266 U. §. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Canned fishery products and byproducts of the United States and Alaska, 1938—Con. 
PRODUCTION OF OYSTER AND MARINE CLAM-SHELL PRODUCTS % 







Crushed shell for . 
State poultry feed Shell lime Total 
Tons Value Tons Value Tons | Value 
Rhode Island, New York, and Delaware__ 1, 530 $12, 662 433 $1, 943 1, 963 $14, 605 
New Jersey 22. =. - 2-522 2222- 222252222 4, 514 35, 228 1, 480 6, 567 5, 994 41, 795 
iPennsyl vaniaeee== = eae ee 3, 606 33, 748 627 2,744 4, 233 36, 492 
Maryland e=aas 2 eee 32, 200 145,800 | 19,970 | 35, 800 52,170 181, 600 
Virginia? 32> == oes eee ene 21, 569 123,071 | 27 32,012 |27 184, 665 53, 581 307, 736 
North Carolina, South Carolina, and 
BlGridack’ s. 9 se ae el ee ee 33, 565 159, 921 1,375 4, 250 34, 940 164, 171 
Alabama, Louisiana, and Texas______-_- 126, 431 392, 852 9, 431 32,416 | 135, 862 425, 268 
INMGISSISSIPDI 2882. 2S Se ee 17, 584 64,325 5, 338 4, 863 22, 922 69, 198 
Washington and Oregon-_-_-------------- 8, 755 78, 183 5, 029 31,643 | 13,784 109, 826 
Califomiae-222- 4 =_- 11, 696 53, 433 2, 280 12, 433 13, 976 65, 866 
Ro tal... - =e ee eee ae _-261, 450 | 1, 099, 233 77,975 | 317,324 | 339,425 | 1, 416, 557 







26 The production in Washington includes both clam and oyster-shell products. 
27 Of this amount 14,789 tons valued at $93,338 were reported as burned lime. 
Note.—The above crushed shell products were prepared at 2 plants in Rhode Island, 1 in New York, 
7 in New Jersey, 4 in Pennsylvania, 1 in Delaware, 3 in Maryland, 9 in Virginia, 4 in North Carolina, 1 in 
South Carolina, 1 in Florida, lin Alabama,3 in Mississippi, 1 in Louisiana, 2 in Texas, 9 in Washington, 
lin Oregon, and 4 in California. 
PRODUCTION OF FRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS 










Iowa, Missouri, Wis- 
Item consin, Illinois, Mas- New York Total 
sachusetts a 
, 
Quantity Value Quantity Value | Quantity Value 
Bearliputtons=- == gross__| 8,376, 261 | $2, 189, 481 1, 646,191 | $450,023 | 10,022, 452 |$2, 639, 504 
Crushed shell for poultry feed | 
tons__ 28.4, 446 28 25, 845 (28) | (28) 4, 446 25, 845. 
AGING ae eee eee Ao ee doe=- 281,111 28:1, 140 | (28) (28) is alin 1, 140 
Otherproducts?) ae = = ees= es |= ee B20 00) | eee ee a | eee 32, 390 
SOLAN SS 2 22 Se ee an eee DRDAS OO Od ae te see ys A5O'023:,|Eeaeteete aoe 2, 698, 879 




28 A small production in New York has been combined with that in Iowa. 
28 Consists of mussel-shell chips and novelties produced in Iowa; and novelties produced in Massachusetts. 
Note.—Mussel shells purchased during the year amounted to 18,522,000 pounds, valued at $219,196. 
Shells were taken in 15 States in the Mississippi River Valley and Great Lakes region. The producing 
States in the order of their importance were: Tennessee, which contributed 24 percent of the total quantity, 
Arkansas, 18 percent; Illinois, 16 percent; Indiana, 14 percent; Kentucky, 10 percent; Iowa, 5 percent; Texas, 
3 percent; Alabama, Michigan, and Wisconsin, each 2 percent; Missouri, Ohio, Minnesota, and Oklahoma, 
each 1 percent; and Louisiana, less than 1 percent. 
PRODUCTION OF MARINE PEARL-SHELL PRODUCTS 2% 



Massachusetts, Rhode 





Item Island, and Con- New York New Jersey 
necticut 
Gross Value Gross Value Gross Value . 
Rear butlon sis. earn 31 1, 540, 363 | 31 $919, 609 1, 254, 224 | $688, 604 1, 495, 932 $1, 153, 457 
INoVelties)$3=2 See. eed ond 1/4 9380 | Seaepeenemen ne ON2008 | Saseeee == 78, 604 
Motalliy2: 324: 5 Seek Nomex ee ee eee TROGS 008i les eee oes | 7645804 G| emcee tees ae 1, 232, 061 






Maine, Pennsylvania, 
Item Maryland, Florida, Cali- Total 
fornia 
Gross Value Gross | Value 
‘Rearlbuttons tl: <tr eiee tae et eres ee 32 1, 937, 820 32 $881, 223 6, 228, 339 $3, 642, 893 
NOvelties#33: din Bae) Ra GS “Ae hain eee Ne peta DANN 7 || Sets, eee 554, 610 
ERO GEE Sse = 9 Se oe yer ete eee ae eee ee | 1 ST A640 |e ee 4, 197, 503 


30 Produced principally from imported shells. 
31 Pearl buttons manufactured in Connecticut. 
82 Pearl buttons manufactured in Maine, Pennsylvania, and Maryland. 
33 Includes knife handles, handles for manicure sets, dolls, lamps, mounted fish decoys, etc. 
NotEe.—Marine poearl-shell products were manufactured at 1 plant in Maine, 2 in Massachusetts, 1 in 
Rhode Island, 6 in Connecticut, 9 in New York, 20 in New Jersey, 1 in Pennsylvania, 1 in Maryland, 12 in 
Florida, and 2 in California. é 
