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  Seines 
  and 
  drift-nets 
  take 
  them 
  in 
  immense 
  numbers, 
  and 
  

   for 
  two 
  or 
  three 
  months 
  the 
  entire 
  surrounding 
  country 
  is 
  

   feasting 
  upon 
  this 
  cheap 
  and 
  luscious 
  food. 
  The 
  product 
  

   in 
  1880 
  was 
  as 
  follows 
  : 
  — 
  

  

  Shad 
  = 
  

  

  = 
  Chip 
  

  

  ea 
  sapidissima. 
  

  

  

  State. 
  Pounds. 
  

  

  Value. 
  

  

  Maine 
  580,318 
  

  

  $11,876 
  

  

  Massachusetts 
  . 
  

  

  

  . 
  . 
  164,524 
  

  

  8,226 
  

  

  Rhode 
  Island 
  

  

  

  48,100 
  

  

  2,500* 
  

  

  Connecticut. 
  

  

  

  . 
  . 
  1,318,032 
  

  

  75,000* 
  

  

  New 
  York 
  . 
  

  

  

  . 
  . 
  2,733,600 
  

  

  136,680 
  

  

  New 
  Jersey 
  . 
  

  

  

  . 
  . 
  75°> 
  000 
  

  

  35,°°° 
  

  

  Pennsylvania 
  

  

  

  . 
  . 
  559,6oo 
  

  

  27,980 
  

  

  Delaware 
  

  

  

  1,050,000 
  

  

  52, 
  5°° 
  

  

  Maryland 
  

  

  

  • 
  • 
  3,759,426 
  

  

  140,326 
  

  

  Virginia 
  . 
  

  

  

  • 
  • 
  3,171,953 
  

  

  134,496 
  

  

  North 
  Carolina 
  . 
  

  

  

  . 
  . 
  3,221,263 
  

  

  329,569 
  

  

  South 
  Carolina 
  . 
  

  

  

  207 
  , 
  600 
  

  

  12,432 
  

  

  Georgia 
  . 
  

  

  

  252,000 
  

  

  i7,94i 
  

  

  Florida 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  251,700 
  

  

  20,136 
  

  

  Alewives 
  = 
  C. 
  vei 
  

  

  18,068,116 
  $] 
  

  

  ,004,462 
  

  

  ■nalis, 
  &>c, 
  aestivalis. 
  

  

  

  State. 
  

  

  Pounds. 
  

  

  Value. 
  

  

  Maine 
  

  

  . 
  . 
  3,249,220 
  

  

  $38,823 
  

  

  New 
  Hampshire 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  425,000 
  

  

  6,000* 
  

  

  Massachusetts 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  3,751,000 
  

  

  28,635 
  

  

  Rhode 
  Island 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  140,000 
  

  

  2 
  , 
  OOO* 
  

  

  Connecticut 
  

  

  

  

  

  270,000 
  

  

  4,000* 
  

  

  New 
  York 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  250,000 
  

  

  3,750 
  

  

  New 
  Jersey 
  

  

  

  

  

  1,200,000 
  

  

  17,335 
  

  

  Delaware 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  1,800,000 
  

  

  26,000 
  

  

  Maryland 
  . 
  

  

  

  

  

  9,128,959 
  

  

  139,667 
  

  

  Virginia 
  

  

  

  

  

  6,925,413 
  

  

  76,30O 
  

  

  North 
  Carolina 
  

  

  

  

  

  15,520,000 
  

  

  142,784 
  

  

  South 
  Carolina 
  

  

  

  

  

  400,000 
  

  

  9,000 
  

  

  Georgia 
  

  

  

  

  

  125,000 
  

  

  3,750 
  

  

  Florida 
  

  

  

  

  

  10,000 
  

  

  200 
  

  

  * 
  Est 
  

  

  43,194,651 
  

  

  $49 
  s 
  ,254 
  

  

  imated. 
  

  

  

  