250 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [20] 
LV, 90.04; No. LX XV, 90.89. Calculated on dry substance, the ana- 
lysis of edible portion is as follows: 
Albumi- Fat. Ash. 
mondat Nitrogen. 
Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. 
34. 76 3. 55 48. 50 5: 00 
32. 89 3. 99 48. 93 5.27 
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Of course the relation between composition and quality of oysters can- 
not be determined by two analyses. An extended series of observations 
might bring very interesting results. 
No. LIV. Fair Haven, Conn. 
Purchased, April 4, 1881, in Middletown. They were described as 
“natives,” from H. C. Rowe & Co., Fair Haven, Conn., and had been 
dredged three days. There were thirty-three oysters in one-half peck. 
No. LVI. Blue Point, from Patchogue, L. I. r) 
Furnished, April 8, 1881, by Mr. E.G. Blackford, Fulton Market, New 
York City. 
No. LVIIT. From Rockaway, L. I. 
Furnished, April 12, 1881, by Mr. Blackford. 
No. LVIL. Hast River, from Cow Bay, L. I. 
Furnished April 8, 1881, by Mr. Blackford. 
No. LX. “ Sounds,” from Princes’? Bay, Staten Island. 
Furnished by Mr. Blackford, April 20, 1881. 
No. LXI. Shrewsbury, N. J. 
Furnished, April 20, 1881, by Mr. Blackford. 
No. LIX. Virginias, from Norfolk, Va. 
Furnished, April 12, 1881, by Mr. Blackford. 
No. LXXIII. Virginias Transplanted (to New Haven, Conn.). 
Furnished by Mr. F. T. Lane, New Haven, Conn., May 16, 1881. In an 
accompanying letter, Mr. Lane says: “From James River, Virginia, and 
what we consider the best stock to plant, * * * have been planted 
here five weeks.” 
No. LXXIT. Virginias Transplanted (to New Haven, Conn.). 
Received as No. LX XIII. In an accompanying letter Mr. Lane says; 
“Are from Rappahannock River, Virginia, and are what we use mostly for 
winter and spring. They have been planted here three weeks, and taken 
up into a river where the water is quite fresh, and put into floats for 
forty-eight hours to fatten them.” 
No. LXXI. Virginias Transplanted (to New Haven). 
Received as Nos. LX XIII and LX XII. Mr. Lane writes: “Are from 
the Potomac River, Virginia, and are the cheapest of anything that we 
get from the South. They have been planted here three weeks.” 
