FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1935 



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Canned fishery products and byproducts of the United States and Alaska, 1934 — Con. 



PRODUCTION OF OYSTER-SHELL PRODUCTS is 



State 



Rhode Island and Delaware 



New Jersey __ 



Pennsylvania 



Maryland 



Virginia 



North Carolina and South Carolina. 



Florida 



Alabama. Louisiana, and Texas 



Mississippi 



Washington 



Oregon and California 



Total _.. 252,244 1,304,10 



Crushed oyster- 

 shell for poultry 

 feed 



Tons 

 1, l.'il 

 4, 951 

 2,978 



35, 602 



10, 689 

 3,841 



54, 477 

 104, 616 



14, 029 

 3.595 



16,315 



Value 

 $9, 988 

 41, 104 

 26, 192 



178.443 

 57, 235 

 26, 667 



264, 403 



512,318 

 67, 745 

 33, 618 

 86, 389 



Oyster-shell lime 



Tons 



324 



2.083 



1,169 



21, 346 



i» 18, 653 



20 1, 550 



(21) 



8,197 



(21) 



21 1, 055 



54, 377 



Value 



$1, 349 



8,986 



4,208 



35, 483 



IS 78, 296 



20 5, 975 



(20) 



27, 538 



(21) 



21 2, 



164. 834 



Total 



Tons 

 1, 475 

 7,034 

 4,147 



56, 948 



29,342 

 5,391 



54, 477 

 112,813 



14, 029 

 3,595 



17, 370 



306, 621 



Value 



$11,337 

 50, 090 

 30, 400 



213, 926 



135, 531 



32, 642 

 264, 403 

 539, 856 



67, 745 



33, 618 

 89, 388 



1, 468, 936 



18 The production in Washington was from both crushed clam shells and oyster shells. 

 i» Of this amount 9,027 tons valued at $50,135 were reported as "burned" lime. 



20 The production of oyster-shell lime in Florida has been included with that of North Carolina and 

 South Carolina. 



21 The production of oyster-shell lime in Mississippi has been included with that of Oregon and California. 



Note. — The above crushed-shell products were prepared at 2 plants in Rhode Island, 9 in New Jersey, 

 4 in Pennsylvania, 1 in Delaware, 5 in Maryland, 8 in Virginia, 4 in North Carolina, 2 in South Carolina, 

 3 in Florida, 2 in Alabama, 4 in Mississippi, 1 in Louisiana, 3 in Texas, 6 in Washington, 1 in Oregon, and 5 

 in California. 



PRODUCTION OF FRESH-WATER MUSSEL-SHELL PRODUCTS 



22 Includes stucco, colored shells, and "pearl novelties." 



Note. — Mussel shells utilized in the above production amounted to 49,456,000 pounds, valued at $646.68."; 

 Shells were taken in 18 States in the Mississippi River Valley and Great Lakes region. The producing 

 States in order of their importance were Arkansas, which contributed 22 percent of the total quantity; 

 Illinois, 20 percent; Indiana, 14 percent; Tennessee, 12 percent; Michigan and Kentucky, each 6 percent; 

 Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio, each 4 percent; Minnesota, 3 percent; Texas, 2 percent; Alabama, Mississippi, 

 and Missouri, each 1 percent; and Kansas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and South Dakota, each less than li of 

 1 percent. 



PRODUCTION OF MARINE PEARL-SHELL PRODUCTS 23 



23 Produced principally from imported shells. 



2< Includes buckles, inlays for jewelry, knife handles, lamps, handles of manicure sets, etc. 



Note. — Marine pearl-shell products were manufactured at 1 plant in Maine, 2 in Massachusetts, 1 in 

 Rhode Island, 6 in Connecticut, 10 in New York, 20 in New Jersey, 2 in Pennsylvania, 1 in Maryland, 3 

 in Florida, 2 in Oregon, and 2 in California. 



