OYSTER BOTTOMS OF MISSISSIPPI SOUND, ALA. 33 



Details of Examination of Dauphin Island- Bay — Continued. 



Angle 



Date of 

 examination. 



Depth 



of 

 water. 



Character of growth. 



Oysters caught per 

 square yard. 



Estimated quantity oys- 

 ters per acre. 



No. 



Spat. 



Culls. 



Counts. 



Seed. 



Market. 



Total. 



351 



Dec. 15,1910 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do..,. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Feet. 

 3.30 

 1.00 

 2.10 

 1.00 

 1.40 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 5.00 

 4.50 

 4.80 

 3.60 

 1.00 

 1.30 

 4.30 

 3.40 

 4.20 

 5.30 

 3.10 

 4.10 

 5.10 

 5.60 

 3.50 

 5.50 

 5.50 

 5.40 

 3.70 

 3.10 

 5.50 



Depleted 



2.0 



1.4 



4.5 



1.9 



1.8 



4.0 



.5 



.0 



5.0 



7.5 



.0 



.0 



.6 



.0 



1.4 



.0 



.0 



6.2 



7.5 



.0 



.0 



.0 



4.0 



2.0 



6.0 



8.2 



7.1 



.0 



10.8 

 16.9 

 5.8 

 7.2 

 5.5 

 2.5 

 8.5 



.0 

 3.9 

 3.8 



.3 

 3 6 

 8.3 

 3.0 

 2.3 

 1.5 



.0 



11.2 



5.0 



.0 

 4.0 

 2.3 



.0 



.7 

 6.0 



.9 

 1.3 



.0 



0.5 

 .0 

 .3 

 .3 

 .3 

 .0 

 .0 



:"6 



.0 

 .0 



:S 



.0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 

 .5 

 .0 

 .0 



Bush. 

 90 

 128 

 72 

 64 

 51 

 46 

 70 





 62 

 79 



2 

 25 

 62 

 21 

 27 

 11 







122 



87 





 28 

 16 

 28 

 19 

 84 

 64 

 59 







Bush. 

 8 

 

 5 

 5 

 5 

 

 

 

 10 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 8 

 

 



Bush. 



98 



352 

 353 

 354 

 355 

 356 

 357 

 358 

 359 

 360 

 361 

 362 

 363 

 364 

 365 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



128 

 77 

 69 

 56 

 46 

 70 





 72 

 79 



2 

 25 

 62 

 21 

 27 



367 

 368 

 369 

 370 

 371 

 372 

 373 

 375 

 376 

 377 

 378 

 379 

 380 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



11 

 



122 

 87 





 28 

 16 

 28 

 19 

 84 

 72 

 59 







SFRINKELS BAY. 



There are practically no market oysters in this bay, but small ones 

 iQ clusters are scattered over the bottom. There were many dead 

 oysters at the time of examination. The following tables exhibit all 

 that it is necessary to say concerning this region: 



Oyster Growth in Sprinkels Bay. 





Area. 



Oysters per acre. 



Estimated content of oysters. 



Character of oyster growth. 



Under 3 

 inches. 



Overs 

 inches. 



Seed. 



Market. 



Total. 



Depleted 



Acres. 

 133 



Bushels. 

 60 



Bushels. 

 1 



Bushels. 

 7,980 



Bushels. 

 133 



Bushels. 

 8,113 







Details of Examination of Sprinkels Bay. 











Oysters caught per 



Estimated quantity oys- 



Angle 

 No. 



Date of 

 examination. 



Depth 



of 

 water. 



Character of growth. 



square yard. 



ters per acre. 























Spat. 



Culls. 



Counts. 



Seed. 



Market. 



Total. 







Feet. 











Bush. 



Bush. 



Bush. 



366 



Dec. 15,1910 



1.10 



Depleted 



0.0 



17.0 



0.3 



119 



5 



124 



374 



do 



3.00 



do 



2.9 



4.2 



.0 



50 







50 



396 



Dec. 16, 1910 



1.00 



do 



.3 



13.6 



.3 



97 



5 



102 



397 



.....do 



3.00 



do 



1.3 



.0 



.0 



9 







9 



398 



do 



1.00 



do 



.0 



3.9 



.0 



27 







27 



399 



do 



2.00 



do 



1.6 



13.6 



.0 



106 







106 



400 



do 



1.10 



do 



.0 



.0 



.0 















401 



do 



3.00 



do 



4.5 



5.4 



.0 



69 







69 



