A History of the Menhaden

George Brown Goode

Orange Judd Company, 1880 - Menhaden fisheries - 529 pages

Contents

• Section A Introduction 1 Object of the memoir 1 Previous memoirs of the aeries 2 The commercial importance of the menhaden: 1
• Means employed in gathering information: 2
• Circular issued See also Appendix A: 3
• Responses to the circular See also Appendices B and N: 4
• Published accounts of the species See also Appendixes C and D: 5
• Prejndices and superstitions: 6
• The geographical distribution of popular names: 7
• Discrepancies in these names: 9
• Thenameof menhaden claimed to be the preferable one M: 10
• Hardheadandbonyfish: 12
• Alewife and oldwife: 13
• Fatback and yellowtail: 14
• Zoological names IS 30 Latrobes description of Clupea tyrannus and the reasons for adopting this specific name See also Appendix E and Plato II IS ...: 16
• Belknaps Clupea dura: 17
• Jenynss Clupea pectinata: 18
• Section CA description of the American species of Brevoortia with anatomical and PHYSIOLOGICAL NOTES: 19
• Statement of David F Loring Cape Cod lightstation North Truro Man February 231875 409: 24
• Section H Tne enemies and fatalities op the menhadenContinued: 25
• Brevoortia patronus Goode: 26
• Brevoortia pectinata Jenyns GUI: 30
• Siu SI 43 Limits and relations of length and weight y: 31
• Rate of growth of young fish: 32
• Sate of growth of fish during their sojourn on the northern coast: 33
• Arrangement and number of scales: 34
• The swim bladder: 35
• Variations in northern limit in the past i: 36
• Range of other species of the genus: 37
• The arrival and departures of the schools: 38
• Review of the dates of movement upon the entire coast: 39
• Stay on the coast of North Carolina: 40
• Stay on the coast of Virginia and Chesapeake Bay 4t 69 Stay in Delaware Bay: 41
• Stay on the coast of New Jersey: 42
• Stay at the eastern end of Long Island: 43
• Stay in Narragansett Bay: 44
• Stay in Marthas Vineyard Sound: 45
• Table showing dates of appearance of menhaden at Waquoit Weir 185972: 46
• Stay of the schools on the south shore of Cape Cod 4S 80 Stay in Cape Cod Bay: 47
• Stay abont Cape Ann: 48
• The manufacture of flh manureContinued: 49
• Mr Maddocksaccount of the movements of the scbools on the coast of Maine: 50
• The influence of ocean temperatures upon the movements of the menhaden: 52
• General considerations as to the winter retreat of summer fishes: 56
• The theory of extended migrations disoossed with special reference to the mackerel: 62
• The arguments against extended migrations of the menhaden: 65
• The hypothesis of the oceanic sojourn of the menhaden: 66
• A criticism of Rimbands classification with a new classification by habits of east coast fishes: 68
• The movements of the schools of menhaden: 70
• Movements of the scbools to and from the surface: 71
• Section E Abundance of the menuaden comparative and absolute: 78
• Section H The enemies and fatalities of the menhaden: 101
• The menhaden fisheries: 113
• SupeeSectcon ECONOMICAL VALUE AND APPLICATIONS OF THE MENHADEN: 135
• Section K The menhaden as a source of foodContinued 36 Foodpreparations derived from the menhaden: 137
• The qualities of American sardines: 138
• Mr Goodales Extract of Fish Methods of preparation and uses: 139
• Possible yield of Extractor Fish: 140
• The menhaden as a baitfish: 141
• Comparative value of menhaden and other bait: 142
• Comparative valneof herring and menhaden for tollbait: 143
• The testimony of Canadian officers as to the valneof menhaden bait: 146
• Testimony before the Halifax Commission regarding the greater value of menhaden bait: 147
• The use of menhaden bait in coast fisheries: 148
• Estimateof the annual consumption of nienhaden bait: 149
• UBeof menhaden bait by the Georges Bank fleet: 150
• Use of menhaden bait by the Connecticut smacks: 151
• The Connecticut method of icing bait: 152
• Comparative value of different metbods of icing bait: 153
• Conflicts between baitfishermen and manufacturers of oil: 155
• Present aspects of the conflict in Maine 1E6 40 Menhaden bait as an article of commerce and the discussion of its value before Vie Halifax Commissi...: 156
• Claims of Hor Majestys government: 157
• Reply of the agent of the United States: 158
• Reply in behalf of Her Britannic Majestys government: 159
• Other references to the menhaden in the testimony and affidavits: 160
• Tho argument of Mr Dana: 161
• Tho claims of Connecticut and New York: 162
• The inception of the oil business in Maine: 164
• The location of the oilfactories Seo also Appendix H: 165
• Factories in Rhndo Island: 166
• Factories in New York: 167
• Factories in New Jersey: 168
• Factorios on tho Southern coast: 169
• A description of processes empleyed in manufacture: 170
• The factory of George W Miles Co _: 171
• Section tit Menhaden and otheb fish and their products ab related to agriculture: 194
• 93 Goodales new process: 224
• Adamsons process: 225
• Immense waste of fish at present Possibilities of future manufacture 326: 226
• S97 Manufacture of ammoniatcd superphosphates: 227
• Chemical composition of menhaden and other fish and of fish manurc: 228
• Analyses of fishfertilizers: 229
• Waste from fanlty manufacture and use of fish fertilizers: 230
• Essential ingredients of plant food: 231
• Ingredients commonly lacking in wornout soils and hence most Important in ferti lizers 333: 233
• Explanation of chemical terms used In fertilizer analyses: 234
• Valuations of commercial fertilizers See also Appendix O: 235
• Relative values of different fertilizers Fish and Peruvian gnano 344: 244
• WayB of improving flsh manure fermentation 347: 247
• Feeding to stock: 248
• Danger in using fish fertilizers alone: 249
• Fish as food for domestic animals 350: 250
• General principles of feeding maintenance ami production: 251
• Digestion of foods by animals as tested by European experiments: 254
• What is essential to economy in feeding Proportions of albuminoids and carbo hydrates: 255
• Composition and valuations of various food materials German tables: 256
• Experience of Mr Lawes in England on fish as food for swine: 258
• Other European experience: 259
• Experiment of Professor Farrington on fish scrap vs cornmeal for sheep: 260
• European experiments on digestion and nntritive value of fish: 263
• General conclusions 364: 264
• Recapitulation 365: 265
• Flsh as food for stock: 266
• APFendUt A Circular relating to statistics of the menhaden fishery: 268
• Appendix B List of correspondents from whom contributions havo been received: 271
• Appendix CBibliography of literature relating to the menhaden 374: 274
• Extracts from writings of ichthyologists relating to the menhaden: 279
• From MitchiUs Fishes of New York Transactions of Literary and Philosophical Society of New York 1815 p 453: 282
• FromStorers History of the Fishes of Massachusetts 1867p 168: 283
• FromDekays Zoology of New York Fishes 1842 p 259 384: 286
• From TJbler and Luggers List of the Fishes of Maryland 1876p 133: 287
• Appendix E Catalogue of specimens in the United States National Musenm illustrating the history of the menhaden: 289
• ArpeNTiix F Tables of ocean temperatures for certain points on the east coast of the United: 291
• Partial list of vessels empleyed in the menhaden fishery: 297
• Proceedings of the United States Menhaden Oil and Guano Association 3: 358
• Annual reports of menhaden oil and guano manufacturers in the State of Maine: 368
• Appendix NStatements of correspondentsContinued: 373
• collector Belfast Me: 375
• Statement of William Atwood lighthouse keeper Plymouth Mass February: 404
• Statement of Josiah Hardy 2d Chatham Mass February 171874 and January: 410
• Statement of William S Allen Nantneket Mass January 1875: 413
• Statement of R C Konney Nantneket Mass January 211874: 414
• Statement of C B Marchant collector of customs Edgartown Mass January: 416
• Statement of Jason Luce Co North Tishury Mass January 61875: 417
• Statement of Luce Brothers East Lymo December 4 1877: 418
• Statement of E T DeBlois Portsmouth K I November 261877: 425
• Statement of William H Potter Mystio River Conn January 27 1874: 428
• Statement of John Washington Mystie Conn December 301874: 430
• Statement of Leander Wilcox Mystic Bridge Conn January 15 1875: 431
• Statement of Samuel C Beebe Cornfield Point lightvessel No 12 Saybrook Conn January 6 1875: 432
• Statement of R E Ingham Saybrook lighthouse Saybrook Conn March 17 1874: 433
• Statement of J L Stokes Westhrook Conn February 25 1875: 435
• Statement of B Lillingston Stratford Conn February 23 1874: 437
• Statement of W S Havens Sag Harbor N V January 1 1875: 441
• Statement of Hawkins Brothers Jamesport N Y February 25 1875: 443
• Statement of Benjamin H Sisson Greenport R I January 29 1874: 445
• Statement of David G Vail River Head Long Island March 20 1875: 447
• Statement of A G Wolf Absecom light Atlantic City N J March 6 1874: 450
• Statement of Albert Morris Somcrs Point N J January 121875: 451
• Statement of D E Foster Capo May lighthouse N J February 15 1875: 453
• Statement of James H Bell Mispillion Elver Delaware Bay January 231875: 454
• Statement of Benjamin Tice Manrice River light January 11 1875: 457
• Statement of Hance Lawson Crisfleld Md January 22 1874: 458
• Statement of Isiac D Robbins Hog Island February 211874: 460
• Statement of G Heury Seldon Kinsale Westmoreland County Va August 1874: 461
• Statement of Heury Richardson Cape Heury February 9 1874 4G4 65 Statement of C G Manning Edonton N C January 6 1875: 465
• Statement of A W Simpson jr Cape Hatteras N C April 151874 4G5 67 Statement of A W Simpson jr Cape Hatteras N C January 20 1875: 471
• Statement of Wallace R Jounett Capo Hattoras N C Fobruary 26 1874: 474
• Statement of A C Davis Beanfort N 0 February 14 1874 and January 27 1875: 475
• Statement of W T Hatsol Bodys Island N C March 41874 and February 231875: 477
• Statement of W A Harn Morris Island S C January 21 1875: 478
• Statement of George Gage Beanfort S C January 20 1874: 479
• Statement of J F Hall Brunswick Ga April 111876: 481
• Statement of Charles Koch Jacksonville Fla January 151874: 482
• Statement of D P Kane Matagorda Texas March 11874: 483
• Letter from C A Goessman on the agricultural value of menhaden fertilizers: 485
• A description of the factory of the Pacific Guano Company at Woods Eoll Mass: 487
• The Cumberland Bone Companys works: 491
• The Quinnipiao Fertilizer Company ts works: 492
• TheCrowell Manufacturing Company: 493
• Method of calculating costs of valuable Ingredients of fertilizers By W O Atwater: 495
• Improved methods of drying fishscrap _: 502
• Appendix Q Supplementary works September 221878 900: 506
• The spawning grounds of the menhaden: 507
• Menhaden fishing on a Long Island steamer By Ernest Ingersoll: 508
• The manufacture of sardines from menhaden: 512
• Small oil trying in Maine 1860: 513
• The use of fish for manure by the early colonists of Massachusetts: 514
• Explanation of plates: 515
• Alphabetical index: 519

Bibliographic information

• Title: A History of the Menhaden; American fisheries
• Author: George Brown Goode
• Publisher: Orange Judd Company, 1880
• Original from: Cornell University
• Digitized: May 15, 2009
• Length: 529 pages