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  OYSTER 
  BOTTOMS 
  OF 
  LAVACA 
  BAY, 
  TEX. 
  

  

  Details 
  op 
  Examination 
  op 
  Patches 
  near 
  Signal 
  Gar. 
  

  

  BENADO 
  CREEK 
  REEF. 
  

  

  Benado 
  Creek 
  Reef 
  lies 
  approximately 
  1 
  mile 
  southwest 
  of 
  the 
  

   mouth 
  of 
  Benado 
  Creek, 
  and 
  one-half 
  mile 
  off 
  the 
  north 
  shore 
  of 
  the 
  

   bay. 
  The 
  reef 
  is 
  1 
  mile 
  in 
  length 
  and 
  about 
  300 
  yards 
  in 
  width 
  at 
  the 
  

   central 
  section, 
  narrowing 
  to 
  both 
  the 
  north 
  and 
  south. 
  The 
  depth 
  

   of 
  water 
  on 
  and 
  adjacent 
  to 
  the 
  reef 
  ranges 
  from 
  3^ 
  to 
  5 
  feet. 
  

  

  This 
  reef 
  was 
  first 
  fished 
  in 
  1910-11, 
  but 
  has 
  never 
  been 
  given 
  a 
  

   fair 
  test 
  because 
  oysters 
  are 
  more 
  plentiful 
  elsewhere. 
  Three 
  or 
  four 
  

   barrels 
  is 
  considered 
  a 
  good 
  day's 
  yield 
  per 
  man. 
  The 
  oysters 
  are 
  

   of 
  fair 
  shape, 
  occurring 
  mostly 
  in 
  clusters, 
  and 
  are 
  of 
  fair 
  flavor. 
  

   The 
  reef 
  never 
  ebbs 
  dry. 
  

  

  The 
  following 
  tables 
  show 
  its 
  area 
  and 
  distribution 
  of 
  oyster 
  

   growth 
  : 
  

  

  Oyster 
  Growth 
  on 
  Benado 
  Creek 
  Reef. 
  

  

  Details 
  of 
  Examination 
  op 
  Benado 
  Creek 
  Reef. 
  

  

  