Milford News | 1929-04-05 | Page 7 | Profit from Lobsters |

Type	issue
Date	1929-04-05
Paper	Milford News
Language	eng
City	Milford
County	Beaver
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Article Title	Profit from Lobsters
Type	article
Date	1929-04-05
Paper	Milford News
Language	eng
City	Milford
County	Beaver
Page	7
OCR Text	Show Profit From Lobsters At Monhegan island this last winter, twenty miles out at sea off the Maine coast, forty lobster fishermen operate from 100 to 200 traps each, which cost them So apiece. Boats are all equipped with power lifters operated from the marine motors. Fishing Is done in water 250 to 400 feet deep and the lobsters are the largest and finest caught anywhere in American waters. A few of the most industrious Monheganites make from $2,000 to S4,- 000 In their eight months season of iobstering, which begins on November 1 and ends June 25.
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