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Florida, oyster product of 207, 283 
oyster revenue in 282 
planting law adopted 252 
France, oyster product of 207 
General measurers 264 
Georgia, oyster product of 207, 283 
oyster revenue in . 282 
plan ting law 252, 295 
Germany, oyster product of 207 
Governor 213,246,264,285 
Historical notes, dredging 235-238 
general 208-214 
marketing 266, 267 
oyster culture 251-253 
scraping 247-249 
tonging 226-232 
Historical notes, transporting 261 
Hodson, Thomas S 207, 257 
Holland, oyster 'product of 207 
Illiteracy of dredgers 244 
Incomes of dredgers 246 
oyster planters 256, 257 
shuckers 269 
tongmen 234 
transporters 262 
Italy, oyster product of 207 
Kent County 222, 229 
Laws, dredging 237 
planting 253, 256, 259 
scraping 247, 248 
tonging 230, 231 
License regulations, dredging 235, 236, 237 
general 211 
measuring 264 
scraping 247 
tonging 227,229,230 
transporting . 261 
Licensed measurers 264 
Licenses, number of dredging 238 
scraping 249 
tonging 232 
Louisiana, oyster product of 207, 283 
oyster revenue in 282 
planting law adopted 252 
McDonald, Marshall 295 
Maine, planting law adopted 232 
Maltb'y, C. S 212, 236, 266, 275 
Markets, Baltimore 265-270 
county 271-273 
general 213,221-224,264-274 
canning trade 210, 211, 213, 267 
raw-shucking trade 210,266 
Maryland oyster commission 218, 219 
Massachusetts, oyster product of 207, 283 
oyster revenue in 282 
planting law adopted 252 
Mississippi, oyster product of 207, 283 
oyster revenue in 282 
planting law adopted 252 
Nanticoke River 209 
Nativity of dredgers 244 
Natural oyster ground, area and location of 206, 216, 
219, 233, 238, 249 
condition of 206, 216. 219, 
233,238,249, 287,293 
Rage. 
216 
217, 289 
291 
Natural oyster ground, definition of 
depletion of 209, 214, 
improvement of 
lease or sale of 
New Jersey, oyster product of 206, 
oyster revenue in 
planting law adopted 
New York, oyster product of 206, 
oyster revenue in 
planting law adopted 
North Carolina, oyster product of 207, 
oyster revenue in 
planting law adopted 
Open and closed districts 
Oregon, oyster product of 
oyster revenue in 
planting law adopted 
Owners of dredging vessels 
Oxford, oyster markets 222, 
hospital service 
Oyster commissioners, Somerset County 
Oyster culture 251-260, 
Oyster fund 229, 
Packers’ fund 
Patuxent River 
Pennsylvania, oyster product of 
Planters, oyster 206, 
Planting, oyster 205, 209, 228, 
grounds 252,254- 
Platt, William D 
Pocomoke City, oyster trade of 
Pocomoke River, boundary question 
Pocomoke Sound 218, 220, 
Port Deposit, oyster trade of 
Potomac River 217,218,223, 
Price of oysters 211, 214, 239, 257, 263, 267, 269, 
Prince George County 
Products, oyster . . 207, 209, 212, 214, 226, 231, 239, 274-279, 
Protection to oyster beds 
Pungies - 
Queen Anne County 222, 
Restrictions, night fishing 
quantity of oysters 
steamers 
Sunday fishing 
Also see Close season and cull laws. 
Revenue, State 229,249,261,280-285,294 
Rhode Island, oyster product of 207,283 
oyster revenue in 282 
planting law adopted 252 
Sams, Conway W 207 
St. Mary County 210, 223, 224, 258, 286 
St. Michael, oyster trade of 222,264,271 
Salisbury, oyster trade of 264,271,272 
School fun d r. 211, 229, 284 
Scrapemen 206, 250 
Scraping 211, 215, 247-251 
grounds 216, 219-222, 249 
revenue 249, 280 
statistics 277 
Seaford, Del., oyster trade of 209, 221, 271 
Seed oysters 228, 256, 257, 259, 263, 290 
Seth, Joseph B 207, 218 
“Set” of oysters 219, 221, 258, 260, 290 
Shells oyster 208, 211, 225, 259, 260, 273, 284, 291 
291 
207, 283 
282 
252 
207, 283 
282 
252 
265, 283 
252, 295 
291 
207, 283 
282 
252 
240 
264. 271 
.245 
253 
292-296 
284, 285 
284 
223, 263 
207. 282 
255-259 
251-260 
259, 292 
207 
264 
221 
247, 257 
264 
224, 263 
279, 288 
223 
281.283 
259 
239 
229. 272 
212 
209, 225 
211,237 
212 
