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FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES,. 1908. 



products, by species and districts, is given in the fol- 

 lowing tabular statement: 



Total 



Fish 



Carp, German 



Catfish and bullheads 



Buffalo fish 



Black bass 



Crappie 



Drum, fresh-water 



Bream, or sunfish 



Sturgeon, caviar, and paddlefish eggs 



All other 



Frogs 



Mussel shells, pearls, and slugs 



Skins — muskrat, mink, and otter 



Turtles and terrapin 



value of products: : 



$271,000 



241,000 



80,000 



51,000 



30,000 



27,000 



17,000 



11,000 



9,600 



5,100 



11,000 



11,000 



1,600 



15,000 



400 



Mississippi 



River 



district. 



$197, 000 



168,000 



44; 000 



37,000 



25,000 



27,000 



16,000 



5,900 



8,500 



1,400 



5,000 



11,000 



1,600 



15,000 



400 



Missouri 



River 



district. 



$74,000 



74,000 

 37,000 

 15,000 

 4,900 

 100 

 1,300 

 5, 500 

 1,100 

 3,700 

 6,100 



The distribution of the value of the products accord- 

 ing to apparatus of capture used was as follows: 



KIND OF APPARATUS. 



Total 



Fyke and hoop nets 



Seines 



Lines 



Trammel nets 



Muskrat traps 



All other 



value of products: 1908. 



Total. 



$271,000 



88,000 

 68,000 

 46,000 

 40,000 

 15, 000 

 14,000 



Mississippi 



River 



district. 



8197,000 



65,000 

 42,000 

 40,000 

 20, 000 

 15,000 

 14, 000 



Missouri 



River 



district. 



$74,000 



23,000 



26,400 



5,000 



20,000 



Fyke and hoop nets are credited with the largest 

 catch for the Mississippi Kiver district, and seines with 

 the largest catch for the Missouri River district. 



Table 1 .—MISSOURI— FISHERY PRODUCTS: 1908. 



1 Includes apparatus, with catch, as follows: Muskrat traps, etc., 10,000 pounds, valued at $15,000; guns, 46,000 pounds, valued at 57,500; spears, etc., 22,000 pounds, 

 valued at S3, 600; and crowfoot dredges, 170,000 pounds, valued at gl,600. 



2 Less than S100. a Less than 100 pounds. * 800 skins. ' 29,000 skins. 



