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ford, under any circumstances, but the slight possibilities which once 

 existed have been swept away and can never return under the present 

 conditions, though shellfish grown in this region could, if suitable 

 legislation were enacted, be transplanted to a sanitary environment, 

 where in a month all danger of ^spreading typhoid germs would be 

 avoided. 



SUMMARY OF INDUSTRY. 

 Licenses for bait, . . .... . . . . 320 



Capital invested, . . . . . . . . . 



Production, 1907: 



Bushels (for bait), . ..'... . . . 300 



Value, '.'"' : . . . . . . $225 



Total area (acres) : 



Sand, . . . . ' . .."'.' . . . . . 5 



Mud, . . . . . .... . . . . 5 



Gravel, . . . -. _ i ; . . . . . . . 15 



Mussels and eel grass, . ... 



Total, . . . . ..... . . . . 25 



Productive area (acres) : 



Good clamming, . . . . . 



Scattering clams, . . .-. . . .. 15 



Barren area possibly productive (acres), . . . . I 



Waste barren area (acres), . 10 



Possible normal production, . . . ... . . $3,000 



Dartmouth. 



The town of Dartmouth possesses a wide expanse of territory, but 

 the actual amount of available clam ground is not as large as it would 

 appear at first sight. Clams are found in more or less abundance at 

 the following places: (1) Rickerson's Point (% acre); (2) Appona- 

 gansett River (6 acres) ; (3) Apponagansett harbor (1 acre) ; (4) 

 Nonquit (% acre) ; (5) Round Hill Point (% acre) ; (6) Salter's Point 

 ( 3 /4 acre); (7) Smith's Neck (% acre); (8) Little River (7V 2 acres); 

 (9) Slocum's River (6 acres) ; comprising a total of 23 acres. The best 

 clamming is obtained on the flats of Little and Slocum's rivers. In 

 Apponagansett River clams are dug in the summer for the Padanaram 

 clam bakes. 



A town by-law placing a closed season on Slocum's River was in 

 force during the years 1904 and 1905. In 1906 Dartmouth, by a State 

 law, required permits for clamming. These permits are issued by the 

 selectmen free of charge. 



SUMMARY OP INDUSTRY. 



Number of men, .......... 4 



Capital invested, $50 



Production, 1907 : 



Bushels, 200 



Value, $160 



