64 U. 8. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Canned fishery products and byproducts of the United States and Alaska, 1935—Con. 
PRODUCTION OF OYSTER-SHELL PRODUCTS % 





Crushed oyster-shell pi 
State for poultry feed Oyster-shell lime Total 
Tons Value Tons Value Tons Value 
Rhode Island and Delaware-_---_-------- 1, 489 $11, 689 461 $2, 375 1, 950 $14, 064 
DVO WaROLSOY tenet eee ae eee eae 7, 395 55, 230 3, 012 13, 868 10, 407 69, 098 
Rennsylvania® 2-2-2232 ="rs eee ee ee 4, 236 BD NZL 911 3, 412 5, 147 38, 624 
Miarylan diet sa ee ake See ee eee ene 41, 895 179, 896 23, 692 33, 881 65, 587 213, 777 
Wireiniate sce nnn eee eee 15, 202 85, 805 | 26 24,610 |76 134, 000 39, 812 219, 805 
North Carolina, South Carolina, and 
Florida 55, 049 259, 361 636 1, 949 55, 685 261, 310 
Alabama and Louisiana 94, 489 422, 956 1, 460 2, 065 95, 949 425, 021 
Mississippi 5, 220 21, 675 a7 (27) 5, 220 21, 675 
ROXSS = ee ee tees ome ress reed 21, 398 66, 872 274,311 | 27 11,199 25, 709 78, 071 
Washington and Oregon 5, 926 57, 353 (28) (28) 5, 926 57, 353 
California 135273 73, 189 28 1, 899 28 9 398 15, 172 82, 537 
Rotalat sto ste ew eee Mer en 265, 572 | 1, 269, 188 60,992 | 212,147 | 326, 564 | 1, 481, 335 




25 The production in Washington was from both clam and oyster shells. 
2 Of this amount, 16,258 tons, valued at $102,593, were reported as ‘‘burned”’ lime. 
27 The production of oyster-shell lime in Mississippi has been included with that of Texas. 
38 The production of oyster-shel! lime in Washington and Oregon has been included with that of California. 
Note.—The above crushed shell products were prepared at 2 plants in Rhode Island, 10 in New Jersey, 
4in Pennsylvania, 1 in Delaware, 4 in Maryland, 9 in Virginia, 3 in North Carolina, 1 in South Carolina, 
3 in Florida, 2 in Alabama, 4 in Mississippi, 1 in Louisiana, 3 in Texas, 5 in Washington, 1 in Oregon, and 
5 in California. 
PRODUCTION OF FRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS 





Item Iowa Other States Total 

Quantity Value Quantity Value Quantity Value 
Pearl buttons___.-------- gross__| 10, 147, 144 | $2, 921, 583 | 3,810, 385 | $1,010, 686 | 13, 957, 529 | $3, 932, 269 
Crushed shell for poultry feed 
tons_- 5, 842 32, 743 389 2, 369 6, 231 35, 112 
WIM Oke a eee dos 1, 689 2, 921 108 360 1, 797 3, 281 
Otiien products 3 se soon ease eae pees CUE AVA eee (9)... (0 ae eee 87, 214 
MO tals sens Soe hen lowe ee 3,044; 461) /oos2=--—- = 1 013;;415: |= 22s 4, 057, 876 

29 Includes stucco, colored shells, and ‘‘pear!l novelties.’ ee 
30 The novelties produced in other States are included with the production in Iowa. 
Notr.—Mussel shells purchased by manufacturing plants during the year amounted to 16,962,000 pounds, 
valued at $213,606. Shells were purchased from 15 Statesin the Mississippi Valley, in the Great Lakes region, 
and from Canada. The producing States in order of their importance were: Arkansas, which contributed 
22 percent of the total quantity; Tennessee and Illinois, each 17 percent; Indiana, 11 percent; Michigan, 7 
percent; Kentucky, 6 percent; Iowa and Minnesota, each 5 percent; Texas, 4 percent; Wisconsin, 2 percent; 
Ohio and Mississippi, each 1 percent; and Alabama, Missouri, South Dakota, and Canada each less than 
one-half of 1 percent. 
PRODUCTION OF MARINE PEARL-SHELL PRODUCT #1 

Maine, Massachusetts, 


Item Rhode Island, and New York New Jersey 
Connecticut 
Gross Value Gross Value Gross Value 
Hearltbuttonss=-2----2-252-ee" 1, 531, 909 $886, 368 1, 054, 838 $546, 251 1, 518, 690 $1, 065, 039 
INOVeEltiCs:s2 nae. tao ae oe orn ee eee 194.5009) 2e=s-s=5-—=- G1; 690)3)--22 222 2222 152, 564 
Notalv----ce. ..---s5ess|sseecessasss 1(080;'8685)|2==5----—---= 607; 941) {|-2-saseeeeee 1, 217, 603 
Pennsylvania, Mary- Oregon and 
Ttem land, and Florida California Total 
Gross Value Gross Value Gross Value 
Rearlibuttonss esses ees ea 1, 500, 881 $723. SO0h | esas ott |= a ee 5, 606,318 | $3, 221, 548 
Novelties 93° 222222 ae tesa ech a ee se LGOS/G lalla s- nee = $72; 008 | e222 Jose 641, 529 
Total 2-26.55 222 Sa desea ose eee Sea 884,657. )|252=2s22=- 72::008) |2=~2=52 22 3, 863, 077 

31 Produced principally from imported shells. 
32 Includes knife handles, handles for manicure sets, dolls, lamps, mounted-fish decoys, etc. 
Note.—Marine pear]-shell products were manufactured at 1 plant in Maine, 2 in Massachusetts, 1 in 
Rhode Island, 6 in Connecticut, 19 in New York, 22 in New Jersey, 2 in Pennsylvania, 1 in Maryland, 3 
jn Florida, 1 in Oregon, and 2 in California. 
