Edible Mollusca of the Oregon Coast 181 
Oregon. 
TAO tea CLAN Syke ee nee Pe ee ht $ 10,900 
SS LOLIRICIE sxe se, ee ee ie ee 3,041 
TIRES 2 ao AE ese > ee ee erence $ 13,941 
Washington. 
Fetia iN LADS aes ekg ee oe es Pt $ 12,191 
LESSOR E07 FS eo eee neg ae 50,446 
‘SIO UE 1G Em ES a een ce ee 150 
lL SSG. NSS Bal Sx ae eect Wee aero ae ad Re etd 83 
Mey cca te ae oe 8 Sere St Bee $ 68,870 
Wotal tor, the; three states... 28 $120,827 
The same report indicates the following value of canned clam 
products of the Pacific coast states for the year 1915: 
Oregon. Value. 
Clataseand :clanaeyiice-. 2.222 $ 40,509 
Washington. 
Claniseand= Clamiitice =e. 218,550 
“TNCIEN A OOS 5 One ae’) stp ai ene meee cee ae $259,059 
Although not setting forth the value of the canned molluscan prod- 
uct of California for the year 1915, the report states “that consid- 
erable quantities of abalone were canned in San Diego and Mon- 
terey Counties and a small pack of mussels was put up in Del Norte 
County”. 
The actual importance of clams and mussels as food products is 
much greater, however, than indicated by the census report. On the 
Oregon coast large quantities of clams are consumed locally, no 
record of which is kept. Clam digging is an attractive employment 
for crowds of visitors who are fortunate enough to be able to spend 
a few days or weeks at the beaches. In recent years many have 
taken advantage of the opportunity offered while at the beach and 
have canned a winter’s supply of clams for their own use. A can- 
nery designed primarily for the purpose of putting up minced 
clams has been in operation at Tillamook City, Oregon, for a num- 
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