[55J USE OF FISH GUAN,0 AS A FERTILIZER. 695 



"J. M. Arthurs and W. D. Wilds, Kenton, Del., sell to a few farmers 

 here." J. B. Messick, Down's Chapel, Kent County. 



"H. A. Murray, Dover, Del., formerly made it, but has engaged iu 

 other business. Those who formerly used fish guano here have discon- 

 tinued it, finding by experience that other fertilizers were preferable." 

 Julia S. Bradley, P. M., Canterbury, Kent County. 



"Four or five tons are used by from five to ten persons, among whom 

 are E. D. Hitchens and H. Hickman. T. E. Records and E. D. Hitchens 

 deal in it, and buy it in Philadelphia and New York." D. W. Brereton, 

 P. M., Lewes, Sussex County. 



FERTILIZING PRODUCTS. 



The following statement is by Mr. A. M. Wilcox, secretary of the Fish 

 Bureau, Boston, Mass. : " During the past few years more attention has 

 each year been given to the fertilizing qualities contained in the large 

 amount of fish waste and scrap that was formerly constantly being 

 thrown away. Three of the numerous factories in and around Boston 

 use any fish products, making a specialty of this line, utilizing all the 

 scrap and waste from the numerous boneless fish factories, menhaden 

 chum, and the large amount of refuse from the market fishermen, such 

 as fish heads, all kinds of unmarketable fish, in fact everything con- 

 nected with the fish that was formerly thrown away is now utilized at 

 the fertilizing factory, the fishermen receiving quite a sum for the same. 



"The process of manufacture is simple and varies but little in any of 

 the factories, fish scrap, bone phosphate, and sulphuric acid being the 

 main ingredients used by all. The use of this fertilizing material has 

 shown such favorable results, the demand is constantly on the increase. 

 Dealers give the following as the distribution from the various factories 

 of New England during 1879 : 



Tons. 



New York 40, 000 



North Carolina 20, 000 



South Carolina 20, 000 



Virginia 45, 000 



Georgia 45, 000 



New England 10, 000 



"Maryland and New Jersey take a less amount. The newer States 

 of the West as yet care for but little if any fertilizing compounds. A 

 large amount is also exported to the West Indies. Fourteen thousand 

 tons were manufactured by the three factories here during 1879. The 

 price ranged from $25 to $35 a ton." 



The proportional part of the capital and products to the credit of the 

 fishing industry is as follows: 



Capital $100, OOO 



Men employed 90 



Value of product $140, 000 



