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



TEXAS 



The only waters in Texas tributary to the Mississippi River in 

 which fisheries were prosecuted in 1922 were the Sulphur River and 

 Caddo Lake, in which 50 fishermen and 7 shoresmen were engaged. 

 The total investment amounted to SI 1,662, with a total production 

 of 183,949 pounds, valued at S18,547. Based on the catch, the fvke 

 net was the most important form of apparatus used, followed by 

 hand lines, trammel nets, pound nete, gill nets, and set lines. The 

 most important species taken were crappio, bufTalofisli, paddlefish 

 cr spoonbill cat, catfish, and black bass. 



