FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1926 481 
Summary by counties 







Counties inter Investment Products 
° Number Dollars Pounds Value 
Accomac.--- 3,175 1,412,182} 41,275,492 | $1,651, 491 
Arlington--- 66 | 70, 390 30, 591 4, 943 
Caroline -- -- 9 425 6, 350 625 
OP an Sah yo See ee 237 13, 325 242, 018 42, 080 
CURES SEL DOSS os ae Se eee eee | 22 655 33, 000 4, 675 
iri. Gi Ree ae 8 | 270 27, 350 1, 125 
TENT EA) aH (KS) nan pea Sa 1, 143 1,077,279 | 15, 205, 633 953, 161 
eee 184 21, 592 394 40, 083 
Lg ES oe ee Se ee ee 69 12, 304 108, 417 15, 275 
QUEEF gE Se SE ES CS ee 953 204, 153 9, 348, 417 527, 096 
ceiearir iceman eee ae ee et a oe ecase 21 1, 945 277, 000 7,776 
TRU Or WAT kee ge ee el NE Eee ae 387 89, 340 2, 856, 827 192, 987 
GAMES O LE oan coe 126 25, 060 702, 189 | 92, 492 
King and Queen-_ 67 6, 452 288, 680 29, 122 
King George----- | 113 28, 314 457, 260 38, 725 
King William_....-.--. 204 185, 990 | 547, 991 | 59, 594 
NSHP ASLOD SY tee oo ean sacar eon aanceeeeosesasccc-s< 2, 381 1, 719, 272 47, 317, 013 764, 769 
fiTart Heys eee ae es eme mints oe SS Se eke | 1, 125 555,945 | 12, 557, 881 | 873, 593 
TSI ES Ty Cal Se a a 1,175 170, 606 2, 369, 675 209, 956 
IN EVEIS g1e110) 000 [a ee ee a 210 63, 637 2, 002, 891 | 149, 492 
LST, LT pS Se ee 71 5, 850 187, 336 | 21, 060 
IsSTSYAID Ue a3 Se he a ee 1, 354 1, 090, 295 4, 484, 511 293, 160 
Rinrebam prone eae ae eee en eS ee 1, 216 506,163) 12, 705,068 567, 777 
INeruntiniherlands-o2 2.522 2s-5 55 snc see sce aasasscecee 2, 560 3, 255,096 | 101, 096, 696 1, 337, 725 
Prince George 64 7, 70 220, 130 20, 343 
Princess Anne 312 59, 788 2, 221, 618 134, 589 
Prince William__. 46 10, 546 113, 525 14, 424 
Richmond_.------ 203 42, 560 474, 363 56, 279 
Spotsylvania 14 335 45, 450 1, 20 
Staffor 79 17, 817 209, 930 20, 369 
Surry 61 12, 853 274, 268 28, 269 
Warwick 387 86, 855 3, 113, 458 191, 565 
Westmoreland 458 92, 755 1, 616, 816 107, 319 
York 866 421, 856 18, 478, 546 631, 499 
19, 366 11, 269,605 | 276, 227, 784 9, 084, 641 





Wholesale fishery trade—In 1925 there were 218 establishments 
engaged in the wholesale fishery trade in Virginia, valued at $937,060, 
using a cash or working capital amounting to $395,600, and employ- 
ing 3,359 persons, to whom $917,263 were paid in wages. 
Menhaden industry.—There were 15 menhaden factories operated in 
Virginia in 1925, valued at $1,399,729, as compared with 18 factories, 
valued at $1,727,063, in 1920, and the cash or working capital used 
amounted to $326,000. The number of persons engaged in the fac- 
tories was 598, to whom $225,199 was paid in wages. The number 
of vessels operated in 1925 was 48, valued at $2,324,912, with a net 
tonnage of 5,088 tons and outfits valued at $260,345. The apparatus 
used on vessels, consisting of purse seines, was valued at $78,200. 
There were also 126 accessory gasoline boats employed, valued at 
$34,600. The number of persons employed on vessels was 1,466. 
The number of menhaden utilized in the factories was 248,847,550, 
valued at $1,423,612, as compared with 536,879,567, valued at 
$2,192,837 in 1920. The manufactured products included 18,247 
tons of dry scrap and fish meal, valued at $950,739, and 2,669,074 
gallons of oil, valued at $1,330,799, as compared with 40,212 tons of 
dry scrap and fish meal, valued at $3,035,169, and 2,053,363 gallons 
of oil, valued at $546,198, in 1920. 
Miscellaneous industries —In 1925 there were canned 5,669 cases 
of alewives, valued at $9,317; 53,252 cases of alewife roe, valued at 
$178,421; and 6,093 cases of other fishery products, valued at $48,823. 
There were salted 6,206,748 pounds of alewives, valued at $158,768. 
