Report of the commissioner for 1877.

  • United States Fish Commission
Date:
1879
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Credit: Report of the commissioner for 1877. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Page. Section E.—The menhaden as a source of food—Continued. 36. Food-preparations derived from the menhaden 137 189. Menhaden preserved in oil, “American sardines” 137 190. The qualities of “American sardines” 138 191. Menhaden preserved in spices 138 192. Mr. Goodale’s “Extract of Eish ’’—Methods of preparation and uses 139 193. Possiblo yield of “Extract of Fish” * 140 fe 37. The menhaden as a food for animals 140 194. Menhaden scrap as a food for cattle and poultry 140 Section L.—The menhaden as a bait-fish 141 38. The use of menhaden for bait 141 195. Menhaden as a bait for cod - 141 196. Comparative value of menhaden and other bait 142 197. Menhaden as a bait for mackerel 142 198. Comparative value of herring and menhaden for toll-bait .• 143 199. The testimony of Canadian officers as to the value of menhaden bait 146 200. Testimony before the Halifax Commission regarding the greater value of menhaden bait 201. “Slivering” menhaden 202. The preparation of menhaden bait 203. The use of menhaden bait in coast fisheries 204. The extent of the bait-fisheries in Southern Hew England 205. Bait-fishing in the Merrimac River and in Salem Harbor 206. Estimate of the annual consumption of menhaden bait 207. Use of menhaden bait by the Georges Bank fleet 208. Use of menhaden bait by the Grand Banks fleet 209. Use of menhaden bait by the mackerel line fishermen 210. Use of menhaden bait by the Connecticut smacks 211. Use of menhaden bait by the Hew York halibut fleet 212. Annual sale of bait by the vessels of the Maine manufacturers 213. The Connecticut method of icing bait 214. The Cape Ann method of icing bait 215. Comparative value of different methods of icing bait 39. Conflicts between bait-fishermen and manufacturers of oil . 216. Early feuds 217. Present aspects of the conflict in Maine 40. Menhaden bait as an article of commerce, and the discussion of its value before the Halifax Commission of 1877 218. The export of menhaden bait to Canada and Hewfoundland as discussed before the Halifax Commission 219. Claims of Her Majesty’s government 220. Reply of the agent of the United States 221. Reply in behalf of Her Britannic Majesty’s government 222. Other references to the menhaden in the testimony and affidavits 223. The argument of Mr. Dana 224. Comments Section M. The manufacture of oil and guano 41. A history of the manufacture of menhaden oil 225. The claims of Maino to the first discovery of menhaden oil 226. The claims of Connecticut and Hew York 227. The inception of the oil business in Maine 228. The dates of erection of factories in Maine 42. The location of the oil-factories. (Seo also Appendix H) 229. Factories in Maine 230. Factories in Massachusetts — 231. Factories in Rhode Island 232. Factories in Connecticut 233. Factories in Hew York 234. Factories in Hew Jersey 235. Factories in Chesapeake Bay 236. Factories on the Southorn coast 43. Methods cf manufacture 237. The principles involved in the manufacture of oil 238. A description of processes employed in manufacture 239. A description of the processes employed in refining 240. The factory of George W.Miles & Co 147 147 147 148 148 148 149 150 150 150 151 151 151 152 152 152 155 155 156 156 156 157 158 159 160 161 161 161 161 161 162 164 164 165 165 165 166 166 167 168 168 169 169 169 170 170 171
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