Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries . 7 the cutting was done with a knife held in the hand. The substitu-tion of a plane, by which shreds of more uniform thickness are obtained and the workdone more expeditiously, is practically the only improvement in method in nearlytwo centuries. (.>) The shredded kelp is spread on mats or on board platforms in the open 2ki*L Drying kelp on the beach in Hokkaidn. and repeatedly turned to secure uniform drying. When the surface has become the interior still retains its moisture as shown by the pliability of the shreds, theshavings are stored
Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries . 7 the cutting was done with a knife held in the hand. The substitu-tion of a plane, by which shreds of more uniform thickness are obtained and the workdone more expeditiously, is practically the only improvement in method in nearlytwo centuries. (.>) The shredded kelp is spread on mats or on board platforms in the open 2ki*L Drying kelp on the beach in Hokkaidn. and repeatedly turned to secure uniform drying. When the surface has become the interior still retains its moisture as shown by the pliability of the shreds, theshavings are stored under cover and are ready for packing and shipment. The completed product resembles in color, shape, and feel the Spanish mosswhich festoons the trees in the Southern States. For local use it is put in paperpackages, for export to China in wooden boxes. If dry it will keep for a year orlonger without deterioration. of I,, i- kombu preparations.—Those species of kelp with the thickest andwidest fronds are often dried with special care, so that they will lie Hat and smooth,and are used in making kombu products for which the thin, narrow-fronded speciesare not well adapted. The different kinds of kombu now to lie mentioned have been Bull. U. S. B. F. 1904. Plate IV.
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