SIXTKKNTH ANNUAL MKETING. 



a (jiiestion whether there wcjuld be food in Lake Worth, the kind 

 that oysters feed upon. 



Mr. ^Iather. — The oyster feeds mainly upon diatoms, and 

 attains a size in proportion to tlie food it gets. Some of the 

 best feeding grounds on Long Island are in the brackish waters 

 of the bays. 



Mr. Earll. — While I d(^n"t know the limit of temperature at 

 which oysters will spawn, I will say that I have found adults in 

 water 84 degrees, and at So they spawn readily, Chesapeake Bay 

 being 80 deg. every summer. Chrisfield, near Pokomoke Sound, 

 and Tangiers Sound, famous oyster places, are often 80 to 85 

 degrees, and oysters spawn there in June and July. 



The Secretary then read a paper by Prof. W. O. Atwater, 

 entitled "Chemical Changes Produced in Oysters in Floating 

 and their Effect upon the Nutritive Value." The meeting then 

 adjourned until the following day. 



SECOND DAY. 



The meeting was called to order at 11:30 a. m. A telegram 

 from Treasurer Blackford, stating his inability to attend, was 

 read. The committee, consisting cjf Messrs. Whittaker, Spens- 

 ley, Gary, Nevin and Earll, appointed on the previous day to 

 nominate officers, made the following report: 



For President. — W. L. May, Nebraska. 



For Vice-President. — H. H. Cary, Georgia. 



For Recording Secretary. — Fred Mather, New York. 



For Corresponding Secretary. — W. A. Butler, Jr., Michigan. 



For Treasurer. — E. G. Blackford, New York. 



Executive Committee. — Calvert Spensley, chairman, Wiscon- 

 sin; J. H. Bissell, Michigan; Dr. R. O. Sweeney, Minnesota; 

 Dr. W. M. Hudson, Connecticut; Livingston Stone, New Mamp- 



