58 OYSTER BOTTOMS IN VICINITY OF APALACHICOLA, FLA. 
With reference to quantity, the small oysters, or those under 3 
inches long, are about one-fifth that of the market stock, but numer- 
ically they are about twice as numerous as the market stock. 
SUMMARIZED CONTENT OF YOUNG OYSTERS ON PuBLiIc BEDs. 
Character of oyster growth. 
Name of bed. Total 
Very : 
Scatter- De- 
Dense. F scatter- 
ing. ing. pleted. 
pr ee ee eee 
ST. GEORGE SOUND. 
Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. | Bushels. 
ig LEG oSS UO Me Es qadiacaocopabeooconcngpodecer 4 5, 784 
OP Silvis abe ses sees saan ae eee eee j 32 8, 444 
3: Drum Batiaees -oe-eae tee eee eee Perret ee 9, 708 
CH OSENOVG ITO) Eye seco Sse arsbod cogsasSmenocstoscbsnsor 5 3, 080 
Bs Pelican are yee actos tone ei aie eet eine eae | 5, 698 5 8,770 
re NONE Mati ee eee tensa eee = ate sleet aie 440 
7. Green Point Bar and adjacent patch. 3, 009 
Se PlatiOringls ghost et seeniccen oat ce mma = 3, 85 36, 852 
Doe LEC Tee voc me eiaarmaaccigncenceigsisisic cies Ne 7 14, 517 
10 Peanut Patches een peat casas oH pee ze 17, 220 
11? CatPointBartetl- coceacoas soc qnee ccc ze : 57, 966 
12. Bulkhead and East Hole Bars. -...........-. --| 158,640 696 1,170 195 160, 701 
13. Patches east of Bulkhead and East Hole Bars. . -.. 54D: | eecceniesetaarecwsmew slide eoete 545 
APALACHICOLA BAY. 
VAG Pel Can Bat eon nib cee ee sents locsienc oe en eee eboelatae NBG Ge enearene 6, 380 970 17, 906 
15. Patches between East Hole and Pelican Bars...-. 2, 850 BOON 25 ee eenseeces 3, 150 
11e DES y ID bb ray (ae Ss SEA Se oe See een sa- coke asoe 17, 136 72 1,056 |... -.sesn8 18, 264 
VieeNorman. Bar. . 2.25 -- an s.5 tabeh eens = eee dees ols py (Sh Nee eee alin as ieee ©” 2, 745 
Is eDhiepeniBarites ete. 2. date tase ot meetericcs B240\2 bbs. cele gaan dee oe see Rise 324 
19. West Lump and adjacent patch.-...........-.-- 5, 325 319) | boees on aac| ee mene 5, 644 
20. Patch off, New Inletcs. .....4-cae.52---) 54-<--- 175 | oc sects ts) deed ae Brel EE dees 175 
Zi Hagen Plat .y2-2 eves scm esciedetia sac. hae eee sc 5, 346 200) (5 25 c2 eel ee0 aa 5, 546 
og: Green: Point Plat 3:22). 4.2 cd-Aeg- 5 =k eee eS <= TZ SOON = cas cio oes Sanit ars ao eee eee 17, 850 
23. Lumps between Hagen and Green Point Flats. . Woes enecaeics 18)) 5 -gedese 1, 250 
24: Sta Vincent Bar-2u... <2 Jesea oh. - <2 eee 39, 780 5, 886 6, 256 6, 380 58, 302 
25. Middlet Bars). 22.4 Keecececgseeisccc ~ bsede dest ok D: 352 |b. . = 2D sce Neo asset el seb eee 2, 352 
OG SUVA Babee ccs sche oc expel iecee ees aac Poe E ose 897 480 BOVE a? oe secee 2, 274 
275 Mish Hawke Bares ceo on. docee eben astseeetereed 7, 888 4, 752 1, 703 2, 961 17, 304 
285° Patchinear Nish Hawk Bars-..8-se-cebesces-eee4 1; 512))... ...% scene statepee| atcha os cal 1,512 
ST. VINCENT SOUND. 
205 Patch off Sheephesd Bayou. sae. + <--- 5s seh loo a eee eel te = ese = 
30. Paradise Point Bare: - 2-2 24--c22cn so base eee BALOUG 2 ai a's oes |zeeee eens 
31. Paradise Flat and adjacent lump........-.---.-- 2, 604 567 
32. "Hoppe Hat ls. 5. Sake os. =<.4- ape dec otenies eo 1,539 2, 420 
33. Hoppe or Ten-Mile Bar came ely | Scocsceee leo 
SAT PULETS UUM PS Goon noes ete erie eae aes ee al eee RSAC sasisie clea : 
SappRayOU Bares. conte sccm csc sete= cate aee F 168 |. 
36. Patches off Big Bayou.............-- 3 C10 ES 4 
37; Elalf Moon Bar: >: Sscee ase -. oscein as 147 
S8,pnell Bank Bar ict cscs coc ce cee cca 22] eM ATOSO! teins eiaiees 
39,,(Picoline Bar@. 2. 5.Le tk 6 ce sete goss as BRE ee ec] cae eee Ss see ae 
40; Cedar Shell’ Bank iBar a. oo. seas aoc sade beeen sisee Sees ener 
Totdlacco.scastacscas aodeeecass sche etesk acme 25, 187 22, 238 15,514 500, 629 
a Detailed examination was not made over the entire bar. 
For some phase of the growth, from dense areas to depleted bottoms, 
small oysters were in numerical preponderance on only about 45 
per cent of the beds. Of these the greater number were in St. George — 
Sound. At the time of the survey spat for the season had not set, 
which, of course, would reduce the proportion of the young. On 
those beds, however, where large oysters predominated the small 
size were in sufficient numbers to perpetuate the beds under present 
conditions, unless depleted by physical accidents, such as storms, 
