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this manner. On the other hand, it is beheved that a pack in which 

 the use of the fry bath is eliminated may appeal to persons who do 

 not now use sardines because the flavor of the fried product is 

 distasteful. 



SALTING RIVER HERRING. 



Lack of satisfactory markets and high transportation rates are 

 reported to have prevented large-scale salting of river herring on the 

 St. Johns River, Fla. The 1921 pack of fish put up according to the 

 bureau's recommendations and demonstrations amounted to about 

 125,000 fish, all of which were marketed. A packer reports that 

 some of the fish retained in the original brine for a period of three 

 months were in perfect condition. By adherence to the bureau's 

 methods an excellent product is obtained, and with improvement 

 in the market situation it is anticipated that packing operations 

 will be conducted on a much larger scale during the coming season, 

 as the packers are desirous of developing this additional outlet 

 for their catch. 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS AND BY-PRODUCTS OF THE UNITED 



STATES AND ALASKA, 1921. 



The bureau has made a canvass of the canned fishery products 

 and by-products of the United States and Alaska in 1921 for the use 

 of the trade as an aid to the intelligent prosecution of business and 

 to prevent waste or shortage through over or under production. 

 These statistics also serve to reveal the growth, extent, and importance 

 of the industry as a guide to its perpetuation and development. 

 In the presentation of the statistics many of the combinations of 

 States or products have been necessary to avoid disclosing private 

 enterprise. It is believed that their value will be enhanced by show- 

 ing the products in greater detail, and when the trade is prepared to 

 acquiesce in presentmg them in such detail the Bureau will gladly 

 give them in more detailed form that they may be of the greatest 

 possible use. The total value of canned products in 1921 was 

 $46,634,706 and of bv-products $8,351,827. The statistics are 

 shown in Statistical Bulletin No. 526, and discussions and statistics 

 follow. 



CANNED FISHERY PRODUCTS. 



CANNED SALMON. 



In 1921 there were 138 plants engaged in canning salmon on the 

 Pacific coast of the United States and Alaska. Of this number 81 

 were operated in Alaska, 23 on Puget Sound, 20 on the Columbia 

 River, 10 on coastal streams of Washington, 2 on coastal streams of 

 Oregon, and 2 in California. 



The pack during 1921, on the basis of 48 pounds of fish to the 

 case, amounted to 3,599,774 cases, valued at $28,867,169, of which 

 72.14 per cent of the quantity and 68.01 per cent of the value are 

 credited to Alaska, 17.51 per cent of the quantity and 15.20 per cent 

 of the value to Puget Sound, 9.28 per cent of the quantity and 15.22 

 per cent of the value to the Columbia River, and 1.07 per cent of the 

 quantity and 1.57 per cent of the value to the coastal streams of 

 Washington, Oregon, and California. Compared with the pack of 

 1915 there has been a decrease of 2,861,545 cases in quantity and an 

 increase of $915,588 in value. 



