OF MASSACHUSETTS. 229 



Total area (acres) : — 



Sand, _ 



Mud, 25 



Gravel, 25 



Mussels and eel grass, - 



Total, 50 



Productive area (acres) : — 



Good clamming, - 



Scattering clams, 10 



Barren area possibly productive (acres), 20 



Waste barren area (acres), 20 



Possible normal production, $4,000 



Bight on. 

 Dighton has a very limited area of clam flat, comprising only about 

 10 acres. Clams extend but little beyond the southern boundary of the 

 town on the Taunton River and about % mile up the Segregansett 

 River on the west. Practically no business is made of clamming by the 

 citizens of the town except for local consumption. About 40 bushels 

 were " churned " last year by outsiders. No permits are issued. 



Summary of Industry. 



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



Capital invested, - 



Production, 1907: — 



Bushels, 40 



Value, $40 



Total area (acres) : — 



Sand, - 



Mud, 5 



Gravel, 5 



Mussels and eel grass, - 



Total, 10 



Productive area (acres) : — 



Good clamming, - 



Scattering clams, 2 



Barren area possibly productive (acres), ...... 8 



Waste barren area (acres), - 



Possible normal production, $1,200 



Berkley." 



Berkley, on the right bank of the Taunton River, opposite Dighton, 

 has a very similar clam territory both in extent and characteristics. 

 But little use is made of the clam except for bait, as the river water 

 renders them very unsatisfactory as food. 



There is practically no industry, and there never could be any of 

 importance, owing to the very limited area and the contamination of 

 the waters. 



