384 REPORT OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. 



28. Yes. About the sounds of Carolina and Chesapeake Bay. 



29. Never in Maine. It will appear in lata southern fishing, Novem- 

 ber and December. 



30. Am unable to say. Parent fish does not devour them. 



31. Worms occasionally found in the head. 



32. Immensely. 



33. Never. 



34. Seines. 



35. Length, 500 yards ; depth, 60 yards. 



36. Steaaiers, schooners, and sloops varying from 20 to 70 tons, new 

 measurement. 



37. Ten usually make a crew. 



38. While they can see. From daylight till dark. 



39. No. 



40. Prevents their capture by " raising a sea." Cold winds cause 

 them not to " show." 



41. In Booth Bay, 21 crews, 210 men. 



42. Sent at once to the works to which the catchiug crew belong. 

 Each gang fishes for the. factory which provides the apparatus for fish- 

 ing. 



43. They number six: A. Suffolk Oil & Guano Works, J. G. Nicker- 

 son. B. Atlantic Oil & Guano Works, Luther Maddocks. C. Works 

 of Gallup & Holmes. D. Works of Gallup & Manchester. E. Works 

 of Kenniston, Cobb & Co. F. White Wine Brook Company's Works, 

 G. B. Kenniston and others. 



44. Depends wholly on the number of barrels of fish secured and their 

 fatness, both of which vary each year. For 1873 the following is about 

 the result, using letters as above to designate the figures : A. 120,000 

 gallons. B. 112,000 gallons. C. 42,500 gallons. D. 62,500 gallons. 

 E. 42,500 gallons. F. Not run. 



45. Fifty per cent, in addition to the amount usually made. 

 40. Factories vary in cost from $10,000 to $60,000. 



47. In 1873, 75 cents per barrel. In previous years, from 50 cents to 

 11.25 per barrel. 



48. Barrel averages 2i gallons usually. 



49. Varies with the time of the season, whether it be in June or 

 October. 



50. Three pints. May. 



51. Six and one-half gallons in October. 



52. Yes, average ; though Southern fish late (December) are very fat. 



53. Began in Maine in 1865. Grew rapidly for four years. Not aug- 

 mented any since 1870, except in method and means of taking the fish. 



54. Boston, New York, and export. 



55. Massachusetts and the Southern States. 



56. Sold largely for curriers' use, and to adulterate higher-priced oils. 



57. From 35 to 48 cents. Previous years, from 33 cents to $1.05. 



