Show law z ta wo f JL jtb bay Q I 1 I 1 BUSHELS CULLINS BOXES AND EXTRAS I 1 these are the names given to the four sizes eize according to which oyster are assorted after their demoval f froin the ked n he 16 bushels Bus 3 nels as are ap te smallest est and bf in an bonu U 1 1 the extras are the largest and 3 I 1 b I 1 I 1 uk jipp price r I 1 the flu lluis and nd bo boxes K as are I 1 the t i azos the latter being next neu tp the ex tras following table OV gives A the relative v value of ia j ia t i 0 O r I 1 I 1 eacle B bushel 1 C cullins arms p pe pr thaus thousand pd 83 3 50 to 4 boxes I 1 1 7 00 to 10 extras Ex vf f ar 1 l I 1 2 1250 to 20 the extras sometimes grow to the endrin enormous bus eize of twelve inches an and t they have bean known to attain edgr eighteen eu tt ahe ts in ia diameter their average however I 1 M jioie I 1 than nipe nice inches bushel oysters are abo about j one ne af half taip ohp size of af an extra and the others v n r artion between chesi these tap twp extras have e sol for or eighteen hi and dollars a thousand an and J hen en a scarce they ey haye have realized a higher ay 84 iome b beds ds on w which the browh of oy oysters aars eters is so they do not fur ilish extras no matter matot clong they may be allowed to remain undisturbed they are generally oysters of four years I 1 1 about the period an oyster takes to attain itei fall size after that time they corame commence CO growing less until they finally die out rt it V ia a most 01 aing singular algi wt fact that their ileath death is caused by the ine increase as ang blEness thi of the shell fr in the time gine they have attained their maturity till ti the fiao the asvelt becomes thicker upon the inside as nah aa on the exterior in this way it encroaches encroach apa c 0 of tile the oyster te r gradually gradual li reducing in its ais taz eUH V it swindles da down to a fo boath iirth of its former di opp oysters are a two t wo years I 1 growth and there are ino inore te ot ol them sold than of any omaej size irmay it may be remarked however however that as a general tiling thing th tho siz depends as much upon the 1 quality 1 4 i ty of die sand or r nad upon which it grows as on t the h ll 11 ion jenjak M 11 of 4 atae A rae f 9 Y cherald YH 4 erald I 1 |