OYSTER BOTTOMS OF MISSISSIPPI EAST OF BILOXI. 

 Details of Examination of Scranton Reef. 



13 



.\ngle 

 No. 



Date of 

 exami- 

 nation. 



Depth 



of 

 water. 



Character of 

 growth. 



Oysters caught per 

 square yard. 



Shells 



per 

 square 

 yard. 



Estimated quantity 

 oysters per acre. 



Spat. 



Culls. 



Counts. 



Seed. 



Market. 



Total. 



845 



1911. 



Feb. 1 



Feb. 2 



Feb. 1 

 ...do 



Feb. 2 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Feb. 1 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Feb. 2 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Jan. 31 

 ...do 



Feb. 1 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Feb. 2 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



...do 



Fett. 

 4.0 

 3.5 

 2.1 

 2.0 

 2.1 

 3.3 

 1.5 

 4.0 

 4.3 

 4.0 

 3.8 

 2.8 

 3.1 

 3.1 

 3.2 

 2.0 

 2.0 

 4.0 

 4.0 

 3.5 

 4.0 

 2.0 

 4.0 

 2.8 

 2.3 

 1.5 

 2.6 

 3.0 

 2.0 

 1.0 

 1.3 

 3.0 

 4.0 

 4.3 

 3.5 

 3.0 

 3.1 

 2.2 

 2.0 

 2.5 

 2.0 

 3.1 

 3.8 

 4.3 

 3.0 

 3.0 

 1.8 



Dense 



18.5 



16.0 



5.5 



3.0 



.3 



6.0 



7.7 



2.5 



8.3 



21.1 



.0 



.0 



.0 



.0 



.0 



.5 



2.9 



10.7 



20.5 



4.1 



5.5 



6.8 



6.0 



2.5 



7.8 



87.0 

 90.0 

 97.5 

 141.0 

 12.9 

 41.3 

 55.8 



9.5 

 42.2 

 23.3 

 37.8 

 .9 

 16.6 



4.7 

 47.5 

 75.0 

 24.8 



4.4 

 13.5 



2.7 



1.0 

 56.8 

 21.0 



5.4 

 86.6 



10.8 

 24.0 

 7.5 

 5.0 

 6.8 

 12.7 

 5.0 

 7.0 

 4.6 

 4.4 

 2.2 

 .6 

 1.6 

 1.9 

 2.9 

 2.0 

 4.2 

 1.9 

 2.0 

 2.3 

 1.5 

 1.9 

 4.5 

 4.2 

 2.2 





 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Bxish. 

 738.5 

 742 

 721 

 1,008 



92.4 

 333. 1 

 444.5 



84 

 353.5 

 310.8 

 264.6 

 6.3 

 116.2 



32.9 

 332.5 

 528. 5 

 193. 9 

 105.7 

 238 



47.6 



45.5 

 445. 2 

 192.5 



55.3 

 660.8 



Bush. 



172.8 



384 



120 

 80 



108.8 



203. 2 

 80 



112 

 73.6 

 70.4 

 35.2 

 9.6 

 25.6 

 30.4 

 46.4 

 32 

 67.2 

 30.4 

 32 

 36.8 

 24 



30.4 

 72 



67.2 

 35.2 



Bush. 

 911.3 



886 



do 



1,126 



852 

 860 



868 



Scattering 



do 



do 



841 

 1,088 

 201.2 



8a3 



do 



536.3 



884 



.do 



524.5 



887 



. ..do 



196 



843 

 844 

 846 

 851 



Very scattering... 



"do 



do 



....do 



427.1 



381.2 



299.8 



15.9 



853 



do 



141.8 



858 



do 



63.3 



859 

 869 

 870 

 874 



878 



do 



do 



do 



do 



do 



378.9 

 560.5 

 261.1 

 136.1 

 270 



879 



. ..do 



84.4 



880 



do 



69.5 



881 



do 



475.6 



882 



do 



264.5 



885 



do 



122.5 



888 

 889 



do 



do 



696 



890 



do 



1.9 

 .4 



15.9 

 20.4 



1.1 



7.2 



5 

 



124.6 

 145.6 



17.6 

 115.2 



142.2 



894 

 895 



do 



do 



260.8 



896 



..do 



.3 



4.4 



3.3 







32.9 



52.8 



85.7 



897 



do 





898 

 806 



do 



Depleted 



.0 

 .0 

 .0 

 1.3 

 .0 

 .0 

 .0 



14.2 



1.1 



.0 



7.7 



.6 



10.3 



.5 



4.6 

 .0 

 .0 

 .7 

 .3 

 .9 

 .8 







s 





 

 

 



99.4 



7.7 



.0 



63 

 4.2 



72.1 

 3.5 



73.6 

 .0 

 .0 



11.2 

 4.8 



14.4 



12.8 



173 



7.7 



807 



do 



.0 



854 

 855 



do 



....do 



74.2 

 9 



856 



857 



do 



do 



86.5 

 16.3 



865 



do 





866 



do 

















867 

 871 

 872 

 875 



do 



do 



do 



do 



3.2 

 .8 

 .0 



3.3 

 .0 

 .0 



4.8 

 .0 

 .5 

 4.4 

 3.4 

 4.7 



1.0 

 .4 



1.0 

 .4 

 .9 

 .0 



1 







1 





 

 



56 

 5.6 

 3.5 

 53.9 

 23.8 

 32.9 



ie 



6.4 

 16 



6.4 



14.4 



.0 



72 

 12 

 19.5 

 60.3 



891 



do 



38.2 



893 

 899 



do 



do 



32.9 















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PATCHES NEAR SCRANTON REEF. 



At a distance of a few hundred yards from the western and south- 

 western margin of Scranton Reef are several small patches of what 

 appears to be a natural growth of oysters. None of these are of 

 material importance and but one examination was made on each, 

 although one or two lines of soundings were carried over them. 

 The areas and productivity of these patches are shown in the table 

 following. 



