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Production of shell products, 1926 
North Caro- 
| Connecticut New Jersey iatand 
Products an and ; Maryland Virginia South Caro- 
Rhode Island | Pennsylvania Th 
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Crushed oystershell:, Tons | Value Tons Value Tons Value Tons Value | Tons | Value 
Poultry grit... _) 1,383 $17,289 | 9,588 |$108, 657 | 68, 973 |$678, 606 | 21,883 |$226, 552 | 7,100 |$86, 000 
ames © 3222 Ss 307 1, 423 3, 800 16, 488 | 25, 410 65, 246 | 21,315 | 106, 554 | 1,350 9, 250 
Pople ees oe | 1, 690 18, 712 | 13, 338 | 125,095 | 94,383 | 743,852 | 48,198 | 333,106 | 8, 450 | 95, 250 
Products Florida and Mississippi Louisiana Texas Total 
Alabama PP : 
Crushed oyster | | 
shell: Tons | Value | Tons Value Tons Value | Tons | Value Tons Value 
Poultry grit__| 8,294 |$69,127 | 31,922 |$275, 028 | 98, 283 |$886, 528 | 3,790 |$31, 354 | 251, 166 $2, 379, 141 
Dimeite. ft 1, 225 | 1, 862 | 800 1,100 2, 675 3, 746 350 1, 400 57, 232 207, 019 
} ee Sea eee es Sa oe 
ho} cc be eee 9, 519 | 70, 989 | 32,722 | 276,128 |100, 958 | 890, 274 | 4,140 | 32,754 | 308, 398 | 2, 586, 160 

Nove.—In addition to the above there were produced elsewhere 272 tons of crushed marine clamshells, 
valued at $2,256. 





Comparative statistics of oyster-shell by-products, 1921 to 1926 
Year Crushed oyster shell Oyster-shelllime | Total 
Tons | Value Tons Value | Value 
rb Ss tae el a Bk ee came a 185, 474 | $1, 759, 120 73, 764 $502, 634 | $2, 261, 754 
Lit pol, Let es eS ee Cee ETS fee rt teen ee ees 236, 021 2, 005, 838 93, 168 431, 213 2, 437, 051 
SSL Speke SST Se ae ee eee 224, 983 1, 986, 249 83, 808 372, 286 2, 358, 535 
Lips S 2 Re eee tee aes A ee 2 Se ee pe eee 219, 211 2, 019, 254 70, 269 336,384 | 2,355, 638 
Aye NS 2 et 8s or oa oe Ved So ee ie | 226, 971 2, 075, 057 67, 818 303,261 | 2,378,318 
TEA cn ee etd oe item at een ee eee | | 251, 166 2, 379, 141 57, 232 207,019 | 2, 586, 160 


Menhaden industry —This industry suffered another poor season 
in 1926, due to scarcity of fish, the production being well below that 
of 1925 and only slightly above that of 1924, which was also a very 
poor year. The production in 1926 was: Dried scrap and meal, 
24,226 tons, valued at $1,164,396; acidulated scrap, 23,553 tons, 
valued at $548,204; and 3,942,821 gallons of oil, valued at $1,729,160; 
a total of $3,441,760 worth of products, as compared with $5,622,615 
in 1925. ice 
Products of the menhaden industry, 1926 















Connecticut, New f bee ae 
Products York, and New Jersey Delaware Virginia 
Fish utilized: Quantity | Value Quantity | Value Quantity Value 
Wisniagena...22-So00% number--| 32, 191, 334 | abet rena 42, 323, 667 | Pe et A a cet NTS NLS Gn| sees mes 
Products: | | 1a 
Dry scrap and meal_____-- tons_- ABM SSOte 4033 bie. 5.22. 2 eee ouoeee! 15, 356 756, 075 
Acidulated scrap --------- do==- 2,898 | 77,845 CMT RS FSH COE) Fay8) Ol Lapa So a faa cee ot 
(i OS S508 oe 3 eee! Vee gallons__ 258, 318 | 118, 182 390, 687 | 181, 934 1, 835, 363 814, 190 
Moy SOURIS ASE DS OL eS a! [Febazeaso (ts che meh vat ae EP | 1,570, 265 
Products [ North Carolina Georgia and Florida Total 
Fish utilized: | Quantity Value Quantiiy Value Quantity Value 
Menhaden. .-_--_-.-- number-.-/|168, 698, 900 |_.-------- 4 BBs Soe) aan VA(12 815) Aly so eee 
Products: iy : 
Dry scrap and meal__-__- tons-- 5,100 | $234, 375 3, 313 | $152, 543 2 24,226 |$1, 164, 396 
Acidulated SCrapl een ea. dont = 10,712 | 224, 519 5, 810 145, 250 23,553 | 548, 204 
(O11 Saree Sen, pena gallons_ | 1, 053, 606 | 446, 868 404, 847 167,986 | #3, 942,821 | 1,729, 160 
Me) eal See 2 eee oe eee eee ee a QODET BZ) | e582 Se RGD: FAO Hes vac Pe Ee 3, 441, 760 






1 342,789,250 pounds. 
? Of this quantity 5,719 tons, valued at $304,224, were reported as fish meal. 
3? Menhaden oil is reported in United States gallons, about 7.74 pounds. 
