148 PACIFIC SALMON FISHERIES. 
Prof. Knisely,* of the Oregon State Agricultural College at Cor- 
vallis, Oreg., analyzed canned salmon packed at the Funter Bay 
(Alaska) cannery of the Thlinket Packing Co., with the following 
results: 
if 
Species. Moisture.| Protein. Fat. Ash, 
Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. 
NopkeyevOrmed ferises a< ease cae =e eiclntat aictee sta anicbelee ators iaieretas 64. 74 24.19 9.11 2. 06 
(Oinavoyy @heeat(ebisheine (ole ae ceerode baa Sedcbo seSacccpaeasasance 68. 22 26. 56 3.61 1.66 
Entei backs Ob PI ken elects aise ce aioe ea ee ee eee eee eet 69. 43 24. 00 4. 86 1.68 
TRG. OP Gshbbi ean aque sc. guosbcioe 64 Ssoen baer spose sSenboySS5S * 67.08 25. 06 6. 59 1. 26 
H. M. Loomis, chief of the Seattle food and drug inspection labo- 
ratory, Bureau of Chemistry, United States Department of Agricul- 
ture, reports as follows on analyses of both canned and fresh Pacific 
salmon made at this laboratory.” 
CANNED Saumon (1911 Pack). 
(Each sample is average of two or more cans. All samples, except no. 2, are old form 1-pound tall cans. 
No. 2 is }-pound flat cans.] 
Ammoniacal ni- 
trogen. 
Ethyl + posers ee 
Samples. Water.| ether ee) Tote NaCl.b 
extract.a rere ‘ Richard-| Alcohol 
son vapor 
method. | method. 
Per ct.| Per cent. | Per cent. | Per ct. | Per cent. | Per cent. | Per cent. 
No. 1. Puget Sound sockeye........- 62. 44 16.17 20. 25 2. 50 0.79 | 0.0403 0. 0348 
No. 2. Puget Sound sockeye.......-- 61. 84 13. 74 PALL LHL 2ake, 1.10 . 0457 . 0410 
No. 3. Alaska medium red......-..-. 69. 97 7. 81 20. 40 2. 58 1.09 © 04965 Wiccee ss... 
Non 4eAlaska Chumtesccesasececeeee 73. 48 2. 88 21. 33 2.57 - 83 - 0563 0557 
No. 5. Alaska pink or humpback....| 74.12 4.75 19. 75 1.98 - 50 10404) |2e.. ee 
Nos 65 Alaska Ted sie. 2222 s<ceeoece sos 70. 88 5. 26 21.79 2.35 - 64 = 0455" || Sobe eee 
a Represents the fat. b Represents the salt. 
ANALYSES OF FRESH SALMON, EDIBLE PorTIONS. 
se  ———————— —————————————————eeeeee————————_—_—_—_____________ nnnnEnTIEUEIEEETT TUE UTED EEUU UNO 
‘ 
Ammoniacal ni- 
trogen. 
Ethyl : 
Protein | Total ——_—_—_—_—_—— 
Samples. ‘Water.| ether NaCl. 
e extract. |(N*6-25).| ash. Richard-| Alcohol 
son vapor 
method. | method. 
Puget Sound sockeye salmon (caught | Per ct.| Per cent. | Per cent. | Per ct. | Per cent. | Per cent. Per cent. 
IMR VILL enim n ccc serene nee 67. 48 8. 86 22. 24 TSO loters.elcein erie 0. 012L 0. 0205 
Puget Sound steelhead or salmon 
trout (caught May 7, 1912)......-...- 67. 89 9.39 21. 80 Des tad Re eee - 0135 . 0218 
a nnn EEE DIRREEEEIInESEREREEEE! 
« Pacific Fisherman, vol. VI, no. 1, January, 1908, p. 21. 
b Eighth International Congress of Applied Chemistry, vol. XVI, p. 239-245, 
