FISHERY IXDUSTETES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1&25 



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NEBRASKA 



The fisheries of Nebraska were conducted entirely in the Missouri 

 River. In 1922 there were 89 fishermen engaged, a total invest- 

 ment (represented mainly in the wholesale trade of Omaha) of 

 $184,664, and a total catch of 135,440 pounds, valued at $15,477, 

 consisting mainly of carp, catfish, and buft'alofish. 



The following tables show in detail the statistics of the fisheries 

 of this State: 



Persons engaged and investment in the fisheries of Nebraska, 1922 



Items 



Investment — continued : 



Trammel nets 



Haul seines 



Fyke nets 



Set lines 



Shore property 



Cash capital 



Total- 



Number I Value 



135 



23 



44 

 2 



$1, 269 

 314 



369 



3 



171,115 



10,000 



184, 664 



Yield, by apparatus, of the fisheries of Nebraska, 1922 



OHIO 



In 1922 there were engaged in the fisheries of Ohio 75 fishermen, 

 173 shoresmen, and 4 men on transporting vessels. Most of the 

 shoresmen were connected with the wholesale fish trade of Cincinnati 

 and button-blank factories at Manchester and Marietta. The total 

 investment amounted to $173,646, mainly connected with the whole- 

 sale fish and button-blank industries mentioned above. The appa- 

 ratus, in the order of their importance, consisted of fyke nets, crow- 

 foot bars, set lines, and forks. 



The total production was 702,323 pounds, valued at $30,120, con- 

 sisting of 597,500 pounds of mussel shells, with a value of $11,940, 

 including pearls and slugs; 26,345 pounds of suckers, valued at 

 $4,114; 20,450 pounds of quillbacks, valued at $3,515; 18,320 

 pounds of drum or sheepshead, valued at $3,226: 17,420 pounds of 

 catfish, valued at $3,154; 11,045 pounds of buffalofish, valued at 

 $2,017, and several species of minor importance. 



