472 
BULLETIN OF THE UNITED STATES FISH COMMISSION. 
The followiag table shows concisely and clearly the distribution of all the private 
grounds in the State: 
Locality. 
TJnder State jurisdiction. 
Under town jurisdiction. 
Grand 
total. 
Cultivated. 
Unculti- 
vated. 
Total. 
Cultivated. 
Unculti- 
vated. ■ 
Total. 
Acres. 
Acres. 
Acres. 
Acres. 
Greenwich 
2, 052. 1 
2, 385. 5 
4, 437. 6 
480 
205 
685 
5 , 122 . 6 
Stamford 
694 
882.6 
1,576.6 
125 
65 
190 
1, 766. 6 
Koroton 
719.4 
516.7 
1,236. 1 
45 
60 
105 
1, 341. 1 
Norwralk 
2. 742 
2, 374. 3 
5, 116. 3 
940 
202 
1, 142 
6, 258. 3 
9 . Qlfl 4 
F; IRfi 7 
20 
20 
Fairfield 
* 991 8 
1 ' 747 9. 
9 7!^Q 
45 
45 
9 . 784 
Bridgeport 
1, 055 
3i 144! 6 
4 ! 199. 6 
59 
4 
63 
i, 262. 6 
Stratford 
3,918.8 
3, 204. 6 
7,123.4 
20 
83 
103 
7, 226. 4 
Milford 
2, 274. 7 
8 818.5 
11 093. 2 
11 090 9. 
New Haven* 
6,’ 949. 8 
7, 014. 2 
13, 964 
1, 812 
454.7 
2, 266. 7 
16i 233 ! 7 
Branford 
200 
1, 098. 6 
1,298.6 
120 
730 
850 
2, 148. 6 
500 
4 318.4 
4 4 
810 
ftio 
F, 048 i] 
Madison 
580 
3, 632. 5 
41 , 212. 5 
18 
282 
300 
4 , 512.5 
1 68 
168 
35 
35 
203 
25 
25 
25 
70 
70 
70 
170 
170 
19.5 
19. 5 
20 
20 
39.5 
Total 
25, 596 
44, 536. 9 
70, 132. 9 
3, 934 
2, 940. 7 
6, 874. 7 
77 , 007.6 
* Including Orange and East Haven. 
15. Be^ptli of water . — The greatest depth of water in Long Island Sound is a few 
miles north of Great Gull Island, where it is 312 feet ; the greatest in Connecticut 
limits is 190 feet, off the town of Norwalk. The depth of water over planted ground 
varies from 3 to 85 feet, the latter off the town of Norwalk ; the average depth for 
planted grounds is from 30 to 35 feet. 
16. Designation of oyster grounds . — Of the 70,132.9 acres of “designated State 
ground,” 33,987.9* acres were granted prior to June 1, 1881, when the Shellfish Com- 
mission was established. The following table shows the area of State ground owned 
by individuals each year since June 1, 1881, and the acreage on which there were oys- 
ters in each of the years since records have been kept : 
Period. 
With 
oysters. 
Without 
oysters. 
Total. 
1881* 
Acres. 
Acres. 
Acres. 
33, 987. 90 
51, 444. 10 
57, 825. 60 
72, 536. 80 
79, 042. 48 
79, 655. 70 
84, 537. 80 
78, 449. 30 
74, 467. 56 
70, 132. 90 
1881 f 
1882 1 
9, 007. 00 
+11, 500. (10 
14, 066. 00 
16, 201. 70 
20, 714. 20 
17, 800. 00 
17, 400. 00 
15, 400. 00 
48, 818. 60 
61, 036. 80 
64, 976. 48 
63, 454. 00 
03, 823. 60 
60, 649. 30 
57, 067. 56 
54, 732. 90 
1883 t 
lS84t 
1885 1 
1886 1 
1887 t 
1888 t 
1889 t 
*Junel. tDecemberl. JEatimated. 
It will be observed that the area held by individuals steadily increased until 1886, 
since which time it has constantly decreased. This is due to the following reasons: 
When tbe commission was established in 1881, and even before, the value of the 
oyster grounds was beginning to be appreciated, and as soon as it was made evident 
* These figures, as well as many of the following relative to oyster grounds, were taken from the 
records iu the office of the State Shellfish Commission ; hence they are as correct as can be obtained. 
