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BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES. 



had the most celebrated cultivated grounds. The next important point is Hiroshima, 

 on the Inland Sea. The Japanese government collects very accurate statistics of this 

 industry, and has furnished the accompanying data showing the area of the laver 



Preparing brush for laver cultivation. . 



farms, the annual crop, etc. In 1901, the grounds under cultivation had an area of 

 2,242 acres, and the output was valued at $239,536, representing about 4,769,000 

 pounds of dried seaweed. 



Porphyra cultivation in 1901. 





Prefecture. 



Grounds. 



Number. 



Tokyo ■ •::. 193 



Kanagaw 



Aichi 



fwate 



Hiroshima. . 

 Yamaguchi. 

 W.ikayanm . 



Ehime 



Fiikunka .. . 



Oita 



Kumamoto . 

 Kagoshima . 



Total . 



1 

 12 

 14 

 846 

 6 



4,395 



Area 

 tsubo).a 



1,151,314 

 7, 120 

 221,800 

 185,743 

 589, 627 

 1 17, --"ii 

 4;!, 1127 

 600 



117. Mill 



3, 



74,000 

 140,000 



2,712 131 



Yield. 



Quantity 



(kamme)i'. 



37, 178 



98 

 30,250 



7. 715 



/ 3711, 700 



8, 154 



105, 000 



350 



Is:, 



i 78,820 



5, 949 



890 



Value 

 (yen). 



297,723 



345 



15,527 



7. 465 



126,015 



1,515 



16,800 



160 



1,99(1 



394 



7,019 



1,113 



479,072 



i A tsiil.u =4 square yards. '' A kamme =8.28 pounds. •' Number of families of fishermen. 



dFresh i>lanN. e Number of sheets of prepared Porphyra. 



