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$11,215; 235 rowboats, valued at S4,255; 23 houseboats, valued at 

 $5, 515; 1,422 fyke nets, valued at S12, 248; 85 trammel nets, valued 

 at $3^ 630; 434 set lines, valued at SI, 186; 37 haul seines, vaJued at 

 $3,238; and a few minor forms of apparatus. Based on the catch, the 

 fyke net was the most important form of apparatus. 



The total production of the State amounted to 1,566,162 pounds, 

 valued at $103,755. Some of the more important species contributing 

 to this output were 551,536 pounds of carp, valued at $35,160; 194,- 

 371 pounds of catfish and bullheads, valued at $24,745; and 287,474 

 pounds of buffalofish, valued at $21,536. The Mississippi and Mis- 

 souri Rivers fm-nished the greater part of the State's output. The 

 production of jnussel shells amounted to 327,500 pounds, valued at 

 $4,042, together with $1,178 worth of pearls and slugs. The shell 

 catch was divided among the White, Maramec, Osage, and Mississippi 

 Rivers. 



The following tables show in detail the statistics of the fisheries of 

 this State: 



Persons engaged and investment in the fisheries of Missouri, 1922 



