U. S. B. F. — Doc. 890. 



PLATE XXII. 



FIG. 1.— SHUCKING TABLE IN LARGE OYSTER HOUSE. 



The oysters come down from the storage room above and out the bottom 

 of the V-shaped chute. The worker stands on the bench and places 

 the oysterto be opened on the small block on the edge of thetable. 



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FIG. 2. — WASHING FRESH UYbftK MhATS ON ■■bKIMMING BOARD. 

 (Photo from Prof. E. N. Cory, Maryland State University.) 



