U. S. B. F.— Doc. 890. 



PLATE XXIII. 



'RIFFLE" OYSTER WAbHER, ON WHICH FRESH OYSTER MEATS ARE 

 WASHED PREPARATORY TO BEING PACKED ON ICE. 



FIG. 2.— SEVERAL STYLES OF CONTAINERS USED IN SHIPPING OYSTERS. 



Shucked oysters are placed in metal or glass containers, which are packed in the boxes or 



tubs with cracked ice about them. 



FIG. 3.— FIFTEEN CARS OF OYSTERS READY TO BE RUN INTO THE OYSTER 



CANNERY. 



Eac'' car holds 20 bushels, making 300 bushels in all. The capacity of this cannery is 



1,500 bushels per day. 



