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CRAB, SHRIMP, AND LOBSTER LORE. 



this kind are in general use. They are made by fasten- 

 ing a number of stout, wooden hoops to longitudinal 

 bars, and covering them with network. Their internal 

 construction is much like that of the crab-pot, only 

 there are two entrances instead of one, and twine is 

 used in lieu of willows or twigs to prevent the pri- 

 soners from escaping. Heavy stones are attached to 

 them as sinkers. Fish offal is used as bait, and corks 

 at the end of lines serve to point out their position 

 and hanl them up by. Lobsters are prolific creatures, 

 and it is well that they are so, considering the enormous 

 quantities consumed every day in England alone. 



It has been computed that each fully-matured female 

 will produce from 18,000 to 20,000 eggs, and there is 

 little doubt but that with proper management and the 

 expenditure of a very small capital, artificial fecunda- 

 tion of the ova of crustaceans might be most success- 



