206 Report of the Board of Shell Fish Commissioners 



EXHIBIT AT JAMESTOWN. 



An exhibit to call attention to the oyster resources of Mary- 

 land and the plan by which the State proposes to encourage the 

 development of an industry in oyster culture, was prepared by 

 the Shell Fish Commission and placed in the Maryland Booth 

 in the State's Building at the Jamestown Exposition. Due to 

 the small amount of space allotted to the exhibit, it was neces- 

 sary to place many of the charts so high above the floor that 

 they could not be examined by visitors. The following is a list 

 of the exhibits : 



1. , A glass case containing: 



(a) Three large oysters dissected to show the structure of the 



oyster, photographs of which are reproduced in this 

 report on pages 207 to 210. 



(b) A cluster of oysters illustrating the effect of soft muddy 



bottoms upon the growth of oysters. 



(c) A series of specimens taken from hard bottoms showing 



oysters of different sizes and ages. 



(d) Some of the enemies of the oyster. 



2. Five framed diagrams, 3 feet by 3 feet, showing the average num- 



ber of small and large oysters per square yard on: 

 (a and b) Hackett Point bar, Anne Arundel County. 



(c) Trolley Point bar, Anne Arundel County. 



(d) Bay Shore bar, Anne Arundel County. 



(e) Outer Magothy bar, Anne Arundel County. 



3. A large oil painting, 5 feet by 4 feet, showing the equipment for 



and the method of conducting the survey of the oyster grounds. 

 A photograph of this painting forms the frontispiece for this 

 report. 



4. Two framed "boat sheets" showing the results of the survey of 



the oyster grounds in: 



(a) Herring Bay, Anne Arundel County. 



(b) South River, Anne Arundel County. 



5. Two framed "smooth projections" showing the natural oyster 



bars in: 



(a) Herring Bay, Anne Arundel County. 



(b) South River, Anne Arundel County. 



6. Five framed charts published by the Coast and Geodetic Survey 



showing the results of the complete survey of Anne Arundel 

 County waters. 



