192 THE MOLLUSK FISHERIES 



case, carry on any extensive clam business. Its facilities, however, poor 

 as they are, are very imperfectly utilized; hence the present state of 

 depletion, verging on absolute exhaustion. 



Summary of Industry. 



Number of men, 



Capital invested, .......... 



Production, 1907 : — 



Bushels, 100 



Value, $100 



Total area (acres) : — 



Sand, 10 



Mud, 10 



Gravel, 



Mussels and eel grass, - 



Total, 20 



Productive area (acres) : — 



Good clamming, - 



Scattering clams, 5 



Barren area possibly productive (acres), ...... 10 



Waste barren area (acres), 5 



Possible normal production, . ... . . . . . $2,000 



Beverly. 

 Beverly has practically no clam industry. The area of tidal flats, 

 comprising nearly 50 acres, is at present unprofitable and nearly 

 worthless. As at Swampscott, some clams still continue to be dug for 

 bait and for local clam bakes, but any evidence of a systematic business 

 has long ceased to exist. Thirty years ago clams were far more 

 abundant, though there was never an extensive industry. The town 

 authorities require no licenses and make no efforts to revive the industry. 





Summary of Industry. 



Number of men, .......... 



Capital invested, .......... 



Production, 1907: — 



Bushels, 100 



Value, $100 



Total area (acres) : — 



Sand, 30 



Mud, 20 



Gravel, - 



Mussels and eel grass, ........ 



Total, 50 



Productive area (acres) : — 



Good clamming, - 



Scattering clams, 10 



Barren area possibly productive (acres), 30 



Waste barren area (acres), ........ 10 



Possible normal production, $5,000 





