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REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES. 
FresH-wateR Musset FIisHeERY Or THE Mississtpptr River AND Its WrEsTERN 
TRIBUTARIES FROM KANSAS NORTHWARD IN 1914¢—Continued. 
cee ee aud pend a 
innesota Ae tS ERA arais des| and South apsipin- 
Ttems. River, eine Cygnes Skunk ea Total, 
Minn. ; Rivers, Mo.| Rivers, River, 
and Kans. Towa. Towa. 
Persons engaged: No.| Value.) No. | Value. |No.| Value.|No.| Value.|No.| Value.) No. | Value 
Fishermen ............-- IBV E55 355- Heh iy Goose 1) [feesiogbe | ill’ [s sateen 3H) | Reeeoe- Nik Sy eee Sec 
SHOLESMON 5 -c Saeencd Soc Nock leeetoce IGS Sere Ayer ard| Bets eecsere Zi o2.5. 28h leo es 
Motels nc sseesece oes Siler sees 1,408 eee cee= 2 40}|---5a54) de foe seer YA Esesese yeh Bae eee 
Fishermen, classified by bay 
methods used: 
Crowfoot bars........... 
WOPKS ceo sos boss eect co nents 
UAE BS oot as coat nee ae Sane | Mee eae 
Diggers or dredgers .....]....]...---- 
Monegan tect Se nose eec | se elaeoee oe 
Scoops, or basket rakes 
Waders 
Total, exclusive of |. 
duplication......- 13) Pees E885) Ramis ost 
Boats: as 
owboats! se -ecsckcte nes 9 $95 734 ($12,360 | 32 $80 | 35 | $235 | 1,055 |$14, 860 
Gasoline boats.........- 3 185 CEN BCESY |r| Oe CRY) | Weeel|S Sasee il 100 749 | 74,950 
House-bo0ats 2. sees en] e- o-|te se eae 55 11/6 pb D8 Sane dl pss 2 aaa cheer a ee eee 55 | 6,595 
Motalens cseteen sen 12} 280 | 1,520 | 91,710 | 34 80 | 36] 335 | 1,859 | 96,405 
Apparatus: ' a ee or : 
Crowfoot bars....pairs..| 10} 120] 1,405 | 16,816] 8 39 | 15} 200 | 1,488 | 17,840 
ODES doe eine totus aaa | See eee 48 103 | 25 13 | 35 44 313 456 
IRAKGSE Secs coe cose ane ctelaecemes 23 Ole sons aeons 4| 2 2 79 95 
Diggers or dredgers ....-|....|.---.-- 32 TGA GODS STOR ee aaa See ees | ae te 34 174 
PRONG S oe aa eae ale ale eee 14 AYN eae PSII te) ese | Ned Pe dea ed 14 70 
Scoops; orbasketrakegeal <2 jeacgen|. tees |bameen ese see seen ce cae em eens feeaeee 15 67 
Motal sess soho es te ele oe 120g eee ee 17, 204 |_... B6u (2 2 ll 246: eee 18, 702 
Shore and accessory prop- rare 
(yr Sees en a Re ee | 145) eae 14, 795 85 [2 ogg) ieee 17, 160 
Total investment..-..|.... 945) || eee 123, 709 221 = Sil. eee 132, 267 
Products: iy i 
Shells— 
With crowfoot bars, 
CONS eee nee 118 | 1,254 | 6,216 |117, 238 | 45 168 | 25 | 375 | 6,524 |120, 859 
With forks.....- ONS loess ae dcees 149 | 3,308 | 75 526 | 72 985 852 | 12,138 
Wiithirakes*=2. 7-00 os !cge|nmac ace 132'| 3,049 |....]......- 150] 8 100 206 | 4,019 
With diggers or dredg- 
ers ).g = ba: tons34| 25 3:\3. $262 85:17 519393) |520) ||) $2802 252] et roe aeloec | seems 105 | 1,673 
With tongs.....- (6 CoS Rah Ue Cee 44 9600) 10! 4 Oren Ee Sere een eee 54} 1,100 
With scoops, or basket 
Takesios seceee. LUCA aS RN (I ye) teal Uae PaO ae ce em SI ech al pt doe ahh i ie 232 | 3,162 
Wath Bands:ci, dow laccclschccen lop eene Peace. e 54 112| 27| 337.) 566] 6,009 
Motalaen ce sc scsener 118 | 1,254 | 6,626 |125,948 |204 956 |132 | 1,797 | 8,539 |148, 960 
Peaviersos2sccinr ae eee oer 455 |.......| 50,562. 520)|| cc). 765, (soaeaee 2,902 
Total value of prod- 
Wétse eens p rowel | Sewe le) | eseoace 176,510 |= -2-| 2; 490 |2225|01,476) |e ee||2, 2) |eaeeeee 211,862 
4 Not including the Neosho River, shown in another table, 
