in 1941 at Rice Lake was occasioned by low water. No records are available for Lake Chau- 
tauqua in 1944, or for Spring Lake before 1946, We have an additional record from a boat livery on 
900-acre Beebe Lake, adjacent to Rice Lake, which shows an income of $3.32 per acrein 1944, 
Table 14,--Income per acre from rental of boats to anglers on three bottomland lakes in 
Illinois, 1941-1947, 
Income Per Acre 
po Taeaine Fer ere Sy oo 
“rear [1942 [1943 | 1944] 1945 | 1986 | 1947 
Acres 
0.60 | 0,37 
1.65 | 2,22 
? 3,86 
These records of boat rentals reveal that owners of boat liveries may gross from 
$0.77 to almost $4,00 per acre annually; the amount is dependent on fishing success, accessi- 
bility to good roads, and size of the body of water, The average amount derived from combining 
all years and places for which figures were available was $1.32, Rental of cabins to anglers 
would provide a large source of income, but this facility is developed in the Illinois River valley 
only at Lake Senachwine near Putnam, Matanzas Lake near Havana, and Snicarte Slough near 
Bath, However, numerous private cabins or cottages have been built along the shores of seven 
Illinois River valley lakes and along the Mississippi River. 
Many landowners, including the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the Illinois 
Department of Conservation, receive half of the fur trapped on their property, The gross fur re- 
turns from bottomland lakes and marshes in Illinois bordering the Illinois and Mississippi 
amounted to about $2.12 per acre, 1944-1947. 
Table 15,--Gross income per year that private owners of bottomland 
water areas in Illinois can expect to receive from fish and wildlife re- 
sources at 1944-1947 prices, 
Source Value Per Acre 
Duck hunting 
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wees ees esesseeeseses 
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