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 Skction K.— The mexhaden as a boukce of food— Continued. 



30. Food-preparations dc:iocd from the inenhaden 137 



ItO. McuLadou preserved in oil, "Aniericau sardines" 137 



100. Tlio qualities of "American sardines" 133 



191. Menhaden preserved in spices 138 



192. Mr. Goodalo's "Extract of Fish "—Methods cf preparation and uses 139 



193. rossiblo 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 



SEcnoN 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 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-flsheries in Southern New England 143 



205. Bait-fishing in the Merrimac River and in Salem Harbor 148 



206. Estimate of the annual consumption of mrnhaden bait 149 



207. Use of menhaden bait by the Georges Bank fleet ISO 



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



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



210. Use of menhaden bait by the Connecticut smacks 151 



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



212. Annual ralo of bait by the vessels of tho Maine manufacturers 151 



213. The Connecticut metlod of icing bait 153 



214. The Cape Ann method of icing bait 152 



215. Comparative value of different methods cf icing bait 152 



39. Conflicts between baitfuhermen and manufacturers of oil 155 



216. Early feuds 155 



217. Present aspects of the conflict in Maine If 6 



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



Comm,ission of 1877 156 



218. Tho export of menhaden bait to Canada and Newfoundland as discnssed before the 



Halifax Commission 156 



219. Claims of Her Majesty's government 157 



220. Reply of the agent of tho United States 158 



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



222. Other references to tho menhaden in the testimony and aflttdavita 160 



223. Tho argument of Mr. Dana 161 



224. Comments 101 



Section M. The manufacture of oil and guano 161 



41. A history of the manufacture cf menhaden oil 161 



225. The claims of Maine to the first discovery of menhaden oil 101 



236. Tho el.'.ims of Connecticut and New York 162 



227. Tho inception of tho oil business in Maine 161 



228. Tho dates of erection of factories in Maine 1C4 



42. Tlie location of the cil-factories. (See also Appendix H) 165 



229. Factories in Maine 165 



230. Factories in MasJjachusetts 165 



231. Factories in Rhode Island 166 



232. Facto; ics ia Connecticut 166 



233. Factories ia New York 167 



234. Factories in New Jersey 168 



235. Factories ia Chesapeake Bay 168 



236. Factories on the Southern coast 169 



43. Methods cf manufacture 169 



237. The principles involved in the manufacture of oil 169 



238. A description of processes employed in manufacture 170 



239. A description of the processes employed in refining 170 



840. The factory of George W.MiJea & Co„ 171 



