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STATISTICS RELATIVE TO THE OYSTER INDUSTRY 



Total number of acres held under lease and 



franchise 31,645.65 



Acres cultivated under lease 15,733 . 6 



Acres cultivated under franchise 15,912.05 



Total number of acres cultivated 31,645.65 



Xumber of steam vessels employed 68 



Tonnage of steam vessels employed 5,262 



Number of power vessels employed other than 



steam 267 



Tonnage of power vessels employed 2,131 



Value of steam vessels and appliances $418,250 00 



Value of power vessels and appliances 390,200 00 



Total value of vessels and appliances. . . . $808,450 00 



Value of shore property used in business $375,200 00 



Xumber of hands employed 1,776 



Total amount of wages paid in past year 723,233 00 



Bushels of seed oysters produced 1,635,640 



Bushels of seed oysters sold 851,410 



Bushels of seed oysters planted 5,046,500 



Bushels of market oysters sold 5,556,350 



Bushels of clams sold 190,550 



Principal market — United States. 



