26 



OYSTER BOTTOMS OF MISSISSIPPI SOUKD, ALA. 



edge of the dense area and the third separated from the })reeediiig 

 b}^ a narrow belt of depleted bottom and continuous with the scat- 

 tering]: ^rrowth at the western limit of tlie bed, tlie two const itutiuir 

 practically a small detached bed. 



Details of Examination of Pass aux Herons. 



Angle 

 No. 



Date of 

 cxainimilion. 



165 

 166 

 167 

 168 

 169 

 170 

 171 

 176 

 177 

 181 

 182 

 183 

 184 

 185 

 186 

 187 

 188 

 189 

 190 

 280 

 281 

 282 

 283 

 284 

 285 

 286 

 287 

 288 

 289 

 290 

 291 

 292 

 293 

 294 

 295 

 296 

 297 

 298 

 305 

 309 

 331 

 332 

 fl342 

 520 

 522 

 524 

 173 

 174 

 172 

 175 

 191 

 310 

 192 

 304 

 306 

 307 

 308 

 313 

 242 

 302 

 303 

 311 

 312 

 314 

 315 



Nov. 23,1910 

 do.. 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Nov. 24.1910 

 do 



-do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 

 -do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 

 .do. 



Depth 



of Character of growth 

 water. ; 



Dec. 8, 1910 

 do 



do 



do 



do 



-•.... do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



Dec. 9, 1910 



do 



do 



Jan. 2,1911 

 Jan. 5,1911 



do 



Nov. 23,1910 



do.. 



do 



do 



Nov. 24, 1910 

 Dec. 8,1910 

 Nov. 24, 1910 

 Dec. 8, 1910 



do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



Dec. 7, 1910 

 Dec. 8, 1910 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



Feet. 

 9.00 

 8.00 

 7.00 

 7.(X) 

 6.00 

 10. 00 

 7.50 

 5.25 

 4.50 

 7.00 

 6.00 

 6.50 

 6.00 

 5.50 

 4.00 

 4.00 

 5. 00 

 6.00 

 7.50 

 4.00 

 3.60 

 3.50 

 3.60 

 4.00 

 4.80 

 4.40 

 3.70 

 4. 00 

 3.30 

 3.50 

 3. 70 

 4.50 

 4.20 

 2.60 

 2.80 

 3.30 

 3.90 

 3. SO 

 4.00 

 3.20 

 2.30 

 2.80 



Dense . 



do. 



18. 00 



18. 00 



17.00 



10.00 



10. 00 



10. 00 



7.00 



9.50 



5.80 



7.50 



3.80 



4.30 



3. SO 



3.40 



3.40 



5.50 



4.60 



4.20 



4.90 



3. 50 



4. 80 

 5.20 



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 



da 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 







....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



....do 



Scattermg 



....do 



....do 



....do 



^"ery scat tering . 

 ....'do 



....do... 



....do... 



....do... 



....do... 



....do... 



Depleted. 



....do... 



....do... 



....do... 



....do... 



....do... 



Oj^sters caught per 

 square yard. 



Estimated quantity oys- 

 ters per acre. 



Spat. Culls. Counts 



6 

 21 



1. 



6. 



2. 



1. 

 10. 

 26. 



4. 



2. 



1.0 

 7.0 

 10.0 

 20.3 

 22.5 

 38.3 

 33.2 

 22.9 

 61.3 

 24.1 

 32.3 

 21.7 

 40.0 

 26. 3 

 34.4 

 41.8 

 36. 2 

 49.5 

 50.8 



25. 6 

 23.1 

 20.3 

 34.8 

 18.1 

 39.5 



18. S 

 18.2 

 IS. 5 



19. 4 



26. 9 

 44.2 

 42.5 

 27.5 

 31.1 

 2S. S 



6. 7 

 12.5 

 IS. 

 24.5 

 17.5 

 15. 1 

 56.2 



14.7 



16.6 



41.6 



15. 6 



3.3 



0.6 



1.5 



3.1 



S.5 



.0 



4.0 



1.5 



3.0 



6.4 



10.0 



.0 



.0 



2.5 



.0 



l.S 



.0 



.0 



6.0 

 20.0 

 20.7 

 32. 2 

 30.0 

 46.7 

 36.4 

 10. 5 

 15.3 

 39. 6 

 3S.4 

 28.3 

 52.3 

 36.3 

 73.3 

 38. 6 

 19.0 

 58. 9 

 56. 7 

 38. S 

 60. 

 25.9 

 23. S 

 58. 9 

 36.7 

 20.8 

 38. 5 

 50. S 

 13.5 

 31.7 

 14. 3 

 64.6 

 40.0 

 37. S 

 54.6 



4.2 

 20.5 

 21.0 

 36.5 

 12.9 

 28.4 

 29.6 



Seed. 



22.7 



3.0 



34.0 



31.2 



12.2 



4.5 



3.0 



8.9 



7.1 



2.4 



6.5 



2.5 



•> r-, 



3.6 

 3.2 



.0 

 l.O 

 .0 

 . 5 

 .0 

 .0 



Bush. 

 7 

 SO 

 148 

 203 

 214 

 319 

 269 

 258 

 722 

 251 

 256 

 26S 

 364 

 199 

 324 

 370 

 360 

 374 

 412 

 220 

 167 

 1S6 

 263 

 189 

 294 

 132 

 148 

 140 

 149 

 193 

 320 

 315 

 197 

 259 

 260 

 47 

 92 

 161 

 175 

 172 

 151 

 545 



103 



180 



332 



141 



23 



16 



10 



36 



64 



U 



70 



25 



32 



121 



255 



33 



15 



32. 







44 











Market. 



Bush. 

 96 

 320 

 333 

 516 

 480 

 746 

 583 

 168 

 245 

 (>34 

 615 

 453 

 837 

 580 



1,170 

 618 

 304 

 942 

 908 

 620 

 960 

 414 

 381 

 954 

 588 

 333 

 616 

 812 

 216 

 506 

 229 



1,030 

 640 

 604 

 874 

 67 

 328 

 336 

 584 

 206 

 454 

 473 



3153 



48 



544 



500 



195 



72 



48 



142 



114 



38 



104 



40 



40 



43 



58 



51 







16 







8 











Total. 



Bv^h. 

 103 

 400 

 481 

 719 

 694 



1 065 

 852 

 426 

 967 

 885 

 871 

 721 



1,201 

 779 



1.494 

 988 

 664 



1,316 



1,320 

 840 



1.127 

 600 

 644 



1,143 

 882 

 465 

 764 

 952 

 3(>5 

 699 

 549 



1.345 

 837 

 863 



1,134 

 114 

 420 

 497 

 759 

 378 

 605 



1.018 



466 



228 



876 



641 



218 



88 



58 



178 



178 



49 



174 



65 



72 



164 



313 



84 



15 



48 







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« Exposed reef; living oysters large and siuall. 



