FISHERIES OF THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES. 
409 
After Somerset comes Dorchester with 1590,540, Anne Arnnclel Avith $223,218, Talbot 
with $271,899, Wicomico with .$141,12(>, and St. Mary AA’ith $121,000. 
More than one-third the valne of the products of the flsheries of Main land in 
1891 represented the operations of the fishermen of Somerset County, Avhose receipts 
were 12,342,419. Of this sum, $2,099,352 is to be credited to oysters, and more than 
half the remainder, or $177,209, to crabs, in both of which products this county excels 
all others. iSText to Somerset in the value of its fisheries is Dorchester County, $913,528 
accruing to its fishermen in 1891, of Avhich $825,982 was from the sale of oysters. 
iSTumerous other counties have very valuable fisheries, as will be seen from the 
table. Those haAung x)roducts valued at over $200,000 in 1891 Avere Baltimore Avith 
$637,312, Talbot with $395,140, Anne Arundel with $394,847, St. Mary with $368,469, 
Wicomico with $293,880, Queen Anne with $247,529, Calvert with $203,684, and Kent 
with $2( 0,044. 
Besides oysters and crabs, which are taken in largest quantities in Somerset 
County, the counties ranking first in the value of other important ijroducts are as 
follows : Harford, alewives and shad; Somerset, menhaden; Baltimore, striped bass; 
Worcester, squeteague; Kent, white perch and yelloAV perch ; Talbot, terrapin. 
Staiement hi/ counties of the luimbe)' of persons eniploi/eil in the fisheries of Manjland. 
Counties* 
Id vessel 
fisheries. 
On transpovlino 
vessels. 
In sliore 
fisheries. 
On sliore, in 
fiictories, etc. 
Total. 
1890. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
1890. 1891. 
1890. 
1891. 
Anne Arundel 
193 
215 
83 
78 
1,832 
1,921 
428 1 410 
2,536 
2. 624 
Baltimore 
2, 390 
2,015 
-132 
552 
595 
60S 
8,730 : 7,877 
12, 153 
11,052 
100 
130 
96 
84 
1J13 
• 1, 109 
i 
1,309 
1, 383 
348 
328 
13 [ 13 
361 
341 
803 
783 
888 
868 
4 
480 
488 
490 
488 ^ 
Dorchester 
1,301 
1, 309 
186 
198 
2,228 
2, 182 
789 I 745 
4, 504 
4,434 
868 
900 
135 1 215 
1, 003 
1, 121 
Kent 
29 
11 
73 
87 
840 
910 
10 10 
952 
1,024 
200 
143 
, 
206 
143 
12 
12 
44 
846 
1,025 
1 
902 
1, 082 
58 
85 
70 
74 
1,888 
2, 007- 
1 
2, 010 
2, 166 
Somerset 
2, 708 
2, 862 
217 
266 
3, 0.59 
3,015 
1,488 1 1,013 
7, 532 
7,756 
Talbot 
106 
158 
11 
11 
2, 327 
2, 335 
710 1 032 
3, 220 
3,136 
"Wiconiico 
97 
88 
39 
46 
1,330 
1,285 
75 1 135 
1,547 
1, 554 
7 
7 
054 
586 
661 
593 
11 
9 
101 
170 
1 
172 
179 
Total 
7. 121 
6. 892 
1,260 
1,450 
19, 590 
19, 867 
12,475 , 11,735 
40,452 
39, 944 
Statement hy counties of the vessels, boats, apparatus, shore property, and cash capital employed in the 
fisheries of ifarylaud. 
Caroline. 
Cecil. 
Charles. 
Designation. 
1899. 
1891, 
1890. 
1891. 
1890. 
1891, 
Xo. 
Value 
No. 
Value. 
No. 
Yaliie. 
No. 
Yalue. 
No. 
A^alue, 
Xo. 
Value. 
1 
$1,000 
Tonnage 
26 
145 
Boat.s 
208 
$3. 029 
197 
00 
CO 
346 
$11,782 
317 
$11, 141 
280 
12.570 
276 
$12, 040 
Apparatus — sliore fish- 
eries t 
Seines 
27 
2, 580 
29 
2,775 
27 
4, 870 
25 
4, 750 
5 
1,350 
5 
1,300 
Pound nets 
31 
2, 170 
24 
1, 560 
161 
12,885 
127 
10, 170 
90 
9. 050 
87 
9.725 
G-ill nets 
1, 940 
9. 370 
1,785 
8, 755 
389 
11. 116 
:i84 
10, 390 
123 
8, 597 
123 
8,465 
Fvke nets 
237 
2, 214 
239 
2, 374 
2, 836 
5, 732 
2, 923 
8 
1, 000 
8 
1 000 
Weirs 
23 
345 
375 
31 
205 
30 
200 
. 
37 
20 
00 

38 
35 
188 
096 
192 
1 0“K) 
30 
32 
13 
11 
6, 900 
7, 000 
18,700 
18, 000 
5, 500 
5, 465 
4, 500 
4.’ 500 
.... . 
1 
31, 145. 
30, 222 
66, 340 
61,331 
40 159 
38, 061 
