CONTENTS, IX 



13. "WOTtK ACC0MPOSI1ET1 IN 1877— Continned. ^'"g''- 



The carp— Continued. 



Ii;tioductioii by Mr. Poppe into Sonoma, Cal *-*-i 



The Eiiroiscan tench 



Introdiictiou by Mr. Hesscl with the. carii -^-^ 



Special peculiarities and Yalue • 



TIae golden i<le 



Introduction by Mr. Hessel '^^ 



. 44 



Tine sea herring 



Importanco as an article of food 



Peciiliarities of its eggs '^ 



Spaiivning habits of the fish '_' 



Experiments at ISTomans Land, by Vinal N. Edwards -^^^ 



Experiment in Germany by Dr. H.A.Meyer 4.i 



Special arrangements required for artificial hatching •*■' 



Variations in specific gravity of eggs of different fishes ; some lighter, others heavier 



than water 



Compari.son of eggs of California salmon and trout 40 



The European turbot and sole. 



40 



Great v.ariety of food-fishes already in American waters ■!*' 



Propriety of adding turbot and solo to the number •*<! 



Interest taken by Mr. J. G. Kidder, of Boston -^J^ 



■ Employment of Mr. Mather to bring over a supply from England •17 



Assistance rendered by English gentlemen ■* ' 



Difliculties experienced in getting fish '^^ 



Assistance of Cunard Steamship Company '^'^ 



Eish brought over and place of deposit 



Actnowledgmonta to'the Treasury Department ^8 



II.— APPENDIX TO EEPOET OF COMMISSIONEE. 



APPENDIX A.— THE SEA-FISHERIES. 



Page. 

 I. a. Brown Goodc. A history of the menhaden. By G. Brown G^ode, curator of United 

 States National Museum; with .tN account of the agricultural use.s of fishes, by Prof. 



W.O. Atwater, professor of chemistry, Wesleyan TTniversity, Middletown, Conn 



Section A. Introduction 



Section B. The names of the menhaden " 



Section C. A description of the Ameiican species of Brevoortia, with anatomical and physio- 

 logical notes ^^ 



Section D. Geographical disti-ibution, and the movements of the schools 35 



Section E. Abundance of the menhaden comparative and absolute "^ 



Section F. Pood of the menhaden ^^_ 



Section G. Eeproduction of the menhaden ■»• ^-^ 



Section H. The enemies and fatalities of the menhaden 1<^^ 



Section I. The menhaden fisheries - ^^'^ 



Supersection. Economical value and applications of the menhaden I'"' 



Section K. The menhaden as a source of food ^■'•' 



Section L. The menhaden as a bait-fish ^'^} 



Section M. The manufacture of oil and guano 



161 

 Section N. ilenhaden and other fish, and their products, as related to agriculture. By W. 



0. Atwater. (See also Appendix 0) ^^'J 



Appendix A. Circular relating to statistics of the menhaden fishery - -68 



Appendix E. List of correspondents from whom contributions Ijave been received 271 



Appendix C. Bibliograpln" of literafure relating to the menhaden 274 



Appendix D. Extr.acts from writings of ichthyologists relating to the menhaden 2,0 



Appendix E. Catalogue of specimens in the United States National Museum iUustrating the 



history of the menhaden - • • 



Appendix P. Tables of ocean temperature for certain points en the east coast of the United 



States '^^ 



Appendix G. Table showing comparative amounts of menhaden, mackerel, shad, and ale- 

 wives inspected in the State of Massachusetts, 1804 to 1877 295 



Appendix H. List of manufacturers of menhaden oil and guano. Compiled by Mr. Jasper 



^' T, 290 



Pryer 



Appendix I. Partial list of vessels employed in the menhaden fishery --- 297 



Appendix K. Prices-current of menhaden oil and review of the markets (from the Oil, Paint, 



and Drug Reporter) 299 



