Dartmouth
The town of Dartmouth possesses a wide expanse of territory, but the actual amount of available clam ground is not as large as it would appear at first sight. Clams are found in more or less abundance at the following places: (1) Rickerson’s Point (2/3 acre); (2) Apponagansett River (6 acres); (3) Apponagansett harbor (1 acre); (4) Nonquit (1/10 acre); (5) Round Hill Point (1/5 acre); (6) Salter’s Point (3/4 acre); (7) Smith’s Neck (3/5 acre); (8) Little River (7-1/2 acres); (9) Slocum’s River (6 acres); comprising a total of 23 acres. The best clamming is obtained on the flats of Little and Slocum’s rivers. In Apponagansett River clams are dug in the summer for the Padanaram clam bakes.
A town by-law placing a closed season on Slocum’s River was in force during the years 1904 and 1905. In 1906 Dartmouth, by a State law, required permits for clamming. These permits are issued by the selectmen free of charge.
Summary of Industry.
| Number of men, | 4 |
| Capital invested, | $50 |
| Production, 1907:— | |
| Bushels, | 200 |
| Value, | $160 |
| Total area (acres):— | |
| Sand, | 15 |
| Mud, | 10 |
| Gravel, | 5 |
| Mussels and eel grass, | — |
| Total, | 30 |
| Productive area (acres):— | |
| Good clamming, | 5 |
| Scattering clams, | 15 |
| Barren area possibly productive (acres), | — |
| Waste barren area (acres), | 10 |
| Possible normal production, | $5,000 |