10 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 



The pack of sardines in Maine in 1921 amounted to 1,350,631 cases, 

 valued at $3,960,916, compared with 2,450,268 cases, vaUied at $11,933,- 

 986, in 1919, and 1,877,757 cases, vahied at $7,435,056, in 1920. The 

 pack of sardines in California in 1921 was 415,587 cases, valued at 

 $2,346,446, compared with 1,150,616 cases reported for 1919, and 

 1,062,996 cases reported for 1920. 



The cannin<r of shad is confined to the States of Oregon and Wash- 

 ington. The pack of shad in 1921 amounted to 841 cases, valued at 

 $2,455, and of shad roe to 53 cases, valued at $142. These products 

 are packed in half-pound flat, half-pound oval, and 1-pound tall cans 

 with 48 cans to a case. 



The pack of canned alewives and ale wife roe in 1921 was prepared 

 in Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina. The pack of alewives 

 amounted to 312 cases, or 8,976 cans, valued at $813; and of roe to 

 40,530 cases, or 1,197.288 cans, valued at $157,841. 



The pack of canned albacore in California in 1921 amounted to 

 344,117 cases, valued at $2,657,266; the pack of canned tuna to 74,704 

 cases, valued at $416,415 ; and of canned mackerel to 2,255 cases, 

 valued at $12,275; a total of 421,076 cases, valued at $3,085,956. 

 These products were packed in cans of various sizes with 48 cans to 

 a case. 



In 1921 shrimp were canned in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, 

 Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina, the pack amounting to 667,558 

 cases, with a value of $3,804,781. Louisiana led with a pack of 

 273,218 cases, valued at $1,530,072, or 40 per cent of the total value 

 of the pack. Mississippi ranked second with 169,751 cases, valued 

 at $958,268. The bulk of the pack is put up in No. 1 cans, four dozen 

 to the case, representing 597,474 cases, valued at $3,407,977. Smaller 

 quantities Avere packed in No. 1^ and No. 2^ cans, two dozen to the 

 case, and No. 10 cans, one-half dozen to the case. 



Crabs were canned at two plants in Virginia, two in Alaska, and 

 one each in Washington and Louisiana, the pack amounting to 11,960 

 cases, valued at $115,800. 



In 1921 the pack of razor clams, confined to Oregon, Washington, 

 and Alaska, amounted to 92,085 cases, valued at $509,122, and in- 

 cluded whole and minced clams and clam juice. The pack of hard 

 clams, confined to Florida and Washington, amounted to 46,207 cases, 

 valued at $212,846, and included whole and minced clams, clam 

 bouillon, chowder, and juice. The pack of soft clams, confined to 

 Maine and Massachusetts, amounted to 87,838 cases, valued at 

 $444,539, wliich included whole clams, clam bouillon, chowder, and 

 extract. The total pack of clams produced was 226,130 cases, with 

 a value of $1,166,507. 



In 1921 oysters were canned in Maryland, North Carolina, South 

 Carolina, (reorgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana, 

 the pack amounting to 455,550 cases, valued at $2,179,271. Maryland 

 outranked the other States with a pack of 156,431 cases, valued at 

 $778,435, Mississippi being second with a pack of 143,938 cases, 

 valued at $699,405. 



In 1921 there were 39 factories engaged in the reduction of men- 

 haden, utilizing 1,031,540,831 fish, or 618,924,499 pounds, valued at 

 $1,929,219. The vield of scrap and meal was 82.662 tons, valued 

 at $2,286,095, and of oil, 6,260,478 gallons, valued at $1,719,892, the 

 total value of the products amounting to $4,005,987. 



