OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 25 
and averages about 6 feet. The connecting grounds on the north side 
are about 1 foot below the bed, but on the south side, being near the 
channel, they are 3 or 4 feet deeper. The bottom consists mostly of 
mud. The patch is composed entirely of dense growth, as shown in 
the following tables: 
OystTER GROWTH ON PEANUT PatTcH. 
Oysters per acre. Esti- 
mated 
Character of oyster growth. Area. content 
Under 3 | Over 3 Total of 
inches. | inches. * | oysters. 
Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. 
123 140 547 
GNISO book oe sos Bec a Re SO ee eee 687 84, 501 
DETAILS OF EXAMINATION OF PEANUT PaTcH. 
Oysters bape per Estimated quantity 
Square yard. oysters per acre. 
Date of | Depth| Area ares BRets | ohe tee 
Sta- exoinis of Bate pey, 6) ee es EN Charactenor 
tion. | nation. | water. | ered. peers iat OVEIEY PaO weh 
Spat.|Culls.] Counts.| Y8T°- | Seed. ket, | Total. 
1915. Feet. | Sq. yds. y Bush. | Bush. | Bush. 
Ales) HOD 3 6.0 2. 21 0 | 13.6 14.9 4 121 396 517 | Dense. 
27. DOT ee do.s+ 6.0 2.21 0} 18.5 15.8 5 165 420 585 Do. 
15 aes aa do 6.0 2.21 0 | 22.6 19.0 7 169 506 75 Do 
043) PS SES |e do. == 5.5 2.38 -8 | 10.5 10.5 4 93 279 372 Do 
Yi eae ae to) 7.0 2. 04 0; 88 12.3 2 78 327 405 Do 
~. SE  ee do 6.0 2.21 14) 9.9 26. 2 1 88 696 784 Do. 
73 eae a do 6.0 2. 21 0} 13.1 10. 4 9 116 277 393 Do 
0. ee |e do. a. 6.0 2.21} 2.3 | 18.5 22.2 5 165 591 756 Do 
ee cand do 6.0 2.21 -9 | 30.3 22. 2 8 260 591 851 Do. 
> ee eee do.. 6.5 2.12 «9 |,.30..6 19.8 10 262 526 788 Do. 
457... Feb. 15 7.0 2. 04 0 | 16.2 34.3 10 138 792 930 Do. 
Absa ob | do... 7.5| 2.04) 1.51162) 52.4 2| 144] 1,394 | 1,538 Do 
459... .|>.- d 8.0 2. 04 0} 6.9 20.1 6 61 535 596 Do. 
494....| Feb. 17 7.0 2. 04 0 |--2.0 6.4 0 18 170 188 Do 
AGD Sea] ste do 7.0 2.04 0 | 25.0 26.7 | 0 222 710 932 Do. 
The oysters were found mostly in clusters, although some singles 
were noted. A number of the stations, especially on the eastern 
half of the bed, showed rather a large percentage of the raccoon or 
scissor-bill type. On the days of the examination the oysters varied 
in quality from poor to good, the better grades being on the central 
and west portions of the bed. They are used largely for steam stock. 
Barnacles, mussels, coral, and Martesia were observed at nearly all 
of the stations, but in small quantities. | 
11. CAT POINT BAR. 
It may be said that this large, productive bar has its origin in a 
broad skirting of dense growth along the north shore at Cat Point 
and spreads southward to the dredged channel or cut-in line of 
beacons B. C. F. and B. C. R. The channel is recognized as an 
arbitrary line of demarcation. The bed, however, extends entirely 
across the sound to St. George Island, a distance of about 4 miles. 
