Taking up One of the Clam Gardens of the Massachusetts Department of Fisheries and Game.—The bed was planted Nov. 15, 1905, in Essex River, on a sand flat locally known as "Newfoundland." When the bed was planted the flat was considered barren, as it produced practically no clams. The photograph was obtained Nov. 15, 1907, when the bed was taken up, and shows the clammers at work. Note the heaps of marketable clams which were taken from the bed.
Yield in Two Years of the Garden shown in the Preceding Photograph.—Note the amount of clams planted, compared with the marketable clams taken out. The size of the bed was 1/100 of an acre. The clams had increased in size so that 8 quarts were obtained for every quart planted. This shows what could be done with many barren flats if individuals had the privilege of cultivating clam farms.
The Winkle or Cockle (Lunatia heros and duplicata).—An enemy of the clam, which it destroys by boring a hole through the shell and sucking out the contents.