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  OYSTEE 
  BOTTOMS 
  OF 
  LAVACA 
  BAY, 
  TEX. 
  

   Details 
  op 
  Examination 
  op 
  Kellers 
  Bed. 
  

  

  Sta- 
  

   tion. 
  

  

  6 
  

  

  7 
  

  

  8 
  

  

  39 
  

  

  30 
  

  

  53 
  

  

  65 
  

  

  68 
  

  

  69 
  

  

  125 
  

  

  126 
  

  

  134 
  

  

  136 
  

  

  137 
  

  

  148 
  

  

  149 
  

  

  152 
  

  

  424 
  

  

  425 
  

  

  Date 
  of 
  

   examina- 
  

   tion. 
  

  

  1913. 
  

  

  Mar. 
  5 
  

   ...do.... 
  

   ...do.... 
  

  

  Mar. 
  6 
  

   ...do.... 
  

  

  Mar. 
  10 
  

   ...do.... 
  

   ...do.... 
  

   . 
  .do.... 
  

  

  Mar. 
  14 
  

   ...do.... 
  

  

  Mar. 
  17 
  

   ...do.... 
  

   ...do.... 
  

   ...do.... 
  

   .do.... 
  

   ...do.... 
  

  

  May 
  7 
  

   ...do.... 
  

  

  426 
  ...do.... 
  

  

  427 
  ...do.... 
  

   151 
  May 
  17 
  

  

  45 
  Mar. 
  6 
  

  

  Depth 
  

  

  of 
  

   water. 
  

  

  Feet. 
  

   7.0 
  

   7.0 
  

   7.0 
  

   7.5 
  

   8.0 
  

   8.0 
  

   8.0 
  

   7.5 
  

   7.5 
  

   8.0 
  

   8.C 
  

   7.0 
  

   6.5 
  

   7.0 
  

   7.5 
  

   7.0 
  

   3.5 
  

   7.5 
  

   7.5 
  

   0.5 
  

   CO 
  

   7.5 
  

   6.0 
  

  

  Area 
  

   cov- 
  

   ered. 
  

  

  j 
  Oysters 
  caught 
  per 
  

   square 
  yard. 
  

  

  Sq. 
  yds. 
  

   1.79 
  

   1.34 
  

   1.34 
  

   1.79 
  

  

  1.34 
  

   1..34 
  

   1.34 
  

   1.34 
  

   1.79 
  

  

  1.79 
  

   1.82 
  

   1.79 
  

   1.79 
  

  

  2.92 
  

   1.79 
  

   1.79 
  

   1.82 
  

   1.85 
  

  

  ".'93" 
  

  

  Spat. 
  

  

  23.5 
  

   10.4 
  

   17.2 
  

   5.6 
  

  

  .0 
  

   17.8 
  

   45.4 
  

   27.0 
  

   27.0 
  

   24.0 
  

  

  .0 
  

   15.1 
  

   14.3 
  

   17.9 
  

   16.2 
  

  

  .0 
  

   12.0 
  

   9.8 
  

   11.7 
  

   11.0 
  

   4.8 
  

  

  .0 
  

   5.4 
  

  

  CuUs. 
  Counts. 
  

  

  10.6 
  

  

  8.9 
  

  

  11.9 
  

  

  6.1 
  

  

  .0 
  

  

  13.4 
  

  

  30. 
  5 
  

  

  14.6 
  

  

  18.8 
  

  

  16.2 
  

  

  .0 
  

  

  10.0 
  

  

  14.3 
  

  

  9.5 
  

  

  12.9 
  

  

  .0 
  

  

  8.8 
  

  

  21.8 
  

  

  15.1 
  

  

  20.9 
  

  

  8.0 
  

  

  .0 
  

  

  .0 
  

  

  22.9 
  

   11.2 
  

   9.7 
  

   27.9 
  

  

  .0 
  

   32.7 
  

   64.0 
  

   24.8 
  

   28.4 
  

   26.8 
  

  

  .0 
  

   28.2 
  

   17.0 
  

   24.0 
  

   24.0 
  

  

  .0 
  

   15.4 
  

   19.0 
  

   19.5 
  

   12.6 
  

   10.2 
  

  

  .0 
  

  

  .0 
  

  

  Shells 
  

  

  per 
  

   square 
  

   yard. 
  

  

  Estimated 
  quantity 
  

   oysters 
  per 
  acre. 
  

  

  Bush. 
  

   408 
  

   250 
  

   349 
  

   141 
  

  

  

   375 
  

   934 
  

   503 
  

   554 
  

   4S5 
  

  

  

   303 
  

   346 
  

   332 
  

   352 
  

  

  

   251 
  

   382 
  

   324 
  

   385 
  

   185 
  

  

  

   65 
  

  

  Market.! 
  Total. 
  

  

  Bush. 
  

   553 
  

   272 
  

   234 
  

   674 
  

  

  

   847 
  

   1, 
  072 
  

   643 
  

   734 
  

   640 
  

  

  

   683 
  

   410 
  

   577 
  

   679 
  

  

  

   372 
  

   458 
  

   471 
  

   305 
  

   246 
  

  

  

  

  

  

  Bush. 
  

   961 
  

  

  528 
  

  

  815 
  

  

  

  

  1,222 
  

  

  2, 
  606 
  

  

  1,146 
  

  

  1,288 
  

  

  1,131 
  

  

  

  

  986 
  

  

  756 
  

  

  909 
  

  

  931 
  

  

  

  

  623 
  

  

  840 
  

  

  795 
  

  

  690 
  

  

  431 
  

  

  

  

  65 
  

  

  Character 
  

  

  of 
  oyster 
  

  

  growth. 
  

  

  Dense. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

  

  Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Do. 
  

   Depleted. 
  

  

  There 
  is 
  a 
  fringe 
  of 
  oysters 
  occurring 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  regularly 
  along 
  

   the 
  shore 
  from 
  the 
  outer 
  part 
  of 
  Rhodes 
  Point 
  eastward 
  for 
  about 
  

   a 
  mile. 
  No 
  stations 
  were 
  made 
  here. 
  A 
  similar 
  skirting 
  is 
  found 
  

   along 
  the 
  shore 
  north 
  of 
  Cox 
  Bay, 
  and 
  also 
  to 
  the 
  west 
  of 
  Lavaca 
  

   River. 
  

  

  There 
  is 
  a 
  small 
  patch 
  90 
  by 
  300 
  yards 
  to 
  the 
  southeast 
  of 
  the 
  main 
  

   bed 
  with 
  rather 
  hard 
  bottom 
  and 
  scattering 
  clusters 
  in 
  about 
  6^ 
  

   feet 
  of 
  water. 
  The 
  area 
  of 
  the 
  patch 
  is 
  about 
  7 
  acres, 
  and 
  it 
  is 
  

   estimated 
  to 
  bear 
  4,018 
  bushels 
  of 
  small 
  and 
  3,444 
  bushels 
  of 
  market 
  

   oysters 
  — 
  an 
  average 
  of 
  574 
  and 
  492 
  bushels 
  per 
  acre, 
  respectively. 
  

   Some 
  of 
  the 
  shells 
  are 
  more 
  or 
  less 
  covered 
  with 
  a 
  growth 
  of 
  yellow 
  

   sponge. 
  The 
  oysters 
  are 
  about 
  equal 
  in 
  quality 
  to 
  those 
  of 
  the 
  

   main 
  bed. 
  

  

  RHODES 
  POINT 
  REEF. 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  a 
  sickle-shaped 
  bed 
  extendmg 
  from 
  the 
  end 
  of 
  Rhodes 
  Point 
  

   to 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  bay, 
  with 
  a 
  total 
  length 
  of 
  about 
  3 
  miles 
  and 
  an 
  

   average 
  width 
  of 
  somewhat 
  less 
  than 
  one-half 
  mile. 
  The 
  bottom 
  is 
  

   generally 
  hard 
  with 
  the 
  exception 
  of 
  a 
  few 
  Umited 
  areas 
  near 
  the 
  end. 
  

   The 
  extent 
  and 
  general 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  oyster 
  growth 
  is 
  shown 
  in 
  the 
  

   following 
  table: 
  

  

  