Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1876-02-24

from starvation.
cod. pollock. hake, paddock. halibut. and
mackerel. In the cod and mackerel fish
cries. some 1000 of vessel tonnage. are
employed. Custom House returns for 1874,
show product. as follows:
Goldfish cured 5000 cwt. Cash value slG4.625.
Mackerel 1850 : $3.50.
Uake, lIaddock and Pollock.
5000 $500
Total. S276.6i5.
By new process, paddock are convert
ed into a very marketable article. known
a "fiuuie hadiie,'' which gives to the
catching of this Kind of fish commercial
vslue hitherto unknown.
g. BoAT-FIsHING. The trade In fresh
fish. caught, and brought in. in open
boats. is usually overlooked in the statistics
of this industry. Many OF the Inhabitants
upon the outer islands subsist chiefly by
supplying the maritime towns with fresh
cod. hake, aud hsddock. At Lunt's Long
Island, women are seen almost daily, row.
ing cross or open handed" on their way
10 the fishing gro Lnd>. Many .i them are
"hi.h.line fisher men Returns show this
domestic deep--ea fishing Ia have yielded
4i4 600 pounds valued s., $50
%. HERRING. This branch OF fishing.
scarcely second to any in commercial i'm
portance. i sub-divded. summer
Nasdalen herring h>hing-the winter
Grand M-uan. aud the harbor weir>. The
data at hand. show the weir aud summer
| catch, a. $50, $50 boxes. value SO, AS. The
Masdalcn, and Grand Menan herring fish
in- i conducted principally by the people
of Limone. and Swans Island. On the
return OF the fishing vessels. with good
fares" the washing out" siringing.
smoking aud boxing OF the herring. make
lireiy time
80. HARBgR FISHING. This includes
the porsie. lobster, >mclt. eel. ffo>t-ii>h,
FOUNDERS. Cams. AID scollop>.
81 ia..l.> ll.> m'-ts''-l f-h.
which '--cnooi-" IN our waters in ilhui.a-
b." numbers has opened new industry. Ia
the productions OF ou. lrrt!i4r>. aud sheep
fs,d They come. in Julv. aud .tay until
into October. Bur 4 lew years since, they
were thou.h: 10 br iue4lhic. aud vaiuclr>s
except Tor mackcrcl tat. Accidcut deyel-
oped their oil-yieldtug gn. The Yield OF
oil. i about II - per cent. OF their i've
weight The residuum len after express
lnGthe oil, or the ''ohum" as it j. known
in oar vernacuar. properly prepared. Is
fertilizer without peer. In it, crude con-
dition. a. il come, from the oil-prcss. Its
fertiizing properties are from four TO six
times a. powerful a. farm yard deposits
The greater. and more valuable Of it,
plant-iood is its nitrogen. The aptitude Of
ills valuable constituent 70 NY or aud
Nv aste it. odDrs in desert air" when chum
is lcfl in heaps exposed TO scorching sun
and searching wind-, Tor a long time e--
capped the observation OF all concerned. 4
smelling acquaintance will uncrrincly tell,
when chum i decompo-ing aud throwing
OF Is golden nitrogen. This exposure-loss
l. more than half of iis money-value. The
greatest value of chum, * sheep Jed for
which il i prepared by suu-dryiug. This
process reduces IT. original weight. - per
cent. equivalent 10 an increase OF it, man
ual value. IL times is weight OF common
barn manure. A. sheep feed. its nutrient
properties chemically considered. are those
known a. 'fat-lormers. Formally porsies
were caught IN nets, but now are taken in
seines. From 400 10 600 tens OF chuu are
made annually within the county limits
I ". A. Frieud BROOKLYN. estimate the year
I ~ cash value of raw chum AT $4,000. The
experience OF the writer. is that the feeding
/ value OF one ton of cured chum. i. equal TO
/ that of sc bushels OF corn
When porgie, or herring chum. a.
t feed. or a fertilizer. Is 30 prepared as TO
conserve its nitrogen, or ammonia, its az
/ ricultural value is much greater than its
present commercial value; otherwise. its
/ commercial value i more than lis agricul-
/ tural.
/ Estimating ton Of fresh animal manure
at Sj.H, :, corresponding value for chum,
is s3463.
The porgie catch in the State, last sea-
200 men, and capital of sG5O,O00.
/ The largest seines are 200 fathoms long.
by 80 fathoms deep.
Experiments made at the Mass Az Col
lege, by applying ether to dried chum. show
| that the hydraulic pressure employed at
the factories, expresses but trife more
than 20 per cent. OF the oil.
A patent has recently been obtained for
preparing porgie chum as sheep feed.
Yet 10 one with ScoHce enough to sun-dry
fresh chum. need pay royalty" to pa
| tentee.
81. LoBsTERs. As Holsters are found
only this side OF Cape Cod, and the demand
for their luxurious flesh is immense. this
ty people. Packing and canning establish
ments are in successful operations. at Cas-
tine. Deer Isle. Brooklin, Gouldsboro, Mt.
Desert, Cranberry Isles and at other points.
The aggregate value of this production
reaches value of $50 900.
IS. SMELLS. The catch, chiefly. of these
little. but delicious fishes. is in Bagaduce
River. and Patterns Bay. The smelt and
the frost-fish. are unlike. The season of
smelt fishing. begins as soon as the ice is
sufficiently firm to carry the catchers.
Each. has ''seyen by nine" cotton cloth
covered fsh-house. with a floor, and
stove. An average days catch nets the
fisher 81 so. Hundreds of these snow
white fish houses speck the ice scape and
resemble the tents of an army encamp-
ment. The yearly production is $780, 900.
So. FRosT-FIsH. The principle branch
of this fishing is at the Bucksport and Yer
ona bridge. For the rental right to this
fishing ground, as high as 81 300 per year.
have been paid. The yearly product in
cash value for frost-fish. founders, cells,
and scollops is $1,000.