688 REPORT 
OF 
COMMISSIONER 
OF 
FISH AND FISHERIES. 
Table showing the yield of the fisheries of Kentucky in 1899—Continued. 
Suckers. | Sun-fish. Yellow perch. Turtles. 
Apparatus and waters. i 
Lbs. | Value.| Lbs. | Value.; Lbs. | Value.| Lbs | Value 
Seines: | 
Ohio Rivers -a5. 2202s See2 52,573 | $2,545 | 1,320 $72 1, 000 $40 1,271 $58 
Kentucky River........ 200 LO) otxteeiocasls jacecac| seaeiee ris le eaten meee eeelae lasses 
Mississippi River .....-. 1, 900 35 600 | Be Memeesentee he rea 800 | 16 
Ota 2s 29s ass 54,673 | 2,590 1, 920 | 102 1, 000 40 2,071 | 74 
Fyke nets: | = | | 
ONHIOMRIVersackee sence. 59,915 | 3,718 815 40 7,675 55d 3, 715 | 169 
Kentucky River........ 1,048 SDL || nyse tacetate (a atasa, ctave\ a oyetel orcs ex2ica Vera eveteveseve eral | Spmtetat eae | oy coe ere 
Green River ..... See 7, 395 ATS AUER Lie nl i ee cae | Coe eee pee [ear ote 190 | 8 
Cumberland River ..... 1,514 G2) aeaascteee Pacer Peeecae nee banmnres Coca dhe | Satay 
Tennessee River........ 1,315 GO) Veaee aaceee lecct accutane acoesinn ee oectes |e aeeeeeta se eeobec= 
Mississippi River ....... 4, 833 106 Joceceeeeee |eceeeeee]eseeee eee e[eeeee ees 1,545 31 
10) ee RCS 76,020 | 4,471 | 815| 40 7,675 555 5,450 | 208 
Cast nets: | 
OnIOWRVen 25 esses 400 | 710 Bere Seen) eareeerd sree scones Searncae] OAsanccdnGs bacdssec 
Set lines: | | 
OMIOWRIV eR sa = 25 S95 cnck elas le Sees (eee eset ee ene EAE omer! 5:41.25 330 | 1, 412 68 
MISSISSIPPL RIVED Sessa | oscceccoaslt cee keel aceeee ees Le ee en | erent lt meee 1, 900 38 
REO LH pene aca aec ales emcee Hoek Boe ae ie eee aoe eens 5, 125 330 3, 312 106 
————} ———| SS: | 
Total by waters: | 
OiIORvenss..225-ceeee 112,888 | 6,283 2,135 112 13, 800 | 925 6, 398 295 
Kentucky River ........ 1, 248 | 62)'|< sestch.bc4|So¥ cancel ascn sesees aeeecee themes eee reer 
Green River ..........5. 7,395 E10) Renaees Age pocoee a iesadesare |ooo ance | 190 8 
Cumberland River ..... 1,514 G2 crew iors clo. s lao aramid a sees tscte oeemaaaee ls cts c-drolatereral jesietereioe 
Tennessee River ........ 1,315 A ae ene es ee ENF vi Ee IC GRR Ae lines ee eee 
Mississippi River ....... 6, 733 141 600 BO ese sense | akeceene 4, 245 85 
Grand total......... 131,093 | 7,081 2,735 142 18, 800 | 925 | 10, 833 388 
Summary, by apparatus and waters, of the fisheries of Kentucky in 1899. 
Apparatus and waters. | Lbs. Value. Apparatus and waters. | Lbs. | Value. 
| 
Seines: | | Set lines: 
Ohio River............. | 342, 977 $17, 298 Ohio River 1.202... 201,624 $11, 236 
Kentucky River........| 1, 502 87 Kentucky River. ....-. 20, 642 1,101 
Mississippi River ....... 87, 940 2, 418 Green Rivers... -s<cu. 13, 450 966 
—_——__—__ ,—_————|| Cumberland River .... 23, 921 932 
Totals. .<cscseess: 432,419 | 19,803 | Tennessee River ....- 26, 596 1, 216 
|| Mississippi River..... | 178, 555 5, 764 
Fyke nets; | | —— 
OG Rivericcctenaces- =< 421, 066 | 23,722 | Total ............. | 464, 788 21, 215 
Kentucky River........ 6,120 367 | Hand and drift lines = sl 
Ca Rrurer nt ies apa | aise MO eee 7 800 | ama 
er rer... 31, 02: 1223) K ‘ky River. ...... 82 5 
Pennessee River ....... 46,591 2,157 FRSR MICE VEE s : 
Mississippi River....... | 254, 230 5, 526 Total o3:-scseoe 8, 210 369 
’ | ral iE a Total by waters: — ane an 
Pople tee P ou |__ 804, 541 35, 986 || “ Ohio River ..........- 78,807 | 52, 862 
Cast nets: Kentucky River...... 29, 084 1,606 
Ohio River 3 600 180 GreenvRiveresesse-ene 58, 960 3, 957 
Dipnets) = ia) ; Cumberland River .... 54, 945 2, 155 
Ohio River 2. 150 | 108 Tennessee River ...... 73, 187 8, 373 
Cpanel aic ade ee ae | “|| Mississippi River ...-.- 558, 295 | 14, 946 
Mississippi River ....... 37,570 | 1,238 | Grand total ......./ 1,753,278 | 78, 899 
Extent of the wholesale fishery trade in Kentucky in 1899. 
Items. No Value. 
Establishments (one at Louisville and two at Hickman) ..............-.-.--- 3) $21,350 
CASI COPIA oor. cis Se = ose w wists oni re See oe ere ee ene ae 39, 500 
SWiSH Se aoe os. Sica cates dic vara teyanc oie iele years RRS eee a ce oe | ee 21,712 
BeTSOUSHED PA PCC ap tere ce nisrarvis\cisvaistere cinierens wemeee seen MRE CMO hoe ae nee Biol aon cosec 
Products sold: ae 
1S cfc) oli at) a Vp eae ees eee PT aL at te NE Melgar 2 oe ce pounds...) 4,000, 000 220, 000 
OY SUCTS io 20 Soe Go ea noe ee eeahgs che Soke Be Oe ine oe a ee gallons... 60, 000 75, 000 
