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THE MOTION PICTURE STORY MAGAZINE.
OPENING OYSTERS FOR LUNCHEON.
water and therefore the rake heads are varied accordingly.
Authorities claim that there should be no more restrictions for the oyster culturist in the matter of caring for his sea farm than there is for the agriculturist, and therefore the strong prejudice against the use of the dredge in favor of tongs should he taken no more seriously than a complaint against a modern reaper in favor of the old-fashioned cradle for harvesting grain. The unrestricted use of the dredge is quoted as absolutely essential for the proper development of oyster culture.
Like the tongs, the dredge varies in size and weight. The minimum is about thirty pounds but on the large, modern boats they are constructed so as to gather thirty bushels of oysters at one ha id. Of course a great deal of waste is brought up with the oysters, and culling is usually done at once. For several weeks the boat goes slowly back and forth across the oyster beds,
and the dredging is done in the same systematic manner that a farmer ploughs or harrows his corn field. On the large, steam vessels where the number of the crew is greatly decreased by having steam power operate the dredges, three and four can be handled simultaneously.
At the present time, there is excellent management of the oyster fields in Louisiana where, for tonging purposes, many schooners and sloops are employed as well as the modern powerboat. The old-time "lugger" is seldom seen. It is relegated to the historic past when the cruelties and tortuous experiences of Chesapeake dredgingcrews were almost beyond belief. Modern inventions now supply ample protection for the crew, so that they need not be exposed to wind and weather as they were in the past. No longer is there danger of men being fairly conscripted for service on a dredger whether they will or no, and the inhuman method of avoiding payment