134 ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE 



opened before shipment. During the past year about 600,000 bushels were 

 produced. This is a total greatly in excess of last year's production and 

 demonstrates the progress of the industry at this favored locality. 



Acres held under franchise 30,000 



Total acres cultivated 15, 000 



Location of tracts — Great Peconic, Little Pe- 



conic and Gardiner's bays. 



Number gas and steam vessels employed . 21 



Tonnage of gas and steam vessels .... 645 



Value of gas and steam vessels $1 11,000 



Value of outfit 3 , 1 50 



Number of other boats employed .... 20 



Value of other boats $1,840 



Value of outfit 1 , 520 



Number of dredges used 84 



Number of hands employed 210 



Amount paid in wages $94,500 



Value of shore property 60 , 000 



Bushels market oysters produced .... 600 , 000 



Bushels seed oysters produced 100,000 



Bushels seed oysters planted 250,000 



Value of market oysters sold $620,000 



Bushels clams produced . . . . . . . 1 , 200 



Value of clams sold $2 , 400 



Principal market . . New York and the New England States. 



Great South Bay. 

 Considerable difficulty was experienced in obtaining statistics from 

 this locality, and it has not been found possible to verify the returns closely. 

 Many planters, however, and among them are the largest in the business, 

 freely gave the desired information. A fair estimate shows a production of 

 780,000 bushels. The stock is sent to all localities by rail and by vessels. 

 These oysters are the famous " Blue Points," and the price to the planter has 

 averaged $1.50 per bushel. 



Acres held under lease . . 1 , 493 



Acres held under franchise 650 



Total acres cultivated 1,426 



