3G4 REPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



Number of tons of gnano made in 187G 51, 245 



Isumber of tons of guano made in 1875 53, G25 



Loss 2,380 



Number of gallons of oil held by manufacturers January 10, 



1877 \... 264,000 



Number of gallons of oil held by manufacturers January 12, 



1876 \ *125,000 



In excess of amount hekl January, 1870 130, 000 



Number of tons of guano held by manufacturers January 10, 



1877 . - . 7, 275 



Number of tons of guano held by manufacturers January 12, 



1876 5, 200 



In excess of amount held January 12, 1876 2, 075 



The report of the committee on statistics was accepted. This report 

 is believed to be the most accurate and full of any yet obtained by the 

 association, and the committee are much indebted to Mr. Jasper Pryer 

 for information received and assistance rendered. The officers were 

 chosen for the ensuing year by ballott, and were as follows : President, 

 E. L. Fowler, Guilford, Conn. 5 first vice-president, Daniel T. Church, 

 Tiverton, E. I. ; second vice-president, B. Frank Gallup, Groton, Conn. ; 

 secretary and treasurer, H. L. Dudley, New Haven, Conn. ; executive 

 committee, E. L. Fowler, Guilford, Conn., George F. Tuthill, Green- 

 port, N. Y., B. F. Brightman, Eound Pond, Me. 



Application for admission as members was made by persons not man- 

 ufacturers of, but dealers in, oil and guano. After some discussion it 

 was decided to postpone any action upon the matter until the next 

 annual meeting, notice of which is to be given to the applicants by the 

 secretary. Hon. S. L. Goodale, of Saco, Me., made an address uj^on the 

 food properties of the menhaden, and i^roduced samples of an extract 

 obtained from menhaden, which has been x)ronounced by the most emi- 

 nent scientific authorities quite equal in nutritious properties to the 

 well-known beef extract. The menhaden extract was sampled by the 

 association, and not unfavorably compared with the beef extract, a 

 sample of which was also on trial. It is hoped that the successful 

 development of this new branch of the menhaden industry is not far 

 distant. A vote of thanks was given Mr. Goodale for his address. 



* N. B. — lu the estimate of oil held by manufacturers, January 1'2, ItiTG, oil at New- 

 Bedford was not included, therefore the stock held January, 1877, by manufacturers, 

 is about the same as that of January, 1876 ; but it was deemed best to include in this 

 and future reports all oil held by manufacturers, or for their accouiit, and thus present 

 a full report of all the oil unsold, or to be put into market, by manufacturers. 



