THE OYSTER INDUSTRY OF MARYLAND. 
277 
DREDGING, 1891-92. 
Counties. 
No. of 
men. 
Vessels dredging. 
Boats 
dredging. 
Total vessels 
and boats. 
Value 
of 
appa- 
ratus. 
Total catch. 
No. Tonnage. 
Value. 
Value of 
outfit. 
No. 
Value. 
No. 
Value. 
Bushels. 
Value. 
Somerset 
Wicomico 
Dorchester 
Talbot 
Kent 
Baltimore 
Anne Arundel 
Calvert 
St. Mary 
Charles 
Total 
2, 225 
283 
54 
14 
1. 964 
114 
167 
204 
351 
5 
42 
2 
221 
25 
20 
19 
6, 739. 37 
94. 05 
799. 44 
121. 53 
52.04 
6, 992. 34 
333. 42 
257! 56 
42.42 
$306, 145 
4, 975 
37, 620 
6, 100 
2, 100 
221, 670 
24,210 
15, 850 
13, 440 
2, 600 
$116, 750 
2, 200 
2’ 650 
380 
84, 875 
5,400 
3, 100 
3,500 
300 
20 
39 
$2, 890 
450 
3,425 
362 
5 
42 
12 
2 
221 
26 
40 
58 
2 
$309, 035 
4, 975 
37, 620 
6, 100 
2, 100 
221, 670 
24, 660 
19, 275 
16, 070 
2, 600 
$32, 575 
585 
4, 060 
965 
210 
20, 480 
1, 710 
2, 255 
2, 430 
160 
1, 993, 220 
19, 350 
165, 085 
44, 130 
1, 123^ 715 
86, 280 
109, 850 
102, 500 
5, 600 
$864, 195 
9, 680 
70. 120 
18, 885 
4, 300 
38) 350 
56, 100 
54. 120 
3, 100 
5,059 
699 
15, 660. 39 
634, 710 
233, 835 
71 
9,395 
770 
644, 105 
65, 430 
3, 657, 965 
1, 740, 310 
Of the foregoing, 178 vessels (2,385.60 tons) and 11 boats from Somerset, 16 vessels (153.70 tons) from Dorchester, and 4 
vessels (36.20 tons) from Talbot County engaged in scraping within the limits of those counties, catching 500,000, 20,000, 
and 4,000 bushels, respectively, reducing the catch by dredging in “ State waters ” to 3,133,965 bushels, with a value at 
first hands of $1,502,310. 
SCRAPING, 1890-91. 
Counties. 
No. of 
men. 
Vessels. 
Boats. 
Total vessels 
and boats. 
Value of 
appara- 
tus. 
Catch. 
No. Ton ' 
| nage. 
Value. 
Value of 
outfit. 
No. 
Value. 
No. 
Value. 
Bushels. 
V alue. 
Somerset 
1, 416 
105 931.30 
$47, 185 
$26, 225 
331 
$78, 210 
436 
$125, 395 
$20, 509 
1, 319, 317 
$663, 498 
Dorchester 
1, 806 
268 459.59 
129, 935 
53, 447 
266 
34, 580 
534 
155, 515 
23, 051 
1, 157, 786 
577, 390 
Talbot 
383 
23 2,196.79 
10, 455 
4,090 
79 
18, 160 
102 
28, 615 
3, 410 
204, 840 
101, 257 
Total 
3,605 
396 3,587.68 
187, 575 
83, 762 
676 
130, 950 
1, 072 
309, 525 
46, 970 
2, 681, 943 
1, 342, 145 
In addition to the foregoing, 183 dredging vessels (2,648.23 tons) and 13 boats from Somerset, 16 dredging vessels 
(156.31 tons) from Dorchester, and 9 dredging vessels (81.24 tons) from Talbot engaged in scraping within the limits of those 
counties, catching therein 465,000, 20,000, and 8,000 bushels, respectively, thus increasing the catch on scraping areas to 
3,174,943 bushels, with a value to the oystermen of $1,582,145. 
SCRAPING, 1891-92. 
Counties. 
Vessels. 
No. of 
Boats. 
Total vessels 
and boats. 
Value of 
Catch. 
men. 
No. 
Ton- 
nage. 
Value. 
Value of 
outfit. 
No. 
Value. 
No. 
Value. 
appara- 
tus. 
Bushels. 
Value. 
Somerset 
-Dorchester 
Talbot 
Total 
1,514 116 
1,952 286 
291 18 
3,757 420 
1,036.42 
2,602.38 
145.82 
3,784.62 
$53, 015 
131, 420 
8, 875 
$27, 960 
56, 975 
3,640 
338 
280 
56 
$79, 685 
37, 590 
14, 520 
454 
566 
74 
$132, 700 
169, 010 
23, 395 
$21, 620 
25, 050 
2, 735 
1, 472, 630 
1, 715, 450 
180, 300 
$651, 280 
701, 060 
76, 610 
193, 310 
88, 575 
674 
131, 795 
1, 094 
325, 105 
49, 405 
3, 368, 380 
1, 428, 950 
In addition to the foregoing, 178 vessels (2,385.60 tons) and 11 dredging boats from Somerset, 16 dredging vessels 
(153.70 tons) from Dorchester, and 4 dredging vessels (36.20 tons) from Talbot engaged in scraping within the limits of those 
counties, catching 500,000, 20,000, and 4,000 bushels, respectively, thus increasing the catch on scraping areas to 3,892,380 
bushels, with a value of $1,666,950. 
It should be observed that those vessels and boats engaged both in dred ging and scraping are reported only under 
the former caption, in order to avoid a duplication of the property and men employed in the fishery. Many estimates here- 
tofore made on the extent of this industry failing to note this duplication have thereby reported 225 vessels and boats, 
1,.000 men, and a catch sometimes amounting to over 1,000,000 bushels more than was actually the case. 
