IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS OR APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR THE CULTIVATION OF OYSTERS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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I, ASTLEY PASTON PRICE of 47 Lincolns Inn Fields in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MEANS OR APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR THE CULTIVATION OF OYSTERS" to.
be as follows:―
The improvements relate to the Artificial production of Oysters and consist in
the employment of netting either metallic or vegetable or of coarse fabrics either
in their normal condition or coated with a water resisting material such for
example as Hydraulic Cement and so arranging such netting or Fabric either
coated or otherwise as that they shall form one or more layers or tiers placed one
above another in a suitable pit or receptacle in which is coutained the Oysters
intended for Breeding or spatting purposes upon these several layers or Tiers of
Netting or fabric Cultch is placed so as to form an adbering surface for the
floating spat which Cultch or other material such as Burnt clay or other similar
material or substance may be likewise coated with a water resisting material such
for example as Hydraulic Cement.
The netting or Fabrics or other material or substance as above mentioned are
covered with Sea Water and the Breeding or Spatting Oysters being placed at
the bottom of the Pit the spat will rise and come in contact with the cultch or
other material placed upon the netting or Fabric and be thereby arrested.
In order that the air in proximity to the Sea Water contained in the Pit or
receptacle shall be maintained at a desired temperature the said pit or receptacle
is covered in and any desired degree of temperature may be obtained and inain-
tained by causing heated air to circulate through pipes contained in the closed
Building or erection, It will be found that a temperature averaging about
70° Fahrenheit will be most suitable, but this can be modified and any desired
temperature be obtained and maintained.

page_text: COMELLIE DI BUITIVATION
I, ASTLEY PASTON PRICE of 47 Lincolns Inn Fields in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
MEANS OR APPARATUS TO BE EMPLOYED FOR THE CULTIVATION OF OYSTERS" and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My improvements relating to the cultivation of Oysters consist in the employ-
ment of netting, either metallic or vegetablo or of coarse fabrics either in their
normal condition or coated with a water resisting material such. for example as
hydraulic cement as described in the Specification of my Patents N° 152 dated'
1st January 1884 and N° 6621 dated 21st April 1884 and. so arranging such
netting or fabric either coated or otherwise as that they shall form layers or tiers
placed one above another in a suitable pit or receptacle in which is contained the
oysters intended for breeding or Spatting purposes upon these several layers or
Tiers of netting or fabric Cultch or other suitable arresting material is placed so as
to form an adhering surface-for the floating spat which Cultch or other material
such as Burnt clay or other similar material or substance may be likewise coated
with a water resisting material such for example as Hydraulic Cement.
The netting or Fabrics or other material or substance as above mentioned are
covered with Sea water and the Breeding or Spatting Oysters being placed at the
bottom-portion-of-the-pit-the-spat-will rise_and_come into contact with the cultch
or other material placed upon the netting or fabric and be thereby arrested.
In order that the air in proximity to the sea water contained in the pit or
receptacle shall be maintained at a desired temperature the said pit or receptacle is
covered in and any desired degree of temperature may be obtained and main-
tained by causing heated air to circulate through pipes contained in the closed
Building or Erection-It will be found that a temperature averaging from about
70° Fahrenheit will be most suitable, but this can be modified and any desired
-temperature be obtained and maintained.
What I claim in the cultivation of Oysters is
First The employment of netting or of other suitable material arranged sub-
stantially in the manner and for the purpose hereinbefore mentioned.
Second-In the. cultivation of Oysters obtaining and maintaining the desired
temperature of the atmosphere contained in closed Oyster pits or Receptacles
substantially as hereinbefore mentioned.