16 OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 
The bed is composed of dense, scattering, and very scattering growths, 
as shown in the following tables: 
OysTER GROWTH ON SitviA Bar 
Oysters per acre. Esti- 
mated 
Character of oyster growth. Area. content 
Under 3 | Over 3 Total of 
inches. | inches. a". | oysters. 
Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. 
57 136 337 47% 
DETR SE og 4Shccopereannas so 4agesdsacee -orias sede sio5 73 26, 961 
SCatrering sre ts 2 aegis eek sinsiae cee = ae eatin Re ase cle 4 165 104 269 1, 076 
Very scatterings. 2 72588) oo. ae oe ce oe eeenees seeks 8 4 67 71 568 
MOG? FE Masao poe e eet wa Saes see necee a senes GOO steceoe-| aaa pete [aoe tec. 2 28, 605 
DETAILS OF EXAMINATION OF SinviA Bar. 
Oysters page per Estimated quantity 
Date of | Depth | Area square yard. Shells oysters per acre. 
BED. ate of ane per Character of 
tion. | nation. | water. | ered. ach ae oyster growth. 
Spat.|Culls.| Counts.) Y°*- | Seed. | 6+ | Total. 
1915. Feet. \Sq. yds. Bush. | Bush. | Bush. 
Wid wings iat Jan. 23 7.5 1.55 | 20.0 | 13.5 20.0 4 285 463 748 | Dense. 
WSiAsanaleas doren. 9.0 1.55] 5.1 | 13.9 22.5 A. 161 520 681 Do. 
19 sesellic es doz: <.- 8.5 1.55] 2.9] 3.8 4.5 4 57 104 161 Do 
SORE dos -s5 3.5 2:70)| 6:3'|/ 5.9 8.1 25 104 187 291 Do 
UR est (Sa doz. 6.0 1.75 | 3.4 | 17.3 20. 6 30 176 475 651 Do. 
372 Feb. 11 8.0 2.04) 1.4] 3.9 11.7 10 33 270 303 Do. 
eee Jan. 23 7.0 1.55] 9.7) 9.7 4.5 24 165 104 269 | Scattering. 
371 Feb. 11 10.0 2.04) 1.4 | 0.5 2.9 5 4 67 71 | Very scattering. 
The oysters of this bar occur in clusters of rather good shape, 
excepting a few of the raccoon or scissor-bill type on the top of the 
bar. Some alge, a few mussels, barnacles, Martesia, and coral were 
observed at nearly all of the stations. The oysters, on the day of 
the examination, were generally of good flavor and fat, more es- 
pecially on the western and southwestern limits of the bed. 
3. DRUM BAR. 
This bar may be considered as the southward extension of Silvia 
Bar, with which it is connected. It forms a somewhat irregular half 
circle in outline. The depth of water on the bed varies from 24 to 9 
feet. The elevation above the surrounding bottoms is from 1 to 3 
feet. The dimensions are approximately 1 mile in length by 350 yards 
in width. The area is 111 acres, of which about 73 per cent supports 
dense growth, the remainder being depleted. The bottom is generally 
hard, excepting along the southern border, where it is composed of 
mud or mud andsand. The extent and general condition of the bed 
are shown in the following tables: 
