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catch and 68 per cent of the value of the catch. Ranked next in 

 order were haul seines, which accounted for 13 per cent of the catch 

 and 8 per cent of the value, while baskets accounted for 13 percent 

 of the catch also and 1 7 per cent of the value. 



OPERATING UNITS BY STATES AND COUNTIES 



Iowa accounted for 69 per cent of the total number of fishermen 

 employed in the fisheries of Lake Keokuk. Des Moines County, 

 Iowa, accounted for 60 per cent of the total number of fishermen. 

 The entire activities in Illinois were confined to Hancock County, 

 which accounted for 31 per cent of the total number of fishermen. 

 Des Moines County, Iowa, accounted for 58 per cent of the boats 

 operated. Hancock County, 111., accounted for 32 per cent. 



CATCH BY STATES AND COUNTIES 



The fisheries of Lake Keokuk were prosecuted in one county in 

 Illinois and two in Iowa during 1930. Hancock County, 111., ac- 

 counted for 49 per cent of the catch and 60 per cent of the value of 

 the catch, and Des Moines County, Iowa, accounted for 37 per cent 

 of the catch and 27 per cent of the value of the catch. 



Fisheries of Lake Keokuk, 1930 

 OPERATING UNITS AND CATCH: By gear 



