L3J USE OF FISH GUANO AS A FERTILIZER. 665 



employed it in the year 1880": Cash Point, Lincoln County. "In ex- 

 ceptional cases f it has not been introdaced extensively": Muddy Creek,. 

 Loudon County. "It is; farmers buy it at Knoxville," Unitia, Loudon 

 County. "Yes; four farmers used 80 tons in 1880; they bought it at 

 Knoxville": Wave Hill, Union County. "Yes; about twenty-five men 

 used 500 pounds in 1880; it was obtained at Eichmoud, Va.": Faiu's,. 

 Washington County. There are 589 negative reports from Tennessee. 



8. Washington. — " It is by those living near the sound ": Kamilche, 

 Mason County. " Carcasses of dogfish and the refuse of herring fish- 

 eries are used by gardeners on Fillalgo Island": Artondale, Pierce 

 County. "Yes; a little": Sumner, Pierce County. "In some cases": 

 Lowell, Snohomish County. "In some cases; as a rule, our farmers 

 have not utilized fish guano" : Olympia, Thurston County. "In limited 

 quantities; from Cyjiress Island fisheries": Anacortes, Whatcom 

 County. " There has been little fish scrap used by a few with good 

 results": Fidalgo, Whatcom County. "It is": Semiahmoo, Whatcom 

 County. There have 121 negative reports been received from Wash- 

 in gtou. 



9. West Virginia. — "A little from Delaware": Capon Bridge, Hamp- 

 shire County. "About two tons were used in 1880, being obtained from 

 Winchester, Va.": Dillon's Eun, Hampshire County. "About one- 

 fourth of all guano used here is fish guano; nearly all farmers use some 

 kind of guano; it is obtained from Winchester, Va.": Hanging Eock, 

 Hampshire County. At Mutton Eun and other places in Hampshire 

 Count}^ there is also evidence of the use of fish guano. "Fish guano is 

 but little used here, though I have seen it occasionally in the market:" 

 Kendalia, Kanawha County. "In 1880 six farmers used about five 

 sacks each of fish guano obtained in Baltimore": Eacoon, Preston 

 County. There are also aflirmative answers from Crump's Bottom,. 

 Summers Countj^, and from Kanawha Station, Wood County. There 

 are 381 negative reports from all parts of the State. 



10. Wisconsin. — "There has been consideriible fish guano used in 

 this county; it is a valuable fertilizer in Bailey's Harbor, Gibraltar,. 

 Jacksonport, and Sturgeon Bay ; they have used the culled fish with 

 great success for several years past, but in 1880 the fishermen found 

 market for most all kinds of fish : " Ellison Bay, Door County. " Yes : " 

 Naugart, Marathon County. "The ottal of the fisheries is utilized to 

 some extent by the farmers near by" : Menekaunee, Marinette County. 

 Seven hundred and forty-two negative reports are on file from this 

 State. 



III. In seventeen States a somewhat extensive use of fish guano is 

 reported. Assuming that the percentage of Territory corresponds with 

 the percentage of affirmative and of negative replies to the question^ 

 the use of fish guano would extend over — 



1. 18 per cent, of the territory of Pennsylvania. 



2. 24 per cent, of the territory of New York. 



