| Number of men, | 1 |
| Capital invested, | $2 |
| Production, 1907:— | |
| Bushels, | 50 |
| Value, | $60 |
| Total area (acres):— | |
| Sand, | 50 |
| Mud, | — |
| Gravel, | — |
| Mussels and eel grass, | — |
| Total, | 50 |
| Productive area (acres):— | |
| Good clamming, | 1 |
| Scattering clams, | 2 |
| Barren area possibly productive (acres), | 47 |
| Waste barren area (acres), | — |
| Possible normal production, | $5,000 |
Provincetown.
For the last five years the flats of Provincetown have produced only a small amount of clams. Wherever clams have set in abundance they have been quickly dug by fishermen for bait, thus checking their natural propagation.
Clams are found in the drains among the thatch beds on the southwest side of the harbor and in Race Run, while a considerable set is scattered between the wharves of the town. All the extensive flats at the southwest end of the harbor are entirely barren of clams, owing chiefly to the shifting nature of the sand, although on certain parts of these, especially near the thatch, clams would grow if planted. As it is, the shifting sand makes it impossible for the young clams to set on this area.
Summary of Industry.
Chatham.
Chatham can no longer be considered as the best clam-producing town of southern Massachusetts. In 1879 Chatham produced a greater quantity of soft clams than all the rest of the Cape; to-day all has changed, and the annual output is far less than several other towns of the Cape district.
The town of Chatham is situated in the southeastern portion of Cape Cod, and includes that part which is commonly called the "elbow" of the Cape. It is surrounded on the north, east and south sides by the ocean, while on the south the peninsula known as Monomoy Island extends for 9 miles.
The clamming territory of Chatham is situated in Stage harbor, Pleasant Bay and at Monomoy Point.