Conservation Service are reported, including information on 

 acreage, production and disposition. Pond acreage totaled 54,633 

 acres, and 47.95 million pounds were harvested from 29,942 acres. 

 Auding production from raceways, cages and tanks, 1.86 million 

 pounds, brought the total to 49.81 million pounds valued at 

 $2o.19 million. Disposition data from a fewer number of States 

 indicates that 32% went to processors, 24% went to local 

 retailers, 31% went to live haulers, and 13% went to pay lakes, 

 of which the last two categories are thought to represent the 

 recreational market. 

 SuDject descriptors: 

 Catfish; survey data. 



04 



Anonymous. 



1973. 



Catfish farming risky, larger farms more profitable, study shows. 



Amer. Fish Farmer World Aguacult. News 4(3): 9. 



Results of a study are summarized. (See annotation under Carroll 



Garner. ) 



Subject descriptors: 



Catfish; revenue; costs; returns; economies of scale; sensitivity 



analysis . 



005 



Anonymous . 



1971. 



The catfish industry--1 97 1 : an economist leads a seminar 



discussion . 



Amer. Fish Farmer World Aguacult. News 2(4): 12-14, 27. 



This article is based on a seminar in which J. E. Greenfield, 



Regional Economist for the Southeast Region of National Marine 



Fisheries Service, was the principal speaker. Among the items of 



economic interest is a discussion of the break-even cost for 



Delta farmers (28 cents per pound). The 1971 net price paid, 



however, at the farm level was 26 cents per pound of catfish 



sold. Raceway culture, water temperature, imported catfish vs. 



domestic catfish competition, and disease treatment are discussed 



in a guestion and answer session. The market for catfish is 



in the food service area. 



Subject descriptors: 



Catfish; marketing. 



006 



Anonymous. 



1970. 



Catfish profit potential: $179 per acre. 



Fish Farming Ind. 1 (1) : 12. 



This article is based on comments made by Mark Lupher, 



