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1889 c — Doyle, Edward P. (Socretary). Seventeenth Report of the Commissioners 

 of Fisheries of the State of New York. Transmitted to the Legislature 

 January 10, 1889. Albanj-, 1889. 8^, 244 pp. 



On pp. 107-162 18 published the report of the shellfish commissioners of Xew York 

 State for the year ending November 30, 18S8. 



1889 d — Folsom, Montgomery M. Gathering oystera: a night on the waves with 

 the fishermen of Brunswick. <^The Atlanta Constitution, Atlanta, Ga., 

 March 10, 1889. 



1889 6 — Ganong, W. F. The economic mollusca of Acadia. <^Bulletin of the 

 Natural History Society of New Brunswick. Saint John, N. B., 1889. No. 

 VIII, pp. 3-100. 



This paper reviews, on pp. 46-63, the history of tlie oyster flsliery iu Canada from earliest 

 times and contains a table showing the value of the oyster product in the three oyster- 

 producing provinces, viz — New Brunswiclv, Nova Scotia, and Prince Edward Island. See 

 1889/. 



1889 f — Ganong, W. P. The economic mollusca of Acadia. Rejirinted from Bul- 

 letin No. VIII of the Natural History Society of New Brunswick. St. 

 John, N. B. Barnes & Co., printers. 1889. 8°, 166 pp. 

 A reprint of 1889 e. 



1889 g — Nelson, Julius. Oyster interests of New Jersey: New Jersey Agricultural 

 Exi)erimeut Station. Special Bulletin. Trenton, 1889. 8°, 40 pp. 



A report on the extent, condition, and product of the naturjil oyster beds of New Jersey, 

 the extent and condition of the oyster planting industry, and the means of extending the 

 cultivation of oysters in the State. Eeporfs the are^a of natural beds to be 79,000 acres, 

 with an annual product of 2,000,000 bushels.of oysters, the greater portion of which are 

 planted in the State; the area of the planted grounds to be 14,990 acres, tlie annual product 

 of which amounts to 2,052,000 bushels, valued at one dollar per bushel. 



1889 h — Oemler, A. The. Life History, Proj)agation, and Protection of the American 

 Oyster. An E,ssay read before the Georgia Historical Societj', March 4 

 and April 1, 1889, iu the Interests of a Bill which is to be Introduced in 

 the Georgia Legislature for the Protection and Developinent of the Oyster 

 Industry of Georgia. <^Savannah, The Morning News Print, 1889. 8'^, 

 28 pp. 



1889 i — Raveuel, W. de C. Report of operations at St. Jerome oyster-breeding 

 station for the year 1886. < Report U. S. Fish Commission, 1886. Wash- 

 ington, 1889, vol. XIV, pp. 765-777. 



1889 j — Rowe, H. C. Blundering oyster laws. <^The Post, Now York, February 

 25, 1889. 

 A criticism of certain features of the Connecticut oyster-cultivating regulations. 



1889k — Smith, Charles Sydney. Connecticut oyster legislation. <^Provid(nce 

 Journal, Providence, February 7, 1889. 



This is the report of a joint special committee appointed by the Icgislatureof the State 

 of Rhode Island to inquire into the .system of oyster legislation adopted by the State of 

 Counecticut, and the practical workings thereof. 



18891 — Smith, Charles Sydney. Connecticut oyster legislation. ^Register, New 

 Haven, February 11, 1889. 

 A reprint of 1889A;. 



1889 m — White, Charles T. Enemies of the oyster. <^The World, Now York, 

 September 1, 1889. 



1889 n — "Winslow, Francis. Report on the Sounds and Estuaries of North Caro- 

 lina, with reference to oysfcer-culture. <^Bulletin U. S. Coast and Geo- 

 detic Survey, No. 10, 4'^, 136 pp., 3 maps. 

 See 18860. 



