FISHERIES, BY STATES. 



GEORGIA— FISHERY PRODUCTS: 1908. 



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1 Includes apparatus, with catch, as follows: Dredges, tongs, etc., 10,257,000 pounds, valued at $348,000; cast nets, 187,000 pounds, valued at $7,900; otter traps, 700 pounds, 

 valued at $3,600; stop nets, 11,000 pounds, valued at $1,500; catfish traps, 5,000 pounds, valued at $500; fyke and hoop nets, 9,000 pounds, valued at S400; and spears, 2,200 

 pounds, valued at $100. 



a Less than $100. 5 938,000 bushels. ' 14,000 bushels. 



.3 5,400 bushels. ' 9,000 bushels. 8 400 skins. 



• 498,000 bushels. 



ILLINOIS. 



In fishery products Illinois ranked fifteenth among 

 the states in 1908. The catch of this state included a 

 great variety of species, but the German carp repre- 

 sented considerably more than one-third and the prod- 

 ucts of the mussel fisheries almost one-fourth of the 

 total, measured by value of products. The fishing 

 grounds of the state are the Mississippi and Ohio Riv- 

 ers with their tributaries, and Lake Michigan. 



The following statement is a general summary of the 

 statistics for 1908: 



Number of persons employed 4, 439 



Capital: 



Vessels and boats, including outfit $281, 000 



Apparatus of capture 272 > 000 



Shore and accessory property and cash 295, 000 



Value of products 1. 436, 000 



Comparison with previous canvasses. — During the 

 five years preceding 1908 a great impetus was given 

 the fisheries of Illinois. The increase in the catch of 

 German carp and in the quantity of mussel products 

 obtained was marked. Many other species showed 

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heavy increases and a few species were reported for 

 the first time at the census of 1908. The increase was 

 general throughout all the fisheries of the state. 



The main statistics for 1908 and for 1899, as reported 

 by the Bureau of Fisheries, are as follows: 



Persons employed. — The following table gives the 

 statistics of the persons employed in the fisheries of 

 Illinois, by district, class of fisheries, and condition of 

 employment. The districts into which the fisheries 

 are grouped are those of the Mississippi River and its 

 tributaries, the Ohio River and its tributaries, and 

 Lake Michigan. The district first mentioned includes 

 the Illinois River, which furnished 60 per cent of the 

 total products for the state. 



