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Table Xf^. — Composition of oysters in different months — Continued. 
[Percentages of water-free substance in liquids.] 
Localities. 
Apr. 
May. 
Nov. 
i Feb. 
Mar. 
Stony Crook Conn _ 
3.9 
6.0 
3.7 
4.6 
5.6 
3.5 
3.1 
5.2 
4.8 | 
5.1 
4.7 
5.0 
5.3 
4.7 
4.6 
"Fair Haven Corm *. 
Norwalk, Conn . . 
3.7 
3. 1 
Blue Point, N. Y 
5.7 
4.9 
3.7 
4.6 
4.9 
Rockaway, N. Y 
Long Tsland Sound, N. V _ __ 
East River N Y 
Shrewsbury, N. J 
3.5 
Potomac River Va., transplanted* 
4.5 
•Tames River, Va,., transplanted * _ _ _ 
4.1 
Average 
4.7 
4.8 
[Percentages of water- free substance in shell contents.] 
Stony Creek, Conn _ _ _ 
9. 9 
9.1 
15.2 
12.8 
Fair Ha, ven, C.onn . _ 
14. 9 
14.7 
15.3 
Norwalk, Conn ..... 
10. 0 
10.4 
Blue Point, N. Y 
18.3 
11. 7 
9.8 
Rockaway, N. X 
12. 9 
15. 7 
Long Tsland Sound N. Y . _ 
10. 3 
13. 1 
East River N. Y 
12.4 
16.7 
Shrewsbury, N. ,T . . . 
14. 6 
14.8 
10. 8 
Potomac River, Ya., transplanted* - 
13.4 
13.9 
•Tames River, Ya., transplanted * 
10. 0 
15.9 
— 
Average . ■ 
12.9 
14. 6 
[Percentages of water-free substance in whole specimens.] 
Stony Creek, Conn 
1. 9 
1. 7 
2.8 
| 2. 6 
Fair Haven, Conn . 
2.7 
3.6 
2. 6 
Norwalk, Conn 
1. 8 
1.8 
Blue Point, N. Y 
3.4 
1.9 
1.5 
Rocka.way, N. Y _ _ 
2. 4 
3. 1 
| 
Long Island Sound, N. Y 
1. 7 
2.1 
East River, N. Y 
2.5 
3.4 
Shrewsbury, N. .T 
2. 6 
2.9 
2. 1 ! 
Potomac River, Ya., transplanted * 
1.6 
2.2 

James River, Ya., transplanted* 
1.4 
2.4 
Average. __ 
2 
. 2 
2.7 

[Percentages of protein in water- free substance of flesh.] 
Stony Creek Conn 
55.1 
52.9 
55.2 
47.8 
46.1 
51.0 
54.4 
47.1 
51.4 
40.6 
43.2 
46.6 
48.3 
' 53.0 
1 51.5 
Fair Haven, Conn 
N orwalk, Cohn 
51. i i 
54.9 
Blue Point, N. Y _ _ __ _ _ _ 
44.3 
49.0 
52.5 
52.0 
44. 7 
Rockaway, N. Y 
Long Tsland Sound, N. Y . 
:::::: 
East River, N. Y 
Shrewsbury, N. J 

50.1 ; 
... 
Potomac. River Ya,. transplanted * 
46.4 
50.1 
•Tames River, Ya., transplanted * 
Average 
49. 7 
47.3 
* To New Haven, Conn.; taken in December; in calculating averages oelow this is omitted; un- 
floated; average of two specimens. 
