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VIII. The Investigation of the Quahaug. 



This species, Venus mercenaries, variously called the quahaug, 

 quohaug, cohaug, cohauk, quohog, quog, hard-shell clam, aud 

 (when of small size) little-neck clam, is one of great importance 

 among the food animals of the Bay. Inquiries have come to the 

 commission, from various sources, regarding the breeding habits, 

 growth, and means of cultivating the quahaug. It is not possible, 

 at present, to give satisfactory answers to these questions, and 

 your commission has begun an investigation of the life-history 

 and habits of the animal. The work is in the hands of Mr. A. K. 

 Krause, and a preliminary statement of the investigation he has 

 undertaken is given in the following pages. 



