14 Report of the Board of Shell Fish Commissioners. 
Area covered by tongman per season (Average) : 
Number of oysters required per square yard to yield a livelihood to oystermen 
using hand tongs: 
Using Hand Tongs. Using Patented Tongs. 
Depth of Water. Area Covered. Depth of Water. Area Covered. 
1 to 5 feet. 21.1 acres. 18 to 30 feet. 10.7 acres. 
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AV ess re ee Teh 50 to 70, ** : A 
ee 10 4 t* TO, te: <0, * oa. <* 
* &o% 10.3. * 90 to 130 * fe. vies 
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| map at 79 §& . 
| ; i“ 95 . 
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| 16 «« ea 
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eS. 19 « 99 «6 
| ath. -£« 26 «¢ 
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Be Area covered by a dredger (10-ton boat) per Season......++++-++eee5- 464 acres. 
| Area which must yield a livelihood to a dredger*..-..--..-+++++++++. ra. SE 
| 
Depth of Water. Oysters at $0.60. Oysters at $0.75. Oysters at $1.00. 
1 to 5 feet. 1.58 1,25 95 
9 1.86 1.50 1.12 
Lure: 2.16 1.75 1.30 
* Y ist 2.50 2.00 1.50 
, + 2.83 2.25 1.70 
ee 3.16 2.50 1.90 
1) Sim 3.50 2.75 2.10 
12 * 3.83 3.00 2.30 
13 « 4,25 3.35 2.55 
a4, 4.66 3.70 2.80 
RBs Fe 5.16 4.10 3.10 
16 «§ 5.83 4.60 3.50 
aa itt 6.66 5.25 4.00 
ha IB 7.50 6.00 4.50 
Soy .* 8.66 6.75 5.20 
belie 10.00 7.60 6.00 
- “The 90,000 acres of dredging ground (carefully estimated) belonging to the 
' State must yield a livelihood to each of the 638 dredgers licensed to work on it 
(during the season of 1907 and 1908), hence 140 acres must yield one livelihood. 
