664 REPOET OF COMMISSIONER OF FISH AND FISHERIES. [2] 



used as a fertilizer but possibly as food, as there is nothing of organic 

 nature the Chinaman will not eat. These bales weigh from 300 to 400 

 pounds each. The farmers in the vicinity of Point Arena have used it 

 to some extent on wheat lands, and report it as increasing the crop from 

 30 to 50 j)er cent. At one time they used all they could get at the 

 original price demanded by the Chinese ; but the latter soon raised the 

 price from $8 to $12 per ton, and it has not since been in as general 

 use there as formerly." 



"Nearly' all farmers in the valley use it, obtaining it from Sacramento 

 and San Francisco": Etna Mills, Siskiyou County. The foregoing con- 

 stitute the affirmative reports. There are 486 negative reports on tile 

 from this State. 



2. Kentucky. — "A very little used, which is obtained at our county 

 seat, being brought from New York, Cincinnati, and Louisville": Wade's 

 Mill, Clark County. "A little for experiment" : Frankfort, Franklin 

 County. "Very little is used, being obtained from Baltimore, Md., and 

 Savannah, Ga.": Pulaski, Somerset Count3% There are 594 negative 

 reports from this State. 



3. Louisiana. — "Three hundred tons, obtained from Charleston, 

 S. C, were used in 1880, principally by the Ames plantation": Gretna, 

 Jefferson County. There are 205 negative reports from Louisiana. 



4. Michigan. — "What we use we manufacture ourselves, but are 

 ignorant of the true way of doing it": Skanee, Baraga County. "A 

 small amount, obtained at Grand Rapids and Jackson, is used, and by 

 15 or 20 men": Morgan, Bay County. "Fishermen use fish guano on 

 their gardens somewhat; none bought or sold here": Mackinaw City, 

 Cheboygan County. "Winegar, Miller «& Co. use it on their farm at 

 Martin's Island, Delta County": Escanaba, Delta County. " Only when 

 fish are found dead on the lake shore, as is sometimes the case": Bear 

 Lake, Manistee County. "What little is used here is bought by our 

 farmers at Grand Rapids, 16 miles distant": South Blendou, Ottawa 

 County. The number of negative reports from this State is 819. 



5. Mississippi. — "The fish is used as a fertilizer": Bay Saint Louis, 

 Hancock County. " Salt water sardines are used for guano and are 

 very plentiful" : Scranton, Jackson County. There are 332 negative 

 reports from this State. 



6. Ohio. — "Not in any quantity; $150 per year is about the limit": 

 Powhatan Point, Belmont County. "They use fish for iertilizer on 

 the lake shore": Dover, Cuyahoga County. "Offal from fish house and 

 worthless fish are used on the fields": Vermillion, Erie County. " Fer- 

 tilizers are used quite extensively, fish guano forming a part": Barlow, 

 Washington County. "Yes": Toledo, Lucas County. The number of 

 negative answers from Ohio is 1,228. 



7. Tennessee. — "It is": Asbury, Knox County. "Yes, it is being 

 used of late by quite a number of farmers. I suppose that at least 500 

 farmers, averaging to use 800 pounds each, and living in this vicinity, 



