The Canadian Oyster

Author : Jos Stafford
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ISBN 13 : 9781331889380
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (893 download)

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Download or read book The Canadian Oyster Its Development, Environment and Culture (Classic Reprint) written by Jos Stafford and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-20 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Canadian Oyster Its Development, Environment and Culture Problems to be Solved. - A knowledge of the normal development of a young oyster from the egg is of fundamental importance in formulating any rational scheme of artificial oyster propagation, as well as in framing suitable laws for the protection and encouragement of the oyster industry as a source of wealth to the country. This, the economic aspect of the subject, is a sufficient excuse for the devotion of time, labour and expense in the acquisition of useful information. Another aspect, that from the standpoint of pure or theoretical zoology, views each newly acquired fact as a contribution to the total aggregate of human knowledge, taking part in the proof or disproof of some theory, and, in a measure, correcting our conception of a comprehensive philosophy of nature. Oysters have been known and used as food from the periods of the empires of Greece and Rome; in many countries methods of culture have been employed; they have been studied by some of the greatest naturalists; there is an extensive literature relating to them. Notwithstanding all this, our ignorance of the oyster is astonishing. We have not a single concise, direct, intelligible, true and satisfying account of where, when and how an egg becomes an oyster. To say that oyster eggs, spawned into the sea in summer, grow into new oysters, is not satisfying. We want to know what parts of the sea, what depth of water, how near shore, whether on the surface or on the bottom; if free in the water or hidden under rocks, plants or other objects; whether in stagnant or running water; the temperature, salinity and purity of the water; the character of the bottom; the plants and animals of the region; and, it may be, a hundred other things about the place where oysters abound. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.