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USE OF FISH GUANO AS A FERTILIZER. 693 



17. KHODE ISLAND— Continued. 



Becapitulaiion of the seventeen States tlmt use fish guano. 



SPECIAL AFFIRMATIVE STATEMENTS FROM DELAWARE. 



For the purpose of testing the matter further in a State largely re- 

 ported as using this fertilizer, special questions were sent out, in answer 

 to which the statements quoted below were obtained. Time prevented 

 prosecuting the inquiry in other States. 



"The fish guano used here is obtained out of town, and amounts to 

 very little." J. M. INIartin, Cool Spring, Sussex County. 



"Mr. J. F. Price and about four others use 30 tons annually, which 

 they obtain in Baltimore." P. B. Alrich, Summit Bridge, New Castle 

 County. 



