268 Our Food Mollusks 



ited to six hundred and forty acres. As yet there have 

 been few applications for oyster grounds, though there 

 is little opposition to the system. 



It may be expected, in view of the growing demand for 

 oysters, that the shore of Texas will soon possess culti- 

 vated beds, and though the supply may not seek distant 

 markets, it may be great enough for a time to satisfy the 

 requirements of that rapidly growing state, which, how- 

 ever, is truly an empire in itself. 



