Mashpee
The quahaug industry at Mashpee is at a low ebb. Natural facilities are favorable, but a lack of initiative on the part of the inhabitants causes a small production. The best grounds are found in Popponessett Bay and River, where a territory of 200 acres includes several oyster grants which are worked but little. On the east side of Waquoit Bay scattering quahaugs are found in Mashpee waters.
There are 3 regular and 4 intermittent quahaugers, with an invested capital of $70, who are obliged by the town laws to have a permit costing $1. The quahaug industry of the town has remained about the same for the last twenty-five years, and now a good quahauger can scarcely average 1½ to 2 bushels per day.
Summary of Industry.
| Area of quahaug territory (acres), | 400 |
| Number of men, | 7 |
| Number of boats, | — |
| Value of boats, | — |
| Number of skiffs, | 5 |
| Value of skiffs, | $50 |
| Value of implements, | $20 |
Production.
| “Little necks”:— | |
| Bushels, | 25 |
| Value, | $60 |
| Quahaugs:— | |
| Bushels, | 225 |
| Value, | $225 |
| Total:— | |
| Bushels, | 250 |
| Value, | $285 |