| Number of men, | 25 |
| Capital invested, | $250 |
| Production, 1907:— | |
| Bushels, | 5,000 |
| Value, | $5,000 |
| Total area (acres):— | |
| Sand, | 100 |
| Mud, | 100 |
| Gravel, | — |
| Mussels and eel grass, | — |
| Total, | 200 |
| Productive area (acres):— | |
| Good clamming, | 20 |
| Scattering clams, | 30 |
| Barren area possibly productive (acres), | 100 |
| Waste barren area (acres), | 50 |
| Possible normal production, | $24,000 |
Somerset.
Somerset, the next town in order, joins Swansea on the east and extends several miles up the left bank of the Taunton River. Its flats on the south and west, particularly in the Lee River, produce some clams, though the industry is practically run out. The total clam area comprises about 75 acres. This is mostly mud, though gravel stretches along the shore aggregate perhaps 10 acres. The development of latent possibilities in this territory is largely curtailed by the disastrous effects of the Taunton River upon the clams. This water, contaminated by the manufacturing plants of Taunton, makes the clams grown in the northern part of the town of inferior taste and quality.
Six licenses, costing $1 apiece, were issued last year for "churning" clams. No permits other than these are required.
Summary of Industry.
Dighton.
Dighton has a very limited area of clam flat, comprising only about 10 acres. Clams extend but little beyond the southern boundary of the town on the Taunton River and about ¾ mile up the Segregansett River on the west. Practically no business is made of clamming by the citizens of the town except for local consumption. About 40 bushels were "churned" last year by outsiders. No permits are issued.
Summary of Industry.
| Number of men, | — |
| Capital invested, | — |
| Production, 1907:— | |
| Bushels, | 40 |
| Value, | $40 |
| Total area (acres):— | |
| Sand, | — |
| Mud, | 5 |
| Gravel, | 5 |
| Mussels and eel grass, | — |
| Total, | 10 |
| Productive area (acres):— | |
| Good clamming, | — |
| Scattering clams, | 2 |
| Barren area possibly productive (acres), | 8 |
| Waste barren area (acres), | — |
| Possible normal production, | $1,200 |