CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF THE HERRING-FISHERY. 337 



1861. 



Lensth. Breadth. „.,^ „„„ 



Inches. Inches. ^'^^- ^^°^- 



1 herring, 9 2 ... 1 small"] 



1 „ 8^ 2 ... 1 small SmaU debris 



1 „ 9i 2i 1 small ... [of fish in 



1 „ 10^ 2i ... 1 smaU I these five. 



1 „ 9^ 2i ... 1 small J 



1 „ 10 2 1 .small ... 



Nov. 9. Boats tried for sprats near Burntisland and above Queensfcrry, 

 and only got a few dozen each. Several boats tried herrings 

 off Granton, and got 500 to 600 herrings each. Examuied 

 six of these, viz. : — 



Milt. Roe. 



1 



1 

 1 



^ ... 1 small. 



1 1 . Very stormy from the east yesterday. Boats went out about 



five this morning. Only a few herrings in each boat. 



12. Several herring boats out, and brought from 500 to 3000 her- 



rings fished in the middle of the Forth. One boat first tried 

 ofi" Burntisland, and got 150 ; then the middle of the Forth, 

 50 ; and afterwards near St David's, and got 20U0 herrings. 

 14 to 23. Stormy weather. Tliirty boats with sprats — average, 20 

 barrels per boat. Boats, when weather permitted, fished 

 herrings ofi" Burntisland and above Quecnsferry ; from 700 to 

 3000 herrings. Sprats, in about thirty boats, 20 crans on 

 an average ; no small herrmgs, but a few Matje herrings 

 among them. 



24. Simday. 



25. Stonny. No boats out. 



26 to 30. Boats got 800 to 1500 herrings. About thirty sprat 

 boats out ; they got 20 to 30 barrels each ; sold at from 8s. to 

 12s. per barrel ; but weather stormy for several days, and 

 no boats out for herrings. 

 Dec. 6, 7. Stormy. Herring boats got 2000 to 3000 herrings off" Buck- 

 haven and off Burntisland. Sprats abundant, and selling at 

 2s. 6d. to 3s. per barrel ; herring at 5s. per hunckcd. 

 8, 9. Herring boats got 2000 to 3000 herrings. Six or seven boats 

 of sprats, about 30 barrels each. Thirty-five herring boats off 

 Burntisland got from 2-^to8| crans each; sold at 22s.pcrcran. 



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