On Oyster Culture in Relation to Disease (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1896 Excerpt: ...necessary to construct separate surface water sewers in order to enable all the sewage to be liberated on the ebb tide. Obviously if the sewage were allowed to be discharged on the flowing tide there would be danger of its being carried into Langston Harbour. The South Hat/ling Oyster Ponds and Layings. (Map, No. 20.) These ponds, which are situated near the south-eastern corner of Hayling Island, not far from the mouth of Chichester Channel, were constructed partly by the Ham and Seasalter Oyster Company and partly by the South of England Oyster Company. There are really two separate sets, the general arrangements of the ponds in both sets being very similar to those belonging to the National Oyster and Lobster Culture Company, to which reference has already been made. These ponds are used mainly for wintering oysters brought from the beds of the Ham and Seasalter Company, at Whitstable; but attempts are also made in some of the ponds to obtain spat from oysters and to rear the progeny. At the time of my visit in the spring of 1895, the oysters which had been laid down during the winter were being culled over in the ponds; for owing to the exceptional severity of the season a very heavy mortality had been experienced, and this in spite of the vigorous efforts which had been made liy artificial means to keep up the temperature of the pond water. I Whs informed by Mr. Gann, manager of the beds, to whom I am indebted for many interesting points concerning oyster culture in this country, that the loss had been not far short of 50 per cent, upon the whole stock wintered. In addition tcthe ponds referred to, there are oyster layings in the creeks hereabouts both to the north and south of the breeding ponds. Although these ponds are used in the main for breeding ...