6 THE OYSTER AND THE OYSTER INDUSTRY. 



inclosed waters rendered brackish by drainage from the land. Tliis 

 fact will become more apparent during the reading of the ensuing 

 paragraphs. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 



The main oyster beds are in Wellfleet Harbor, in the waters in the 

 vicinity of Chatham, in Cotuit Harbor, and in Poponesset Bay. 

 Some oysters are also taken from Centerville Harbor and from the 

 mouths of Wareham and Taimton Rivers. The principal towns con- 

 cerned are Wellfleet, Chatham, Cotuit, and Falmouth. The oysters 

 are shipped in the shell or shucked^ on ice. 



RHODE ISLAND. 



The main oyster beds are in Narragansett Bay, the industry being 

 centered at Providence, where there are about a half dozen oyster- 

 houses. The oysters are shipped in the shell or shucked, on ice. 



CONNECTICUT. 



Although oysters are found along practically the entire coast, the 

 principal beds are inside Thimble Islands, in New Haven Harbor, 

 Milford Bay, Bridgeport Harbor, South Norwalk Harbor, around 

 Great Captains Island, and in the deeper water offshore from these 

 places. All the oysters are shipped in the shell or shucked, on ice. 

 There are 6 oyster houses at South Norwalk, 16 at New Haven, and 1 

 each at Milford, Stony Creek, Guilford, and New London. 



NEW YORK. 



The oyster beds of New York are in the waters around Long Island. 

 The oysters are shipped in the shell or shucked, on ice. There are 4 

 oyster houses at Greenport, 1 at Suffolk, and 2 at Northport, on the 

 north side of the island. On the south, West Sayville and Patchogue 

 are the centers of the oyster trade, there being extensive beds in Great 

 South Bay. New York City is the great center of the oyster trade of 

 the State. 



NEW JERSEY. 



The main oyster beds are in Raritan, Barnegat, and Great Bay, on 

 the eastern coast, the oysters being handled cmelly at Tuckerton and 

 Keysport; and in Delaware Bay, on the v^est, especially in Maurice 

 Cove and vicinity. The oysters from this region are shipped from 

 Bivalve, where there are several houses handling oysters in the shell 

 or shucked, on ice. 



DELAWARE. 



The oyster beds are in Delaware Bay, mainly from Bombay Hook 

 to below the mouth of St. James Creek. Most of the oysters are 

 marketed through Bivalve, N. J. 



