Wellfleet possesses many acres of flats which, though now barren, are capable of excellent production if properly planted. Wellfleet flats extend from Duck Creek to Herring River and from Herring River along the shores of Great Island for a distance of 4½ miles, and cover an area of 400 acres. The Great Island flats are not especially adapted for clams, and only parts of these can ever be successfully cultivated, while possibly all the area between Duck Creek and Herring River can be reclaimed. South Wellfleet flats, which comprise an area of 200 acres, are much poorer flats, consisting for the most part of mud and shifting sand. Only the firmer portions, about 50 acres, can be made productive by planting with clams. At Wellfleet the soft clam fishery can hardly be styled an industry. In the winter a few men go clamming when there is nothing else to do. The majority prefer razor clamming, which is a considerable winter industry, owing to the demand for this bait at Provincetown. Three men clam during the summer, doing practically all their digging at Billingsgate, while 8 others are in this work during the winter. The flats of Wellfleet were never very productive, but formerly were capable of furnishing a far greater production than at present. This decline is only accounted for by overdigging, which has brought about the present scarcity. SUMMARY OF INDUSTRY. Number of men, 11 Capital invested, $300 Production, 1907:-- Bushels, 800 Value, $640 Total area (acres):-- Sand, 450 Mud, 5 Gravel, 150 Mussels and eel grass, -- Total, 605 Productive area (acres):-- Good clamming, 3 Scattering clams, 12 Barren area possibly productive (acres), 250 Waste barren area (acres), 340 Possible normal production, $28,000 _Truro._