30 AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY. 



The following is from the journal kept by my foreman, Mr. 

 F. A. Walters: 



July I — Received first lot of oysters: opened one bushel, found 

 17 ripe females and i ripe male ; took spawn from these. After 

 9 hours, as there was no sign of life, considered not good. 



July 4 — From half bushel, 9 females, 3 males, milt not active, 

 no sign of life after 10 hours. 



Julys — From half bushel, 11 females, 1 male. Three hours 

 after taking spawn young were swimming ; put in tank. 



July 9 — Put in tank 3 pans of spawn. 



July 10 — From 200 oysters 175 were ripe females, 18 not 

 spawning, and 7 partly ripe males ; had to lose all. 



July 1 1 — From 80 oysters 60 ripe females, 4 unripe males, and 

 t6 not spawning. 



July 14 — Cleaned tank. 



July 16 — Ground-gate of salt pond had to be taken out owing 

 to a leak, poor tides followed, pond did not fill for five days, 

 could not pump and consequently no circulation in tank for 

 that time. 



July 20 — Opened 70 oysters, found 20 ripe males, 30 females 

 and 20 not spawning. Took two pans of spawn at 10:20 a. m., 

 swimming at 2 p. m., put in salt pond. 



July 22 — Put spawn from 200 in salt pond. 



July 26 — Cleaned tank, could find no set. 



July 28 — Put in pond 4 pans of spawn in good condition. 



July 31 — Put in tank 4 pans of spawn, the best lot taken. 



August II — Cleaned tank, and put in spawn from i bushel 

 oysters. 



Avigust 20 — Discovered set in tank. 



September 8 — Cleaned tank, found a number of shells and 

 about a peck of gravel with sets on, but all dead. There were 

 no sets on the hanging shells; the reason for this, I think, is 

 owing to lack of current, which should be quite strong ; there is 

 more danger of getting too little than too much. Lowered 

 salt pond. 



September 19 — Found a good set; the hanging shells had sets 

 three feet from the bottom, but the shells on the bottom did the 

 best. 



