8. -NOTES ON THE CRAB FISHERY OF CRISFIELD, ID, 
BY HUGH M. SMITH. 
Plates XXXVI to xli. 
SYNOPSIS. 
I.— The Soft-Crab Fishery and Trade. 
A. — The fishery. 
1 . On the natu ral history o f the crab . 
2. Origin and development of the in- 
dustry. 
3. Present condition of the lishery. 
4. Fishing grounds. 
5. Fishing season. 
6. Abundance of crabs. 
7. The crab boats. 
8. Apparatus and methods of capture. 
9. The yield in 1887 and 1888. 
10. Disposition made of the catch. 
11. Prices to fishermen. 
B. — The trade. 
12. Dealers, shipping houses, etc. 
13. The floats or pounds. 
14. Mortality of crabs. 
15. Preparing crabs for shipment. 
16. Markets. 
17. Prices to dealers. 
II. — The Hard-Crab Fishery and Trade, 
A. — The fishery. 
18. Relative importance of tlie fish 
ery. 
19. Fishing grounds. 
20. Apparatus and methods of cap 
ture. 
21. Results of the fishery. 
22. Prices to fishermen. 
B. — The trade. 
23. Extent of trade. 
24. Methods of shipment. 
25. Markets and prices. 
III. — The Preparation of Crab Meat. 
26. Description of the process. 
27. Persons employed. 
28. The yearly output. 
IV. — Statistics. 
29. The fi.shery. 
30. The trade. 
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