64 BULLETIN 792, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
SQUID. 
In the special report of the Bureau of Census on the Fisheries of 
the United States the squid is referred to as “‘cuttle-fish.”” They are 
“mollusks found in large numbers all along the coast. The ‘common 
squid, ‘octopus,’ ‘calamary,’ sea arrow,’ etc., are different species 
found in particular localities. They are caught in fish pounds, seines, 
weirs, and trawls and with fishhooks; large numbers are also taken 
by driving them on shore by ‘torching.’ Some are caught with a 
peculiar arrangement of hooks called a ‘squid jig.’ Different species 
vary in length from a few inches to 50 feet. They are important as 
a bait for many useful fish and as food for man. Oil, ‘cuttle bone,’ 
a dentifrice, india ink, etc., are also obtained from them.” 
The report on January 1, 1918, showed 2,065,680 pounds of squid 
in cold storage on that date. This was 68.5 per cent more than the 
quantity held on the same date in 1917. The stocks decreased until. 
May 15, when 362,513 pounds remained in cold storage. An increase 
occurred on August 15, the stocks then again decreased and on Decem- 
ber 15 amounted to 326,247 pounds. 
TaBLE 58.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen squid during 1918, and increase 
or decrease during each month. 
Holdings ~ | Relative 
Month. on fifteenth | percent- Increase or decrease 
of month. age. during month. 
Pounds. Per cent. Pounds. Per cent. 
AAI Ms = eee eee eens i RRL: eine ee ape 2,065,680 100.0 — 370,962 — 18.0 
Web ri ary 2 see a Sasa Gite Ease 1,694,718 82.0 — 453,271 — 26.7 
Warch! Ro St. ae Oe ea. Sr aa ey a Le 1,241,447 60.1 — 641,139 — 51.6 
Aid ae ee LR Cae Tee GN a a, Fs ea 600,308 29.1 — 237,795 — 39.6 
WV yyy eee ee a A Do et Ce onc eae Ss 362,513 17.5 +424,560 +117.1 
a [oP EG eee Oc ST 9 ie Noe ep Tea Use ots Pape nee 787,073 38.1 + 38,213 + 4.9 
TL 7 Sa ea ys ig fee ee en on TER Cr ee ee 825,286 40.0 +308,499 + 37.4 
BNF Eng ) oy ica eee cr oe Oc eS co ID ER le. |e aNelen e 1,133,785 54.9. — 142,684 — 12.6 
SED LCM Er Se) Ss lca Eee Seer) =| Sains Oye OE 991,101 48.0 + 20,655 + 2.1 
OEtGber 2 ke es Le eg, oa os Ae 1,011,756 49.0 — 414,092 — 40.9 
Wovember.) 225 6.05 i. Saas. | Laie ee 597,664 28.9 — 271,417 — 45.4 
Wecember hs sh ne LL Ae pa Se 326,247 15.8 — 57,859 = 7 
TABLE 59.—Monthly cold storage holdings of frozen squid during 1918 compared with 
those of 1917. 
Reported for 1918. Comparison with 1917. 
Month. : Holdings | Storages Increase 
Storages reported reporting 1917. 1918. on 
reporting.| on fifteenth | for both deccsase: 
of month. | dates. ; 
Number. Pounds. Number. Pounds. Pounds. Per cent. 
January so ee ee 36 2,065,680 27 1,068,212 1,799,466 +68.5 
Rebruary fe) 42 ee eee 39 1,694,718 29 666,075 1,168,351 +75.4 
March) ot 2k ee ee 42 1,241,447 31 628,870 1,008,667 +60.4 
Agorat ie ee ee ee 39 600,308 30 347,205 480,362 +38.4 
Mia vo Pee eS ee 30 362,513 22 267,583 273,914 + 2.4 
Sunek se) 2 Re Ee eee 24 787,073 16 1.387,202 534,631 — 61.5 
uly.) ee ee ee ee ee 30 825,286 23 1,501,790 609,461 —d59.4 
AU PUSt: 2: Pee eee) pee 27 1,133,785 20 1,901,277 948,434 — 50.1 
September ee 25 | 991,101 19 2,470,616 827,809 — 66.5 
October sae 2 ee ae 274 1,011,756 26 2,863,006 986,814 — 65.5 
November 02 or 2s see as 33 597,664 33 3,052,079 597,664 — 80.4 
December. 22 So. Ls 34 326,247 33 2,434,430 326,247 — 86.6 
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