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The German region Spreewald in the state of Brandenburg, where punts are used between the small villages. The Spreewald region is known for its traditional irrigation system, with more than 200 small canals within the 484 km 2 (187 sq mi) area. In spring, summer, and autumn a post-punt is used to deliver letters and parcels.
An oyster buy-boat, also known as deck boat, is an approximately 40–90 foot long wooden boat with a large open deck which serviced oyster tongers and dredgers. Similar in function to sardine carriers , buy boats circulated among the harvesters collecting their catches, then delivered their loads to a wholesaler or oyster processing house. [ 1 ]
Three punt pole shoes in varying states of wear. A setting pole or quant (quant pole) is a pole, handled by a crew member, to move boats, barges (in which case it is also called a barge pole) or punts by pushing the craft in the desired direction. The pole is used to push against the river or sea bed or, in some cases, the bank of the river.
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Armslist.com was founded in 2007 by Jon Gibbon and Brian Mancini. Both met at the Air Force Academy and came up with the idea after reading that craigslist was banning all gun related ads.
Used oyster shells and clam shells are collected from farmers and restaurants and get disinfected by volunteers to then be used in oyster restoration. Once the used clam and oyster shells are returned to the water, these recycled shells provide substrate for oyster larval eggs to begin populating oyster beds that were laid out by volunteers. [ 14 ]
The organization's legal name is the Illinois Agricultural Association. The IFB was founded in 1916 by a group of farmers who met at the University of Illinois to discuss the need for agricultural education, better information for farmers, and more effective farming practices. Modernly, the IFB represents two out of three Illinois farmers.