HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN MENHADEN. 3G7 



III ]877, 5,700 tons of dried scrap were made by the oil and guano 

 raauiifacturers. 



Number of gallons oil held by manufacturers January 10, 



1877 264, 000 



Number of gallons oil held by manufacturers January 9, 



1878 80, 000 



Amount less than in 1877 178, 000 



Number of tons guano held by manufacturers January 10, 



1877 7,275 



Number of tons guano held by manufacturers January 9, 



1878 1, G40 



Amount less than in 1877 5, 035 



After the report had been accepted and committee discharged, the 

 secretary j;ro tempore read a paper from Dr. Maylert on the subject of 

 scrap-drying. Remarks upon the same subject were also made by Pro- 

 fessor D'Homergue. 



Prof. S. L. Goodale then addressed the association upon his method 

 of extracting or liberating the oil from fish scrap. A general discussion 

 then took place upon the subject of scrap-drying, and the several new 

 methods proposed to accomplish the object. Much attention is being 

 given to this important matter, and the amount of scrap dried the past 

 season was probably double that of any former year, and as the demand 

 is increasing each year, and the saving in ammonia in the dried mate- 

 rial is so large an item, it is hoped that some simple, inexpensive method 

 will soon be found for accomplishing the desired results. The meeting 

 of the association was quite fully attended, and the most interesting yet 

 held. 



The statistics gathered are believed to be the most accurate of any 

 yet obtained. The stocks on hand, of both oil and guano, are very 

 small. The outlook for the coming season is quite favorable, and better 

 prices will doubtless be obtained than for the past few years. Ammo- 

 niacal matter is scarce, and in demand at good prices. 



H. L. DUDLEY, Sccretanj. 



