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FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1908. 



products, by species and districts, is given in the fol- 

 lowing tabular statement: 



The distribution of the value of the products accord- 

 ing to apparatus of capture used was as follows : 



Fyke and hoop nets are credited with the largest 

 catch for the Mississippi River district, and seines with 

 the largest catch for the Missouri River district. 



TABLE 1. MISSOURI FISHERY PRODUCTS: 1908. 



i Includes apparatus, with catch, as follows: Muskrat traps, etc., 10,000 pounds, valued at $15,000; guns, 46,000 pounds, valued at $7,500; spears, etc., 22,000 pounds, 

 valued at $3,600; and crowfoot dredges, 170,000 pounds, valued at $1,600. 



* Less than $100. > Less than 100 pounds. ' 800 skins. 29,000 skins. 



