. Report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the Methods of Oyster Culture in the United Kingdom and France, with a view to the Introduction of Improved Methods of Cultivation of Oysters into Ireland : presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty . Fig. 28.—Specimen of old shell covered With maerJ* IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND 29. 43. Spat on part of a fascine at Hay ling, 1869. 44 REPORT ON OYSTER CULTURE loss by damage to the shell or fish in breaking them off is leastupon fascines, as the twigs are easily broken up. It is greater onhurdles, greater still
. Report of the Commission appointed to inquire into the Methods of Oyster Culture in the United Kingdom and France, with a view to the Introduction of Improved Methods of Cultivation of Oysters into Ireland : presented to both Houses of Parliament by command of Her Majesty . Fig. 28.—Specimen of old shell covered With maerJ* IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND 29. 43. Spat on part of a fascine at Hay ling, 1869. 44 REPORT ON OYSTER CULTURE loss by damage to the shell or fish in breaking them off is leastupon fascines, as the twigs are easily broken up. It is greater onhurdles, greater still on tiles, and greatest of all on stones. Theyoung oyster, though somewhat malformed at times on twigs,soon regains its shape when detached without damage. Engrav-ings of oysters upon a twig and a stake are shown in figures 29,30, 31. The latter represents oysters at various stages of theirexistence. E showing the spat at ten days, D at one month, Cthree months, B six months, and A at one year. Fig. 30.
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