1152 FISHERIES OF THE UNITED STATES. [122] 



Guano from menhaden (Brevoortia tyr annus). 



1. "George W. Miles's I. X. L. amrnoniated bone superphosphate, 

 containing ammonia 3 to 5 per cent.; available phosphoric 

 acid, 10 to 12 per cent.; potash, 2 to 4 percent.; ammouia, pro- 

 duced from fish. 



2. "Miles's patented ammoniated superphosphate, containing am- 

 monia, 2£ to 3£ per cent. ; available phosphoric acid, 8 to 10 

 per cent.; potash, 1 to 3 per cent.; ammonia, produced from 

 fish. 



3. "George W. Miles's patented acid fish, No. 1, containing ammo- 

 nia, 10 to 12 per cent. ; available phosphoric acid, 4 to 6 per 

 cent. This is fish fresh from the presses, treated with acid. 



4. " Miles's patented acid fish, No. 2, containing ammonia, 9 to 11 

 per cent. ; available phosphoric acid, 4 to 6 per cent. This is 

 fish after passing through a sweating process, treated with acid. 



5. "George W. Miles's patented C. Island guano, No. 1, containing 

 ammouia, 10 to 12 per cent. ; bone phosphate of lime, 14 to 17 

 per cent. This is fish fresh from the presses, dried in steam 

 dryers. • 



6. " Miles's C. Island guano, No. 2, ammonia, 8 to 10 per cent. ; bone 

 phosphate of lime, 10 to 12 per cent. This is fish dried in steam 

 dryers after passing through a sweating process. 



7. " Pure dried fish, No. 1, containing ammonia, 10 to 12 per cent. ; 

 bone phosphate of lime, 9 per cent. This is fish fresh from the 

 presses, dried on platforms and ground. 



8. " Pure dried fish, No. 2, containing ammonia, 10 to 12 percent.; 

 bone phosphate of lime, 9 per cent. This is fish fresh from the 

 presses, dried on platforms, uuground. 



9. " Miles's ammoniated dissolved bone, ammonia, 2 to 3 per cent.; 

 7 to 9 per cent, phosphoric acid ; ammonia, from fish. 



10. " Miles's dissolved black, containing 36 per cent, bone phosphate 

 of lime; burnt bone dissolved in acid. 



11. " Miles's acid phosphate, containing 25 per cent, bone phosphate 

 of lime. 



12. " George W. Miles's ammoniated acid phosphate, containing 3 

 per cent, of ammonia, 22 per cent, bone phosphate of lime ; am- 

 monia, produced from fish. 



13. " Pure rock phosphate, 60 per cent, bone phosphate of lime. 



16. " Miles's fish and potash, No. 1 ; ammouia, 4 to 6.per cent. ; avail- 



able phosphoric acid, 5 to 8 per cent.; potash, 4 to 6 per cent. 



1 7. " Miles's fish and potash, No. 2 ; ammonia, 3 to 5 per cent. ; avail- 

 able phosphoric acid, 5 to 8 percent.; potash, 4 to 6 percent." 



Milford, Conn. The George W. Miles Company. 



Guano from menhaden (Brevoortia tyrannus). 



1. Dry fish-scrap. "Percentages: Ammonia, 10£ per cent.; bone 

 phosphate of lime, 15 per cent." 



