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  Saint 
  Lawrence. 
  It 
  is 
  very 
  common 
  from 
  Vineyard 
  Sound 
  

   southward. 
  

  

  " 
  The 
  ' 
  Quahaug 
  ' 
  fishery 
  is 
  very 
  extensive, 
  this 
  bivalve 
  

   being, 
  next 
  to 
  the 
  oyster, 
  the 
  most 
  important 
  on 
  the 
  coast 
  ; 
  

   but 
  the 
  implements 
  and 
  methods 
  are 
  simple 
  in 
  the 
  extreme. 
  

   Many 
  Clams 
  are 
  gathered 
  by 
  hand 
  as 
  they 
  crawl 
  on 
  the 
  

   flats 
  ; 
  many 
  more 
  are 
  taken 
  with 
  straight 
  rakes, 
  curved 
  

   drag-rakes, 
  and 
  dredges. 
  Oyster-tongs 
  are 
  also 
  occasion- 
  

   ally 
  used. 
  

  

  " 
  ' 
  Count 
  ' 
  Clams, 
  the 
  largest 
  size, 
  bring 
  the 
  best 
  prices, 
  

   and 
  in 
  the 
  neighbourhood 
  of 
  New 
  York 
  sell 
  for 
  $3 
  per 
  

   barrel, 
  wholesale. 
  It 
  takes 
  800 
  ' 
  counts 
  ' 
  to 
  make 
  a 
  barrel 
  ; 
  

   and 
  as 
  3 
  to 
  4 
  barrels, 
  or 
  2,400 
  to 
  3,200 
  Clams, 
  is 
  a 
  good 
  

   day's 
  catch, 
  some 
  idea 
  of 
  the 
  productiveness 
  of 
  the 
  New 
  

   Jersey 
  flats 
  and 
  coast 
  is 
  gained 
  from 
  the 
  foregoing. 
  

   Smaller 
  sizes 
  are 
  sold 
  at 
  60 
  cents 
  or 
  $1 
  per 
  bushel, 
  

   depending 
  on 
  the 
  size, 
  and 
  some 
  are 
  taken 
  so 
  small 
  that 
  

   2,000 
  are 
  required 
  to 
  fill 
  a 
  barrel 
  ; 
  these, 
  when 
  about 
  one 
  

   inch 
  in 
  diameter, 
  are 
  called 
  i 
  tea-clams.' 
  Another 
  name 
  

   is 
  ' 
  Little 
  Neck,' 
  derived 
  originally 
  from 
  a 
  neck 
  of 
  land 
  on 
  

   the 
  north 
  shore 
  of 
  Long 
  Island, 
  known 
  as 
  Little 
  Neck, 
  

   whose 
  Clams 
  had 
  a 
  superior 
  flavour 
  ; 
  but 
  the 
  demand 
  for 
  a 
  

   young, 
  small, 
  and 
  tender 
  Clam 
  which 
  has 
  sprung 
  up 
  of 
  late 
  

   years, 
  and 
  was 
  supplied 
  from 
  the 
  Little 
  Neck 
  stock, 
  has 
  

   caused 
  dealers 
  generally 
  to 
  apply 
  the 
  term 
  ' 
  Little 
  Neck 
  ' 
  

   to 
  all 
  small 
  Clams. 
  They 
  are 
  used 
  principally 
  for 
  pickling. 
  

  

  " 
  The 
  fishery 
  is 
  not 
  an 
  expensive 
  one, 
  the 
  whole 
  outfit 
  

   of 
  the 
  'clammer' 
  not 
  requiring 
  an 
  expenditure 
  of 
  over 
  

   J 
  1 
  50, 
  including 
  boat, 
  rake, 
  and 
  baskets, 
  and 
  the 
  pursuit 
  is 
  

   naturally 
  followed 
  by 
  the 
  poorer 
  class 
  of 
  people 
  — 
  men 
  who 
  

   are 
  employed 
  by 
  the 
  oyster-dealers 
  in 
  winter 
  and 
  are 
  out 
  

   of 
  work 
  during 
  the 
  summer. 
  The 
  principal 
  depots 
  are 
  

   New 
  York 
  and 
  Philadelphia, 
  but 
  a 
  large 
  number 
  of 
  Clams 
  

  

  