230 THE MOLLUSK FISHERIES 



SUMMARY OF INDUSTRY. 



Number of men, . . . . '"'. . . . 



Capital invested, . . . . . . . . 



Production, 1907 : 



Bushels, . . . . . . . . . 25 



Value, . . . . , . . . . ... $25 



Total area (acres) : 



Sand, . . . . ., ' . . . . . . . 



Mud, . . . . ' . * . : . . . - . . . 5 



Gravel, . ... 5 



Mussels and eel grass, . . . . . . . 



Total, 10 



Productive area (acres) : 



Good clamming, 



Scattering clams, 4 



Barren area possibly productive (acres), . ...... 6 



Waste barren area (acres), . . 



Possible normal production, . . . . . . . . $1,400 



Freetown. 



Freetown, joining Berkley on the south near the Fall River line, 

 possesses a number of clam flats, aggregating 25 acres. Very little 

 business is carried on, although conditions are better than in Berkley 

 or Dighton. The clams, too, are of better quality, being freer from the 

 disagreeable flavor of clams grown farther up the river. The possi- 

 bilities for clam culture in this town are not attractive, but the present 

 conditions can be vastly improved. 



SUMMARY OP INDUSTRY. 



Number of men, 



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



Production, 1907 : 



Bushels, 100 



Value, $100 



Total area (acres) : 



Sand, 



Mud, 10 



Gravel, 15 



Mussels and eel grass, 



Total, 25 



Productive area (acres) : 



Good clamming, .......... 



Scattering clams, 15 



Barren area possibly productive (acres), 



Waste barren area (acres), 10 



Possible normal production, $3,000 



