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been developed and companies interested in its preparation, with 

 the result that they are prepared to make from 2,000 to 5,000 

 tons this year if sufficient farmers can be acquainted with its merits 

 and interested to purchase it. 



NEED OJF ADDITIONAL FISHERY PRODUCTS LABORATORIES. 



The Washington laboratory is intended for the study of general 

 problems. It is also specially equipped for the careful investiga- 

 tion and analysis of the properties of fishes and fishery products, 

 such as oils and fertilizers, a place in which to make an examination 

 and tests of the manifold products referred to the Bureau. Therein 

 its technologists may try out new ways of operation and methods 

 suggested by their visits to the fishing centers and receive valuable 

 training which will enable them the better to cope with field 

 problems. Consideration of the problems needing and receiving 

 attention will, I think, convince you of the need of this laboratory 

 and that it should render efficient service to the industry. 



There are many special problems which of necessity must be 

 conducted at the seat of the industry. For these, provision 

 should be made for several additional fishery products laboratories, 

 possibly one for each of the main geographical divisions of the 

 fisheries. In addition to assisting those in the industry to effect 

 economies and improvements in methods of preparation of fishes, 

 of the region for market, in preservation, in the prevention of 

 spoilage and in developing new or untried methods of preservation 

 and uses for by-products, such laboratories might profitably give 

 attention to the perfection of apparatus and methods of capture 

 and handling, to the study of the needs of conservation, that 

 timely attention may be called to dangers of depletion or ultimate 

 exhaustion, and the prevention of unnecessary waste or destruction. 

 There is a growing demand for such work. To meet this in so far 

 as has been practicable, a small temporary experimental plant has 

 been established at San Pedro, California, especially for the 

 developing of methods of canning mackerel, barracuda, etc., to 

 which reference has been made. 



If such laboratories are to produce the results for which they 

 are intended, skilled technologists must be employed for the 

 technological work. These should be university graduates in 

 chemistry and technology with training in chemical technology in 



