OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 39 
on the patch showed 35 bushels of seed and 196 bushels of marketable 
oysters per acre, making, all told, for the patch 175 bushels of seed 
and 980 bushels of marketable oysters. 
21. HAGEN FLAT. 
Hagen Flat, situated in the southwestern part of Apalachicola Bay, 
is about five-eighths mile east of St. Vincent Bar and nearly 3 miles 
north of St. George Island. It has a length, in an east and west 
direction, of about five-eighths mile, a maximum width of one-fourth 
mile, and an area of 62 acres. The depth of water ranges from 54 
to 6 feet along the southern termination to 7 feet at the northeastern 
limits. The bed is well elevated, being from 1 to 3 feet above the 
general level, and has a good solid foundation of sand and mud. We 
were able to penetrate the crust only about 5 or 6 inches with the 
testing pole. 
During the last 20 years the bar appears to have changed its shape 
from a large Y and to have moved westward about one-fourth mile. 
It also has built up from a bed of dead shells to practically a dense 
growth throughout. 
We found the oysters of this flat to be strong and vigorous, well- 
shaped, fat, of good flavor, but rather salty. They occur in both 
small and large clusters with sharp edges. One drill was taken, and 
but few dead oysters and mussels were noted. The bar is not fished 
extensively. 
The following tables exhibit the growth of the oysters and details of 
examination: 
OysteR GrowTH ON HaGen F1LatT. 
| Oysters per acre. Esti- 
| mated 
Character of oyster growth. Area. content 
Under 3 | Over3 Total of 
inches. | inches. oysters. 
Acres. | Bushels. | Bushels..| Bushels. | Bushels. 
54 99 634 
733 39, 582 
Steauetitipe estes so nee ses setem ets ace eaestem arses 8 25 94 119 952 
Metals re on! 2-5. on ee See Ree saa tee erro Lo ee ee ee ee | ee ee re Pe 40,534 
DETAILS OF EXAMINATION OF HAGEN FLAT. 
Oysters euees per Estimated quantity 
Data of | Dapth'| /Ares square yard. Shells | . Oysters per acre. 
Sa || amis of ros per Character of 
tion. | nation. | water.| ered. square oyster growth. 
Spat.Culls.| Counts.) Y°¢ | seed. | M2" | Total. 
1915. Feet. | Sq. yds. I Bush. | Bush. | Bush. 
895 ....| Mar. 19 9.0 2. 04 0] 9.9 23.1 3 84 492 576 | Dense. 
O02 3a: eon 8.0 2. 04 0| 49 28. 4 3 42 605 647 Do. 
904 ....}... eG: <' 8.0 2.04] 0.5 | 19.6 27.4 4 167 583 750 Do. 
1040 ...| Mar. 26 8.5 2. 04 0 | 12.2 58.9 6 173 | 1,425 | 1,598 Do. 
104122 eee do: 22: 7.0 2.04 0| 2.0 6.9 3 28 167 195 Do. 
1042 ...| yen 8.5 2. 04 0| 6.9 22.1 1 98 539 633 Do. 
: 0.0 2. 04 0} 2.9 4.4 3 25 94 119 | Scattering. 
