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Yield of the fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries, by States, in 1922 — 



Continued 



PRODUCTS BY APPARATUS 



The most important forms of apparatus employed in the fisheries 

 of the Mississippi River and tributaries, as determined by the value 

 of the products secured, are fyke nets, haul seines, and the crowfoot 

 bars, forks, tongs, etc., used in the capture of mussels. The yield of 

 fyke nets totaled 18,668,868 pounds, valued at $1,205,421, and haul 

 seines brought in 22,877,569 pounds, valued at $1,195,776. The 

 following tal)le shows the production of each of the various types ol 

 apparatus by species : 



Yield of the fisheries of the Mississippi River and tributaries in 1922, by apparatus 



and species 



Species 



Black bass 



Bowfin 



Buffalofish 



Carp, German 



Catfish and bullheads 



Crappie 



Drum, fresh-water, or sheepshead. 

 Eel; 



Mooneye, or toothed herring... 



Paddleflsh, or spoonbill cat 



Paddlefish caviar 



Pike and pickerel 



Pike perch (sauger) 



Pike perch (wall-eyed) 



Quillback, or American carp 



Rock bass 



Sturgeon, lake 



Sturgeon, shovel nose. 



Sturgeon, shovelnose, caviar... 



Sturgeon, shovelnose, eggs 



Suckers... 



Sunflsh 



White bass 



Yellow bass 



Yellow perch 



Other fish 



Shrimp 



('rawfish. 



Frogs 



Turtles 



Mussel shells 



Pearls 



Slugs -. 



Total 



Fyke nets 



Pounds 



11,335 



55, 436 



8, 235, 022 



4, 539, 155 



1, 545, 071 



181, 688 



2, 646, 066 



2, 336 



200 



120, 485 



659 



2,865 



6, 865 



476, 030 



2,063 



.5, 851 



79, 241 



345 



449 



508, 040 



177, 463 



2,5,253 



3,600 



10,600 



29,000 



Value 



$1, 188 



1,156 



487, 036 



248, 050 



167,211 



16, 332! 



150, 706 



277 



16 



9,649 



1,749 



Haul seines 



3,7.50 



542 



1,211 



45. 305 



219| 



907 



0, 565 



560' 



764' 



49, 850 



10, 947i 



2,201 



288 



911 



1,685 



Pouvds 



5,207 



125, 614 



7, 199, 078 



11,517,073 



1, 004, 237 



185, 060 



1, 406, 006 



28:5 



1,200 



72.5, 103 



4,704 



15,000 



1.50 



13,400 



225, 059 



275 



708 



9,000 



340 



Value 



$468'. 



4,774'. 



402, 229 . 



497, 275 . 



96, 452 . 



14, 196 . 



60, 147 . 



8, 



81 . 



626, 121 . 



11,9.56. 



1, 380 



18. 



1,885, 



11,823 



33 



106 



927 



510 



Crowfoot bars 



Value 



141, .3991 



128, 667 



36, 5.50 



3, 900| 



11,600 



43, 535 



300 



625 



560 



72, 936 



1,205,421; 22.877,569 



9,75S 

 10. 301 



.3,104 

 312 

 988 



3,180 

 300 

 250 

 224 

 501 



31, 546, 966 



1, 195, 776 31, .546, 966 



$631, 338 

 27, 306 



37, 454 



696,098 



