82 OYSTER BOTTOMS OF MISSISSIPPI SOUND, ALA. 



Oyster Growth in Dauphin Island Bay. 





Area. 



Oysters per acre. 



Estimated content of oysters. 



Character of oyster growth. 



Under 3 

 inches. 



Overs 

 inches. 



Seed. 



Market. 



Total. 



Scattering 



Acres. 



52 



154 



550 



Bushels. 

 49 

 25 



48 



Bushels. 



104 



45 



3 



Bushels. 



2,548 



3,850 



26,400 



Bushels. 

 5,408 

 6,930 

 1,650 



Bushels. 

 7,956 



Very scattering 



10,780 



Depleted 



28,050 







Total 



756 







32, 798 



13, 988 



46, 786 











There are three areas of what this report designates as scattering 

 oysters, one of about 6 acres close to the Dauphin Island shore, and 

 two larger ones near Little Dauphin Island. It is stated that oysters 

 are planted or bedded in the bay, and it is possible that some of the 

 bottom included in the foregoing is not wholly natural bed. 



Included between these three patches is a considerable area of 

 very scattering growth. The depleted bottom lies around the shores 

 south and west of the preceding and in the entire northwestern part 

 of the bay where there are practically no market oysters and but a 

 limited quantity of small ones. 



The oysters in practically all parts of the bay were poor in shape 

 and quality. Some drills were found and many dead small oysters. 



Details op Examination op Dauphin Island Bay. 











Oysters caueht per 



Estimated quantity oys- 



Angle 

 No: 



Date of 

 examination. 



Depth 



of 

 water. 



Character of growth. 



square yard. 



ters i)er acre. 























Spat. 



Culls. 



Counts. 



Seed. 



Market. 



Total. 







Feet. 











Bush. 



Bush. 



Bush. 



222 



Dec. 5, 1910 



1.50 



Scattering 



0.0 



3.6 



7.7 



25 



123 



148 



225 



do 



1.80 



do 



.0 



3.0 



8.6 



21 



138 



159 



213 



do 



2.00 



do 



.0 



3.0 



6.3 



21 



101 



122 



229 



do 



6.00 



do 



.0 



12.2 



6.1 



85 



98 



183 



230 



do 



do 



4.00 

 4.00 



do 



4.6 

 1.2 



2.3 

 11.5 



.8 

 5.8 



48 

 89 





48 



231 



do 



93 



182 



232 



do 



3.90 



do 



1.5 



6.5 



10.8 



56 



173 



229 



212 



do 



2.50 



Very scattering 



.6 



5.6 



2.5 



44 



40 



84 



214 



do 



2.50 



do 



.0 



2.8 



1.9 



20 



30 



50 



215 



do 



2.00 



do 



.0 



1.5 



3.0 



11 



48 



59 



216 



do 



2.50 



do 



.0 



.6 



3.1 



4 



50 



54 



217 



do 



3.00 



do 



.0 



.0 



2.9 







46 



46 



218 



do 



3.00 



do 



3.0 



5.2 



2.6 



57 



42 



99 



220 



do 



2.50 



do 



.0 



4.2 



2.8 



29 



45 



74 



221 



do 



1.50 



do 



.0 



1.8 



4.5 



13 



72 



85 



226 



do 



2.00 



do 



.8 



3.8 



4.3 



32 



69 



101 



227 



do 



3.00 



do 



.0 



3.2 



1.9 



22 



30 



52 



233 



do 



4.00 



do 



1.9 



4.2 



2.3 



43 



37 



80 



219 



...do 



3.00 



Depleted 



.0 



6.5 



1.0 



46 



16 



62 



223 



do 



.50 



do 



.0 



2.8 



1.1 



20 



18 



38 



224 



do 



.50 



do 



.0 



.0 



.0 















228 



do 



4.00 



do 



.0 



3.5 



.8 



25 



13 



38 



234 



do 



4.00 



do 



7.3 



6.1 



.4 



94 



6 



100 



235 



do 



4.50 



do 



.0 



.0 



.0 















236 



do 



4.00 



do 



.8 



1.9 



.4 



19 



6 



25 



237 



do.. 



3.00 



do 



10.7 



12.0 



1.0 



160 



16 



176 



238 



do 



4.00 



do 



5.8 



3.5 



1.2 



65 



19 



84 



344 



Dec. 15,1910 



.90 



do 



.0 



.0 



.0 















345 



do... 



1.20 



do 



3.1 



24.4 



.0 



193 







193 



346 



.....do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



2.30 

 2.30 

 1.00 

 1.30 

 2.30 



do 



3.9 

 1.9 

 2.5 

 .0 

 1.0 



1.0 

 1.0 

 4.7 

 4.2 

 1.3 



.0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 



34 

 20 

 51 

 29 

 16 





 

 

 

 0. 



34 



347 



do 



20 



348 



do 



51 



349 



do 



29 



350 



do 



16 



