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Aside from the more purely scientific work, tlie laboratory is 

 engaged in breeding Diamond Back Terrapins, an enterprise of 

 direct economic importance. The object of this work is the 

 elaboration of methods for artificially rearing the Diamond Back 

 Terrapin. The success of the work is already such that it is 

 now possi'ble to breed these terrapins for the market, and private 

 parties in Beaufort have built breeding pens and have started 

 the work on a commercial basis. The breeding experiments, 

 which are under the supervision of Dr. W. P. Hay, are still 

 being continued. 



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