. Juvenile Instructor. have been•described under four distinct Fig. 6. Group of oysters of varying uges iittaelied to but all are now considered as varietiesof the same form—Ostrea numbers of these are exported toEurope. On the westcoast two species areeaten. Concerning thecommercial importanceof the oyster says, Sevenhundred and seventyfive million oysters anhandled yearly in NeA\York alone,representinga capital of SI,577,000,the industry giving em-ployment to thousands. The principal me- ^i^r^^thods of catching the fer^^^fci^ ~^^^^^^oyster are by mean
. Juvenile Instructor. have been•described under four distinct Fig. 6. Group of oysters of varying uges iittaelied to but all are now considered as varietiesof the same form—Ostrea numbers of these are exported toEurope. On the westcoast two species areeaten. Concerning thecommercial importanceof the oyster says, Sevenhundred and seventyfive million oysters anhandled yearly in NeA\York alone,representinga capital of SI,577,000,the industry giving em-ployment to thousands. The principal me- ^i^r^^thods of catching the fer^^^fci^ ~^^^^^^oyster are by meansof rakes, tongs and Figure dredges. Figure 7 shows the opera- jtion of the dredge. As the work of I gathering the 0}-sters ^is carried on inwinter, the suffering of the men at suchtimes is very great. In Maryland andVirginia the importance ofthe oyster fishery is suchthat a special marinepolice patrol is maintainedfur the protection of thebeds against illegal depre-dations. 03sters are pre-pared for the table byseveral styles of cookery,and great numbers of thebi
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