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  OYSTER 
  BOTTOMS 
  OP 
  LAVACA 
  BAY, 
  TEX. 
  

  

  the 
  large 
  patch 
  producod 
  mostly 
  singles, 
  rather 
  small, 
  but 
  of 
  extra 
  

   fine 
  shape 
  and 
  good 
  quality, 
  probably 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  the 
  entire 
  bay. 
  

   This 
  lump 
  yielded 
  18 
  counts, 
  17 
  culls, 
  and 
  20 
  spat 
  per 
  square 
  yard. 
  

   The 
  second 
  lump 
  north 
  of 
  the 
  large 
  patch 
  yielded 
  scattering 
  clusters, 
  

   mussels, 
  barnacles, 
  and 
  dead 
  shells 
  in 
  black 
  mud, 
  and 
  another 
  lump 
  

   south 
  of 
  Benado 
  Creek 
  Reef 
  produced 
  34 
  counts, 
  56 
  culls, 
  and 
  37 
  spat, 
  

   with 
  some 
  mussels 
  and 
  barnacles 
  per 
  square 
  yard. 
  

  

  These 
  small 
  patches 
  are 
  all 
  fished 
  for 
  the 
  market. 
  The 
  remaining 
  

   lumps, 
  containing 
  31 
  acres, 
  were 
  located, 
  but 
  the 
  character 
  of 
  the 
  

   oyster 
  growth 
  was 
  not 
  determined. 
  

  

  Oystek 
  Growth 
  on 
  Chain 
  Beds. 
  

  

  Details 
  of 
  Examination 
  op 
  Chain 
  Beds. 
  

  

  HOPPE 
  LXJMP. 
  

  

  Hoppe 
  lump 
  lies 
  three-quartei-s 
  of 
  a 
  mile 
  north 
  of 
  Signal 
  Bay, 
  and 
  

   about 
  175 
  yards 
  off 
  the 
  west 
  shore. 
  The 
  lump 
  is 
  approximately 
  500 
  

   yards 
  wide 
  and 
  700 
  yards 
  long 
  and 
  is 
  somewhat 
  quadrate 
  in 
  out- 
  

   line. 
  The 
  depth 
  of 
  water 
  varies 
  from 
  3 
  to 
  5 
  feet 
  and 
  the 
  northern- 
  

   most 
  part 
  of 
  the 
  lump 
  rises 
  from 
  one-half 
  to 
  1 
  foot 
  above 
  the 
  general 
  

   level 
  of 
  the 
  neighboring 
  bottoms. 
  

  

  Three 
  stations 
  were 
  made. 
  One 
  near 
  the 
  west-central 
  margin 
  re- 
  

   vealed 
  a 
  soft 
  bottom, 
  some 
  buried 
  shells, 
  but 
  no 
  oysters; 
  another 
  

   near 
  the 
  center 
  of 
  the 
  lump 
  showed 
  a 
  rather 
  soft 
  bottom, 
  but 
  21 
  

   counts, 
  54 
  mussels, 
  and 
  35 
  barnacles 
  per 
  square 
  yard; 
  while 
  the 
  

   third 
  station, 
  near 
  the 
  southern 
  margin, 
  showed 
  a 
  hard 
  bottom 
  with 
  

   3 
  counts 
  and 
  3 
  mussels 
  per 
  square 
  yard. 
  

  

  