74 



THE FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



NORTH. 

 28 30 30 30 30 



30 feet. 



This strip, 30 



April 18—15. 



April 18—15. 



gco April 16—15. 



ft. wide, plant 



April 18—15. 



April 15—15. 



ed July and A 



ugBSt, 1868, 

 Juno 5, 1871 



Api-il 18—15. April 11—15, 



April 14—15. 



April 15—15. April 14—15. 



April 11—15. 



April 13—15. 



Aprill6-15. April 15— 15. Aprill4— 15. Aprill3— 15. 



AprU 16—15. 



April 14—15. 



April 14—15. 



AprU 15—15. , April 14—15. April 14—15. 



April 13—15. 



April 13-15. 



with 210 busb 



April 7 — 15. 



April 7—15. 



April 7—15. 



AprU 7—15. 



April 6—15. 



ApiU 6—15. 



els F. H. see d. Kcplanted 



AprU 12—20. April 11—15. 



AprU 5—15. 



AprU 5—15. 



AprU 5—20. 



April 6—15. 



April 6—15. 



Mar. 31—17. 



Mar. 31—18. 



Mar. 30—17. 



Mar. 30—18. 



Mar. 29—15. 



90 90 90 90 90 100 100 bush. 



SOUTH. 



Turning the pages still further, it appears that other spat had been caught on stools and was now transplanted, 

 over 8,000 bushels being gathered from ten or twelve acres. Meanwhile, .seed was being imported from outside sources. 

 Cove seed, for instance, was caught up from lot No. 415 and laid down ou lot No. Hi, on Black Eock bar, to the 

 amount of 750 bushels ; while on June 15, 30 bushels of Long Island seed was put on lot 417, at a cost of 25 cents a 

 bushel ; and on July 25, 110 bushels of Morris Cove seed, at 20 cents, was planted on lot 415. 



Meanwhile, in May, the schooner Albert Field brought Mr. Townsend a cargo of Wycomico river oysters from 

 Virginia, which he bedded ou Craue bar and ou Black Eock bar, under the following expense : 



3,000 bushels, first cost, at 15 cents $1450 00 



3,000 bushels, at 14 cents freight .' 420 00 



2,940 bushels, bedded, at 3 cents 88 20 



Total 958 20 



Add cost of 4 tubs 4 00 



Add branding 12 tubs, at 50 cents 6 00 



Grand total 9(58 20 



DiART OP Captain Townsend. — Going back a little, now that this subject of transplanting has been followed 

 to the end, the diary shows that Mr. Townsend conducted many experiments in propagating oysters during the 

 summer. I copy the record of this practical study : 



May 25, 1870. — I have carefully watched the growth of oysters planted in the ditch. A large iiroportion of the first laid down have 

 died, haviug been badly niudded ; but the young ones, from the spat or spawn of the oysters, laid dowu in 1867 and 1868, have grown very 

 rapidly. The shells are thin and generally thrifty. 



June 18. — I h.ave this d.ay been employed » * » running east and west lines, as per map No. 1 of oyster-grounds, in New Haven 

 harbor within the limits of East Haven. [Here follows technical description of boundaries and ranges corrected from the survv>y of 1866.] 

 * * * I have taken great pains to have this survey made, and spared no expense, as it is very important that some landmark should 

 be made, as the ice carries away all stakes in winter, and it is remarkable that the one stake we have used has remained so long ; but it 

 is sure to go next winter, for the sea-worms have eaten it badly. 



June 23. — Laid down near the bridge 15 bu.shels very large and fine single oysters taken from lot 422. 



June 29. — Employed all day. Employed all day with two carts, three men, and Sergeant Maxwell, at the fort, carting oyster-shells 

 prei)aratory to shelling the ditch. We have dumj)ed 27 loads, of 25 bushels each, in piles 60 feet apart. Will sjiread the shells at the rate 

 of 12i bushels to a space 30 feet square. We call the ditch 30 feet wide at the bottom. 



