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FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES, 1908. 



Catfish were taken almost entirely by shore and 

 boat fishermen, and practically all of the catch came 

 from the Mississippi River district. They are caught 

 chiefly with fines. The following tabular statement 

 gives the statistics of the catch of the Mississippi 

 River district as reported at the canvasses of 1894, 

 1899, and 1908: 



Table 1.— MISSISSIPPI— FISHERY PRODUCTS: 1908. 



i Includes apparatus, with catch, as follows: Dredges, tongs, etc., 7,473,000 pounds, valued at $295,000: shrimp nets and traps, 178,000 pounds, valued at $12 000- cast 

 nets, 62,000 pounds, valued at $1,900; spears, etc., 28,000 pounds, valued at $1,500; and pound nets, 61,000 pounds, valued at $1,200. 



2 Less than $100. * Less than 100 pounds. < 1,060,000 bushels. ' 7,100 bushels 



