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 Section K.— The jienhaden as a soukce of food— Continued. 



36. Food-preparations derived from the menhaden - 137 



mo. Menhaden presorvod in oil, "American sardines" 137 



190. Tlie qualities of "American sardines" 138 



191. Menhaden preserved in spices 138 



192. Mr. Goodale's "Extract of Fish "—Methods of preparation and uses 13D 



193. Possible yield of "Extract of Fish" * 140 



37. The menhaden as a food for animals 140 



194. Menhaden scrap as a food for cattle and poultry , 140 



Section L.— The menhaden as a bait-fisu 141 



38. Theuseof menhaden for bait 141 



195. Menhaden as a bait for cod 141 



196. Comparative value of menhaden and other bait 142 



197. Menhaden as a bait for mackerel 142 



198. Comparative value of herring and menhaden for toll-bait 143 



199. The testimony of Canadian officers as to the value of menhaden bait 146 



200. Testimony before the Halifax Commission regarding the greater value of menhaden 



bait - 147 



201. "Slivering" menhaden 147 



202. The preparation of menhaden bait 147 



203. The use of menhaden bait in coast fisheries 148 



204. The extent of the bait-fisheries in Southern New England 148 



205. Bait-fishing in the Merrimac River and in Salem Ilarbor 148 



206. Estimate of the annual consumption of menhaden bait 149 



207. Use of menhaden bait by the Georges Bank fleet 150 



208. Use of menhaden bait by the Grand Banks fleet 150 



209. Use of menhaden bait by the mackerel line fishermen 150 



210. Use of menhaden bait by the Connecticut smacks 151 



211. Use of menhaden bait by the New York halibut fleet 151 



212. Annual eale of bait by the vessels of the Maine manufacturers 151 



213. The Connecticut method of icing bait 152 



214. The Cape Ann method of icing bait 152 



215. Comparative value of different methods of icing bait 152 



39. Conflicts between bait-fishermen and manufacturers of oil 155 



216. Early feuds 155 



217. Present aspects of the conflict in Maine 1E6 



40. Menhaden bail as an article of commerce, and the discussion of its value before the Halifax 



Commission of 1877 156 



218. The export of menhaden bait to Canada and Newfoundland as discussed before the 



Halifax Commission 156 



219. Claims of Her Majesty's government 157 



220. Keply of the agent of the United States 158 



221. Keply in behalf of Her Britannic Majesty's government 159 



222. Other references to the menhaden in the testimony and afiidavits ICO 



223. The argument of Mr. Dana 161 



224. Comments 161 



Section M. The manufacture of oil and guano - 161 



41. A history of the manufacture of menhaden oil 161 



225. The claims of Maine to the first discovery of menhaden oil 161 



226. The claims of Connecticut and New York 162 



227. The inception of the oil business in Maine 164 



228. The dates of erection of factories in Maine 164 



42. The location of the e il-factories. (See also Appendix H) 165 



229. Factories in Maine 165 



230. Factories in Massachusetts 165 



231. Factories in Ehode Island --- 166 



232. Factories in Connecticut 166- 



233. Factories in New York 167 



234. Factories in New Jersey 168 



235. Factories in Chesapeake Bay - 168 



236. Factories on the Southern coast 169 



43. Methods of manufacture 169 



237. The principles involved in the manufacture of oil 169 



238. A description of processes employed in manufacture , 170 



239. A description of the processes employed in refining 170 



240. The factory of George W. Miles & Co , 171 



