Scituate
There is no clam industry at Scituate. The selectmen of the town have forbidden all exportation of clams for market, and consequently the few clams dug are utilized for home consumption.
The possibilities of a future clam industry at this town, while not alluring, give indications of some promise. Occasional clams are found on the shores of Scituate harbor, as well as its tributary creeks. The main undeveloped resource lies, however, along the broad flats of the North River. These flats undoubtedly constitute a considerable asset in the communal wealth, and the action of the selectmen in maintaining a close season will tend to the restocking and consequent utilization of this territory.
Summary of Industry.
| Number of men, | — |
| Capital invested, | — |
| Production, 1907:— | |
| Bushels, | 200 |
| Value, | $200 |
| Total area (acres):— | |
| Sand, | 50 |
| Mud, | 45 |
| Gravel, | 5 |
| Mussels and eel grass, | — |
| Total, | 100 |
| Productive area (acres):— | |
| Good clamming, | — |
| Scattering clams, | 20 |
| Barren area possibly productive (acres), | 40 |
| Waste barren area (acres), | 40 |
| Possible normal production, | $8,000 |