REPORT OK THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



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from private jj^rouiuls, and owes the iniportaiice of the inchistry to 

 tliis fact, New Jei-sey obtains only .35 ])er cent of the output from 

 private j]jrounils. The oyster interests of Pennsylvania arise from 

 an extensive wholesale trade in Philadelphia, and also from the 

 fact that Pliiladelpliia vessels take oysters in New Jersey and Dela- 

 ware waters and are properly credited to those States. The feature 

 of Delaware's oyster business is tlie taking of seed oysters from pub- 

 lic grounds and the planting of this seed on private grounds wliere 

 growth and fattening are completed. Following are detailed statis- 

 tics for these States for the calendar year indicated: 



Statistics of the Oyster Industry op New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, 

 AND Delaware, 1911. 



NEW YORK. 



• Exclusive of duplication. 



