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Yield, by apparatus and waters, of the fisheries of Kentucky, 1922 — Continued 



LOUISIANA 



In 1922 there were 2,088 fishermen, 157 shoresmen, and 7 men 

 engaged in transporting vessels in Louisiana. Out of a total invest- 

 ment of S7 15,071 there were 969 gasoline boats, valued at $149,765, 

 1,958 rowboats, with a value of $33,864: 816 houseboats, valued at 

 $100,685; 11,946 fyke nets, valued at $151,970; 102 haul seines, 

 valued at $19,008;" lines of all kinds, valued at $12,116; and shore 

 property and cash capital, valued at $193,445 and $47,500, respec- 

 tively, the remainder of the investment being divided among appa- 

 ratus of lesser importance. Nearly one-half of the persons engaged 

 and more than one-half of the investment are credited to the Atcha- 

 falaya River. Of a total catch from the Mississippi and all of its 

 tributaries in the State, of 10,485.588 pounds, valued at $572,863, 

 4,579,220 pounds, valued at $254,651, were taken from the Atcha- 

 falaya River. Among other important fishery streams, in the order 

 of their importance, were the Mississippi River with a catch of 

 915,011 pounds, valued at $67,569; Ouachita River, 818,354 pounds, 

 valued at $58,284; Black River, 977,493 pounds, valued at $39,329.' . 



