Ac-
comack News.
1t is stated that a shipment of 400, 900
soft crabs was made last week from
Crisfield, Md, the greatest crab market
in the world, to points South as far as
New Orleans. Crisfeld supplies as
per cent. of the soft crabs used in the
United States, 80 per cent. of which
come from the sounds of Virginia, in
Accomac county. Crisfeld is almost on
the Interstate line.
"A campaign ofpublicity for the oyster
has been decided upon by the directors
of the Oyster Growers and Dealers AS
ISOLATION of North America. Such
action will not have the official endorse
ment of the organization and will be
carried on by committee of individual
oystermen. 1t was stated by represen-
tatlves of an advertising agency that
the work can be effectively done for
something like $500 for the first
year. The idea has been to raise the
money through a per gallon shipment
tax on oysters.
In spite of the fact that there are
more, pounds in operation along the
Atlantic coast this summer than ever
before, the price of fish seems TO have
taken soar skyward. along with other
foodstuff prices. The pounds are mostly
making good catches when the weather
is such as to allow the boats TO 90 off
shore and lift the nets. Weakfish (ses
trout are beginning to run along the
shore, and some of the pounds have
caught as high as 20 barrels. This is
taken to mean that the fish will soon be
biting in the bays and inlets. Whole
sale prices in the north of pound-caught
fish have been running as high as 4
cents pound. which is higher than in
many years.
James river stock is notably watery
in the Spring, so that it bleeds profusely
in transit. Now this condition puts the
oyster at the consumers end with too
much water to please the Health Author
tiles. In the Fall this variety is a good
shipper and gets to the other end
in fine form. The question that will
puzzle the shipper, next season will be
just what quantity of water will be al
lowed in the average shipment. This
question must be determined before the
season opens, otherwise it will work
great hardship to the honest packer.
Some oysters bleed more, than others.
We have known oysters to have been
shipped perfectly dry, j. e., devoid of
surplus of water, and yet arrive at the
end of long journey with too large
percentage of water for the Jobber.
The jobber must not think that all the
stock he receives has been watered
before shipment. The oyster is not
camel.-Oysterman and Fisherman.