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FISHERY INDUSTRIES OF THE UNITED STATES. 



this lake were ciscoes, 18,259,354 pounds, valued at $845,982; lake 

 trout, 8,650,715 pounds, valued at $853,138; cominon whitefish, 

 3,047,393 pounds, valued at $323,363; yellow perch, 2,362,796 

 pounds, valued at $116,500; and suckers, 2,118,563 pounds, valued at 

 $75,484. 



As compared with 1903 there was an increase of 72, or 2,22 per cent, 

 in the number of persons employed; $549,740, or 15.76 per cent, in 

 the investment in the fisheries; and 1,881,130 pounds, or 5.60 per 

 cent, in quantity; and $1,180,309, or 108.23 per cent, in the value of 

 the products. 



FISHERIES, BY STATES AND COUNTIES. 



The following tables show by States and counties the extent of 

 the fisheries of Lake Michigan in 1917: 



Statistics of the Fisheries of Lake Michigan in 1917, by States and Counties. 



persons employed. 



