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Fage. 



Introduction 5 



]\rethods 6 



General Description of the Region Included in This Study 7 



Detailed Discussion of the Conditions in the Several Bodies 



of Water " 9 



Oyster Planting- in Terrebonne Parish 48 



Spawning of the Oyster in Terrebonne Parish 51 



Enemies of the Oyster 51 



Conclusions and Recommendations 55 



Utilization of Soft Bottoms 58 



Overstocking of Small Bodies of Water 60 



Food and Salinity Table... •- 62 



