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FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 



Statement, by Counties and Apparatus, of the Yield of the Shore Fisheries 

 of Delaware in 1904 — Continued. 



The Menhaden Industry. 



Factories 



Cash capital 



Persons in factories. 

 Menhaden utilized. . 

 Tons of dried scrap. . 

 Gallons of oil made . . 



Items. 



No. 



204 



114,060,000 



7,240 



429,850 



Value. 



$300, 000 

 200,000 



228, 120 

 165, 745 

 89, 230 



THE FISHERIES OF MARYLAND. 



GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE STATISTICS. 



In 1897 Maryland held first rank among the Middle Atlantic 

 States for the value of its fisheries. The oyster industry, however, 

 was by far the most important of these, and its rapid decline by 1901 

 had brought Maryland down to fourth place, to remain there ever 

 since. Recent legislation affecting the oyster grounds is expected 

 to prove effective in restoring the industry to its former- productive- 

 ness and value. 



The total number of persons employed in the fisheries of Maryland 

 in 1904 was 30,337. Of this number 14,397 were occupied in the 

 shore fisheries; 10,283 were engaged on shore in oyster shuck- 

 ing, crab-packing, and other branches of the fisheries; 4,290 were 

 engaged on fishing vessels, and 1,367 on transporting vessels. Since 



