Report upon the oyster resources of Maryland, to the General assembly,
Publisher: Scholarly Publishing Office, University of Michigan Library
Published: December 20, 2005
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 20
ISBN-13: 9781418191153
Subjects: History / United States / General
First sentence: SIR:-I have the honor to submit the following report upon the Oyster resources of this State: The Oyster in the Chesapeake exists in its native and cultivated condition; none of the laws relating to it have provided any adequate means for its protection, but on the contrary, the general effect has been to open wide the door for its enemies, enabling us not only to predict its decrease, but its early destruction as an article of wholesale trade, in a few years, and the consequent loss of the direct public revenue therefrom.