OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 33 
The general extent and condition of the patches are shown in the 
following tables: 
OysTER GROWTH ON PatcHES BETWEEN EAst HOLE AND PELICAN BARS. . 
Oysters per acre. Esti- 
mated 
Character of oyster growth. Area. content 
Under 3 | Over3 Total of 
inches. | inches. * | oysters. 
Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. 
13 0 kG See ee ee ree SS ees 38 75 448 523 19, 874 
PCALUELINE ! ce sect ces ccc maces ccecee eee Ee eeeeeee eee 5 60 100 160 800 
Totaless css 05 ooo cc boca Cee ROE ean eas 43 20, 674 
DerTarts OF EXAMINATION OF PATCHES BETWEEN HAst HOLE AND PELICAN Bars. 
Oysters ee per Estimated quantity 
square yard, oysters per acre. 
Date of | Depth | Area ayer ry Shells ¥ P 
jell rete of arn ip foes <a sel! > POR | wd Cae ee ne } ss Character of 
tion. | nation. | water. | ered. pai “ae oyster growth. 
Spat.|Culls.} Counts.| Y8F°- | Seed.. ot, | Total. 
1915. Feet. |\Sq. yds. Bush. | Bush. | Bush. 
352....| Fe 9.0 . 04 0} 7.3 8.8 2 65 234 299 | Denso 
579...-| Feb. 24 8.5 2. 04 0} 11.3 14.7 5 100 391 491 0. 
SSO eis {'=2 00. esse 6.0 Be2U He O55 edad, 19.5 4 69 518 587 Do. 
fie J La bee GO... 5.0 2. 55 0 | 12.9 35. 3 2 115 938 | 1,053 Do. 
5\ 2) eer Pe (ee 6.0 2.21 Ol eee 5.9 4 24 157 181 Do. 
533. - Feb. 18 4.0 3.05 | 1.6 | 10.5 2.9 2 93 77 170 | Scattering. 
578 Feb. 24 4.5 2.80 0]; 2.9 4.6 2 26 122 148 Do. 
16. EAST LUMPS. 
These three unimportant lumps off East Bay, situated midway 
between Cat Point and Bulkhead Bars on the east and Norman Bar 
on the west, have a combined area of 224 acres. The largest and 
northernmost lump has a length in a north and south direction of 
about seven-eighths mile, a width of one-fourth mile, and an area of 
144 acres, the greater part of which is covered with dense growth. 
It has a depth of water of 54 to 6 feet and but very little or no ele- 
vation above the surrounding bottoms. On the edges of the bar 
there is black mud and more or less covered oysters. 
The second lump has an area of 25 acres, a depth of water of 6 
to 7 feet, and an elevation of about 1 foot along the northern 
limits. The extreme western portion has dense growth; otherwise 
it is very scattering. 
The third or southernmost lump has an area of about 55 acres, a 
depth of water of 8 or 9 feet, and supports dense and very scattering 
growths and depleted bottoms. 
Comparing the present chart with the one made 20 years ago by 
this Bureau, it is observed that the first two or northernmost lumps 
