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  REPORT 
  OF 
  COMMISSIONER 
  OF 
  FISH 
  AND 
  FISHERIES. 
  [18] 
  

  

  must 
  be 
  thrown 
  in 
  heaps 
  of 
  ten 
  or 
  twelve 
  in 
  such 
  a 
  manner 
  as 
  to 
  pre- 
  

   sent 
  as 
  little 
  surface 
  to 
  the 
  sun 
  as 
  possible. 
  When 
  the 
  fish, 
  after 
  having 
  

   remained 
  in 
  press, 
  have 
  become 
  sufficiently 
  stiff 
  to 
  admit 
  of 
  being 
  "raft- 
  

   ered" 
  (laid 
  on 
  edge), 
  one 
  must 
  observe, 
  during 
  the 
  conditions 
  of 
  weather 
  

   just 
  named, 
  that 
  they 
  are 
  not 
  turned 
  broadside 
  to 
  the 
  sun; 
  but 
  the 
  

   >;p<errerne 
  must 
  be 
  turned 
  according 
  to 
  this. 
  

  

  The 
  fish 
  must 
  not 
  be 
  too 
  dry 
  before 
  they 
  arc 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  first 
  press 
  

   layer, 
  else 
  they 
  will 
  with 
  difficulty 
  u 
  repel 
  salt."* 
  At 
  first 
  the 
  brine 
  is 
  tur- 
  

   bid 
  and 
  has 
  a 
  bitter 
  saline 
  taste; 
  later 
  it 
  becomes 
  clear 
  as 
  water 
  and 
  

   acquires 
  a 
  milder 
  taste. 
  If 
  the 
  brine 
  becomes 
  turbid 
  afresh, 
  the 
  fish 
  

   must 
  be 
  placed 
  in 
  smaller 
  piles 
  so 
  that 
  they 
  will 
  not 
  be 
  pressed 
  any 
  more. 
  

  

  When 
  the 
  fish 
  are 
  laid 
  in 
  piles, 
  the 
  best 
  way 
  to 
  place 
  them 
  is 
  just 
  as 
  

   herring 
  are 
  crowded 
  in 
  a 
  barrel. 
  It 
  is 
  necessary 
  to 
  observe 
  precisely 
  

   that 
  the 
  belly 
  of 
  one 
  fish 
  is 
  placed 
  in 
  the 
  middle 
  of 
  the 
  back 
  of 
  another. 
  

   When 
  thcfloen 
  is 
  filled 
  on 
  one 
  side, 
  the 
  beginning 
  must 
  be 
  made 
  on 
  the 
  

   opposite 
  side, 
  provided 
  only 
  one 
  person 
  is 
  engaged 
  in 
  the 
  work. 
  The 
  

   layers 
  are 
  heaped 
  vertically 
  and 
  perfectly 
  straight 
  from 
  the 
  bottom 
  to 
  

   the 
  top.t 
  

  

  In 
  relaying 
  the 
  press 
  layers 
  it 
  must 
  be 
  observed 
  that 
  the 
  napes, 
  which 
  

   at 
  the 
  first 
  pressing 
  were 
  turned 
  outwards, 
  should 
  be 
  laid 
  inwards. 
  If 
  

   the 
  fish 
  in 
  repiling 
  appear 
  to 
  be 
  too 
  dry 
  this 
  can 
  be 
  remedied 
  by 
  sprink- 
  

   ling 
  them 
  with 
  fresh 
  water. 
  

  

  The 
  piles 
  must 
  always 
  be 
  well 
  protected 
  from 
  rain 
  and 
  sun. 
  They 
  

   ought 
  properly 
  to 
  be 
  placed 
  on 
  some 
  elevation 
  and 
  in 
  such 
  a 
  manner 
  

   that 
  the 
  surface 
  water 
  cannot 
  reach 
  them. 
  A 
  foundation 
  of 
  pebbles 
  is 
  

   the 
  best. 
  In 
  the 
  absence 
  of 
  these 
  wood 
  is 
  used. 
  The 
  undermost 
  layer 
  

   is 
  placed 
  with 
  the 
  skin 
  side 
  down, 
  the 
  remainder 
  with 
  the 
  skin 
  up. 
  

  

  The 
  heaps 
  from 
  the 
  beginning 
  of 
  the 
  drying 
  ought 
  to 
  be 
  covered 
  with 
  

   stone, 
  and 
  the 
  weight 
  of 
  the 
  stone 
  should 
  increase 
  progressively 
  as 
  the 
  

   drying 
  advances. 
  Weight 
  must 
  be 
  divided 
  uniformly 
  over 
  the 
  cover. 
  

  

  The 
  dried 
  fish 
  are 
  removed 
  after 
  they 
  are 
  finished, 
  and 
  are 
  brought 
  

   either 
  on 
  shipboard 
  or 
  placed 
  in 
  well-covered 
  heaps. 
  

  

  Some 
  manufacturers 
  recommend 
  laying 
  the 
  fish 
  in 
  the 
  sun 
  with 
  the 
  

   skin 
  side 
  up, 
  if 
  it 
  has 
  been 
  over-salted 
  or 
  if 
  it 
  is 
  salt-burned, 
  as 
  the 
  salt 
  

   is 
  thereby 
  drawn 
  from 
  the 
  flesh 
  side. 
  Turning 
  occurs 
  more 
  frequently 
  

   the 
  further 
  the 
  drying 
  process 
  advances. 
  The 
  fish 
  should 
  never 
  be- 
  

   stowed 
  away 
  when 
  they 
  are 
  warm. 
  

  

  In 
  damp 
  weather 
  the 
  fish 
  in 
  the 
  warehouse 
  should 
  be 
  well 
  covered, 
  

   but 
  in 
  dry 
  weather, 
  on 
  the 
  contrary, 
  air 
  them 
  by 
  opening 
  the 
  windows 
  

   and 
  doors. 
  It 
  is 
  likewise 
  desirable 
  to 
  repile 
  them 
  every 
  second 
  or 
  

   third 
  month, 
  partly 
  to 
  air 
  them 
  and 
  partly 
  examine 
  them, 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  

  

  "" 
  See 
  "Rules 
  for 
  the 
  guidance 
  of 
  the 
  fishing 
  population 
  on 
  the 
  manufacture 
  and 
  

  

  treatment 
  of 
  klip-fish." 
  Aalesuiid, 
  1880. 
  

  

  \ 
  Rules 
  for 
  the 
  guidance 
  of 
  the 
  fishing 
  population 
  ou 
  the 
  manufacture 
  and 
  treat- 
  

   ment 
  of 
  klip-fish. 
  Aalesuud, 
  1880. 
  

  

  