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U. S. BUREAU OF FISHEKIES. 



INDUSTRIES. 



Salt-faTi industry. — Alewives are the only species of importance 

 salted in Maryland, the output in 1920 amounting to 1,957,717 

 pounds, valued at $69,483. The number of firms engaged was as 

 follows: In Talbot County, 7; in Dorchester and Harford, 2 each; 

 and in St. Marys and Somerset Counties, one each. Squeteagues 

 to the value of $2,500 were also salted by a firm in another county. 



Canning industry. — The pack of fishery products in cans in Mary- 

 land in 1920 amounted to 185,765 cases, valued at $851,576, of 

 which 172,674 cases, valued at $784,569, were canned oysters. 

 Small quantities of alewives and roe and squeteague roe were also 

 canned. Of the total pack of canned fishery products, 147,516 

 cases, valued at $640,811, are credited to Baltimore City. 



By-products. — The most important source of by-products in 

 Maryland is the oyster shell-crushing industry, which yielded 45,756 

 tons of poultry grit, valued at $617,952, and 23,403 tons of lime, 

 valued at $187,899. This industry is confined largely to Baltimore 

 City. In addition there were produced 571 tons of dry scrap, 

 valued at $21,855, and fish oil to the value of $600. 



WJiolesah trade — In 1920 there were 345 wholesale fishery estab- 

 lishments in Maryland, valued at $3,460,653, mth a cash capital 

 amounting to $945,750, and engaging 8,502 persons, to whom 

 $2,147,830 were paid in wages. 



The important features of each of the above shore industries are 

 sho\\Ti in the appended tables. 



Quantity and Value op Fishery Products Canned in MAR-iXAND in 1920. 



1 No. 1 cans are packed four dozen to a case and No. 2 cans two dozen to a case. 



