The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1914-08-10
EXHIBIT OF THE
FLORIDA SHE'LL
FISH INDUSTRY
LARGE NUMBER OF FINE sPEcI-
MEMS COLLECTED BY COMMITS
sIoNER HODGES AT TALLAHAs-
SEE.

State Shell Fish Commissioner T. r.
Hodges has collected in his office at
the Capitol an exhibit of the shell fish
products Of Florida which are as in
teresting in their entirety as a
museum. says the Tallahassee True
Democrat.
IN the exhibit are oyster shells from
every district on the Florida Atlantic
and Gulf coast. The larger shells are
from the Apalachicola beds. some be
ing eleven inches in length This dis
trict shows five varieties of oysters.
The Franklin and Wakuua county
oyster bars all produce an excellent
and good size oyster in their natural
state which will be much improved
urder the agricultural meth Ods which
he Is adopting.
But little attention has heretofore
been given to the oyster on the At
lantic coast but the commissioner
SAYS there are some very attractive
propositions. particularly along the
Matanzas and Indian rivers, and AZ
Blue Point in Nassau county. Turtle
Bay in DeSoto county is most prom
Using field. Five hundred acres have
been planted here this year
The State has spent $4,000 this year
IN planting new beds which EN- ORA &c
sixteen thousand acres.
Next in Importance to the oyster is
tho clam, They are not as universe Nv
appreciated by many people. There are
many sections peculiarly adopted 10
their culture and some very fine
specimens are shown. Like the oyster.
there are several varieties of CLANS
ST Andrews Ray. In Bay county.
gives promise of great development IN
the shell fish. industry.
The oyster and the clam have their
enemies and those that prey upon
them are also exhibited by Mr.. Hodges.
as we'll as the methods employed of
fighting them.
The means of planting these shell
fish. and Of reaping them when ripe
are shown There are also interesting
charts Of shell fish anatomy, anu o.
the peculiar clutches they some times
make A number of oysters are seen
gathered on an old boot and a pare
ularIy fine specimen has attached It
self to the bowl of an old sailors pipe.
The oyster and clam packing in
dustry has also been given consider
able attention. and under the guidance
and protecting care of our commits
sioner will grow into a great industry.
There are now three o. er packing
plants al ApaIachicola, and a big plant
al Coxcomhs, in Lee county, which
puts up Little Neck CLAIMS. Minced
CLANS Clam Chowder and Clam BouiI-
Ion. the entire product of which is sold
in New York City
While this exhibit IS attra Ctive now
II will become Of far greater interest
MIR. Hodges adds to it from year to
year. as the shell fish industry swels
to enormous proportions. Within ten
years the oyster and clam beds OF
Florida will be one of the States
greatest sources of revenue, and this
will be largely due to the knowledge
and zeal of Mr.. Hodges A search of
the entire country could rot have
found a more ca pable man than he.
Mr. Hodges extends an invitation to
all to visit his office and see this in
teresting exhibit of the shell fish in
duStry of Florida.
A FALSE STANDARD OF CULTURE
has gained ground IN this century
which looks upon the bearing rearing
OF children as something coarse and
vulgar and to be avoided. but the ad-
vent Of EugeniCS means much for the
motherhood of the race. Happy Is the
wife who, though weak and aiiing. de-
ponds upon Lydia E Pinknam's Nese
table COMPOUND to restore her to
health, and when hea daChes and back
aches are a thing OF the past. brave
sons and fair daughters rise up and