Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 May 1917 — No Danger of Oyster Famine. [ARTICLE]

No Danger of Oyster Famine.

It is not likely that there will be ft famine in oysters. It has been shown, that the greater number of breeding oysters produce offspring from the first year, and that an oyster twelve er thirteen months old produces about 100,000 larvae. Some oysters twp years of age. contain 250,000, while older ones often contain 725,000 larvae.