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Canned fishery products and byproducts of the United States and Alaska, 1937—Con. 
PRODUCTION OF FRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS 




Iowa, Mi i, if 
Iter eee our, New York Total 
Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 
ear UDULLONS gross__}12, 960, 342 |$3, 751,879 | 4, 185, 307 $981, 039 |17, 145, 649 | $4, 732, 918 
Crushed shell for poultry feed_tons_- 4, 450 ZC DAA Bw tee (BE sey ne LE 4, 450 27, 427 
late), Qe aad a eS doze = |) *0n026 30 1, 448 (30) (30) 1, 026 1, 448 
Wiherproducts,st. 2 2). ae ee | eee at OP Re Sai a eae te Le Se 29, 412 
NR a tes ak 2S eee Se eer Bone | oh ee eee ae L OL OGM eee eee O81 030) (San ene ae 4, 791, 205 

30 A small amount of lime produced in New York has been combined with a production in Iowa. 
31 Includes mussel-shell chips and novelties produced in Iowa. 
Note.—Mussel shells purchased during the year amounted to 53,988,000 pounds, valued at $829,524. Shells 
were taken in 17 States in the Mississippi River Valley and Great Lakes region. The producing States 
in order of their importance, were Arkansas, which contributed 28 percent of the total quantity; Tennessee, 
21 percent; Llinois, 13 percent; Kentucky, 12 percent; Indiana, 10 percent; Alabama, Iowa, Michigan, 
Mississippi, Texas, and Wisconsin, each 2 percent; Minnesota, Missouri, and Oklahoma, each 1 percent, 
and Louisiana, Ohio, and South Dakota each less than 1 percent. 
PRODUCTION OF MARINE PEARL-SHELL PRODUCTS 2 

Massachusetts, 


Item Rhode Island, and New York New Jersey 
Connecticut 
Gross Value Gross Value Gross Value 
Rearkibuttenss sees £1. : Ue Seeaee 1, 756, 796 |$1, 118,105 | 1, 138, 334 $813, 556 | 1,646,622 | $1, 254, 165 
ING Vertis) cs eme taerl. ee Bae LSI G25 a eeees 22°25 1d37500 55. - 91, 922 
otal eee sees ss. AAT AN SO Be BE Zoo Mieoe| Le eee. 9278056) be eee 1, 346, 087 
Maine, Pennsyl- O 
H regon and 
Item genta, Maryland, California Total 
Gross Value Gross Value Gross Value 
Pearl buttons a ea ee Z2LGO 209) ola woledson|e----2-- (esa. =e _| 6, 732, 051 | $4, 316, 961 
INQ EITICS oo see ae ee oS eee ee WHO) |e Ss SIOOS S89) | Poe 762, 934 
Rta eee = hs hee eet ee TAGs oom |eee = TOOSS896| EE = ee 5, 079, 895 

32 Produced principally from imported shells. 
33 Includes knife handles, handles for manicure sets, dolls, lamps, mounted fish decoys, etc. 
Note.—Marine pearl-shell products were manufactured at 1 plant in Maine, 2 in Massachusetts, 1 in 
Rhode Island, 7 in Connecticut, 9 in New York, 19 in New Jersey, 1 in Pennsylvania, 1 in Maryland, 16 in 
Florida, 1 in Oregon, and 2 in California. 
FISH UTILIZED AND PRODUCTS OF THE MENHADEN INDUSTRY 






ea Products 
enhaden 
shai utilized ; 
Dry scrap and meal| Acidulated scrap Oil Total 
New York, New Jer- 
sey, Delaware, and Number Tons Value Tons Value | Gallons | Value Value 
Goeorgide= es5 i228 224, 392, 000 7, 497 $345, 463]34 12, 236/44 $251, 339]1, 548, 028} $583, 611)$1,180,413 
Warginige tif oe. 199, 556,000! 14, 252 615, 213} (34) (34) 1,361,181) 522, 476)1, 137, 689 
North Carolina_________ 168, 534, 000 6, 039 256, 312] 10, 731 208,371} 839,598) 294,443) 759, 126 
Lol bya ts a ee ee 197, 371, 000 8, 013 364, 231 8, 633 158, 394} 146, 806 55, 803} 578, 428 
MRabal 5+.—.- *tee5 35 789, 853, 000/36 35, 801/36 1, 581,219) 31, 600 618, 1041/3, 895, 6138/1, 456, 333]3, 655, 656 




34 The production of 1 firm in Virginia is included with New York, New Jersey, Delaware, and Georgia. 
35 473,911,800 pounds. 
36 Of this production 22,763 tons, valued at $985,075, were reported as dry scrap, and 13,038 tons, valued 
at $596,144, as fish meal. 
NoTE.—The menhaden factories were located as follows: 1in New York, 2 in New Jersey, 2 in Delaware, 
11 in Virginia, 10 in North Carolina, 1 in Georgia, and 5 in Florida. 
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