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implements and products of this industry were on exhibition. The 

 menhaden industry was shown by an illustrated chart and a compre- 

 hensive assembly of oils, fertilizers, fish meal, and other by-products 

 of the fislieries. 



An exhibit of canned fishery products was comprehensive and of 

 a variety that might surprise anyone who w^as not familiar with the 

 field. Other exhibits included oceanographic apparatus, the mother- 

 of-pearl industry, retail marketing methods, fishery colleges, and an 

 assembly of publications of the Bureau of Fisheries, including one 

 specially prepared for the purpose and printed in English, Spanish, 

 and Portuguese, being a general description of American fisheries. 



AGREEMENT BETWEEN BUREAU OF THE CENSUS AND BUREAU OF 

 FISHERIES RELATIVE TO COLLECTION OF STATISTICS ON FISH AND 

 MARINE ANIMAL OILS. 



According to an agreement reached on May IS, 1922, between the 

 Bureau of the Census and the Bureau of Fisheries, the statistics of 

 production and consumption of fish and marine animal oils in the 

 United States are now taken by the Bureau of Fisheries. Cards are 

 sent out quarterly to all producers, who are asked to fill out and return 

 to this bureau the data required. The data are tabulated and sup- 

 plied to the Bureau of the Census. The agreement is as follows: 



The Bureau of the Census is required to collect quarterly reports on the production, 

 consumption, and stocks of animal and vegetable fats and oils. The Bureau of Fisli- 

 eries his been collecting annual statistics concerning the commercial catch of fish, the 

 pack of fish, and the manufacture of by-products, which includes fish oils. The col- 

 lection of these statistics by the tv/o bureaus results in the duplication in the same 

 department of the collection of similar reports on the production of fish oils from the 

 same concerns. In order to avoid this condition it is agreed that the Bureau of the 

 Census will discontinue the collection of statistics concerning the production of fish 

 oils and stocks held by the producers. 



It is further agreed that the Bureau of Fisheries will canvass the producers of fish 

 oils quarterly and furnish these statistics to the Bureau of the Census to be incor- 

 porated in the quarterly reports on the production, consumption, and stocks of animal 

 and vegetable fats and oils. 



The Bureau of the Census will furnish the Bureau of Fisheries its list of producers 

 of fish oils. The Bureau of Fisheries will canvass the estabishments listed as well as 

 any others which may be added from time to time from any available sources. The 

 Bureau of Fisheries will be responsible for the completeness of the canvasses and the 

 accuracy of the statistics, and if desired will furnish the Bureau of the Census a list 

 of the producers of fish oils. 



Eveiy effort Avill be made by the Bureau of the Census to expedite the issuance of 

 the preliminary press bulletins showing the production, factory consumption, and 

 stocks of fish oils. Due credit is to be given to the Bureau of Fisheries for its collection 

 of the data. 



Details not covered by this agreement can be adjusted by the tAvo bureaus. 



THE PRODUCTION OF CERTAIN FISHERY PRODUCTS IN 1921 AND 1922. 



The following table has been prepared to show the general trend of 

 the fish industry in so far as changes can })e sho\'STi by data available 

 that apply to 1921 and 1922: 



