TABLE OP -CONTENTS. VII 



Page. 

 Skctioh K.— The menhaden ab a souecb of pood— Continued. 



36. Food-preparations derived from the menhaden 137 



lb9. 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 Fish "—Methods of preparation and uses 139 



193. Possible yield of "Extract of Fish" 140 



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 143 



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 



800. Testimony before the Halifa:x Commission regarding the greater value of menhaden 



bait 147 



201. "Slivering" menhaden 147 



202. The preparation of menhaden bait 147 



203. The use of menhaden bait in coast fisheries 148 



204. The extent of the bait-fisheries in Southern New England 148 



205. Bai^fishing in the Merrimac Eiver andin Salem Harbor 148 



206. Estimate of the annual consumption of menhaden bait 149 



207. Use of menhaden bait by the Georges Bank fieet 150 



208. TJse of menhaden bait by the Grand Banks fleet 150 



209. TJse of menhaden bait by the mackerel line fishermen 150 



210. TJse of menhaden bait by the Connecticut smacks 151 



211. TJse of menhaden bait by the New York halibut fleet 151 



212. Annual sale of bait by the vessels of the Maine manufacturers 151 



213. The Connecticut method of icing bait 152 



214. The Cape Ann method of icin^ bait 152 



215. Comparative value of different methods of icing bait 152 



39. Conflicts between bait-fishermen and manufacturers of oil 155 



216. Early feuds 155 



217. Present aspects of the conflict in Maine 1£6 



40. Menhaden bait as an article of commerce, and the discussion of its value before the Halifax 



Commission of 1877 156 



218. The export of menhaden bait to Canada and Newfoundland as discussed before the 



Halifax Commission 156 



219. Claims of Her Majesty's government 157 



220. Reply of the agent of the United States 158 



221. Reply in behalf of Her Britannic Majesty's government 159 



222. Other references to the menhaden in the testimony and affidavits 160 



223. The argument of Mr. Dana 161 



224. Comments 161 



Section M. The makufacture of oil and guano 161 



41. A history of the manvfacttire of menhaden oil 161 



225. The claims of Maine to the first discovery of menhaden oil 161 



226. The claims of Connecticut and New York 162 



227. The inception of the oil business in Maine 164 



228. The dates of erection of factories in Maine 164 



42. The location of the oil-factories. (See also Appendix H) 165 



229. Factories in Maine 165 



230. Factories in Massachusetts 165 



231. Factories in Ehode Island 166 



232. Factories in Connecticut 166 



233. Factories in New York 167 



234. Factories in Now Jersey 168 



235. Factories in Chesapeake Bay 168 



236. Factories on the Southern coast 169 



43. Methods of manufacture 169 



237. The principles involved in the manufacture of oil 169 



238. A description of processes employed in manufacture 170 



2.39. A description of the processes employed in refining 170 



840. The factory of George W. Miles & Co 171 



