PISHEKIES OF THE NEW ENGLAND STATES. 



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Statement, by Products and Counties, of the Canning Establishments in 



Maine in 1905. 



« Numbpr of canneries in each county without duplication. 

 THE SMOKED-FISH INDUSTRY. 



The number of firms engaged in the smoked-fish industry in Maine 

 in 1905, exchisive of canners and fishermen, was 86. Of these, 79 

 were in Washington County, 3 in Cumberla,nd County, 3 in Lincohi 

 County, and 1 in Penobscot County. The species smoked were 

 herring, haddock, pollock, and alewives. Some of the smokers also 

 prepared salted and pickled fish, Russian sardines, and cod sounds. 

 The number of persons engaged was 994, the value of smokehouses 

 and other shore and accessory property utilized was $190,380, the 

 cash capital amounted to $195,450, the cost of materials was $62,376, 

 the amount of wages paid was $77,440, and the total value of the 

 products was $317,482. 



Statement, by Counties, of the Number of Firms, Capital Invested, Persons 

 Engaged, and Wages Paid in the Smoked-Fish Industry of Maine in 1905. 



