VI CONTENTS 



CHAPTER III. 



THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE MUSSEL, AND THE 

 TREATMENT QF BAIT SCALPS, 



PAGE 



Particular points of natural history of Mussel to be attended 

 to — Classification and Anatomy— Spawning or ' Spat- 

 ting' — Climatic conditions — Rate of Growth— Feeding 

 in salt and fresh water — Overcrowding on Beds — High 

 tidal Beds and deep-water Beds — Natural habitat of 

 Mussel — Natural enemies — Floods, shifting sands, 

 gales, frost — Favourable Conditions and Treatment of 

 Scalps — Not to be long uncovered by tide — Trans- 

 planting — Cropping Beds in rotation — Use of rake 

 rather than dredge — Rake in use at St. Andrews 

 described — The Riddle — Use and description of, at 

 King's Lynn — Statements as to probable success of 

 Mussel Farming — Initial Expenditure repaid in about 

 four years ........ 40-66 



CHAPTER IV. 



THE FRENCH BOUCHOT SYSTEM OF CULTURE. 



History and Origin of Bouchot System — Description of 

 Modern Structure — Treatment of Mussels in Bouchots 

 — Grown for Food rather than Bait — Experimental 

 Bouchots erected in this Country — Unsatisfactory Re- 

 sults — Auxiliary uses of the Bouchot in this Country — 

 Cultivation by Bedding more suitable for Bait pro- 

 duction 67-75 



