Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . m RECEIVING-BIN FOR FISH AT MENHADEN CONTINUOUS STEAM-COOKER, USED BY FISHERIES COMPANY AT PROMISED LAND, NEW YORK. AQUATIC PRODUCTS AS FEETILIZERS. 261 iniddlo, where is stationed a trougli or chute with a covering movablein sections of short length. In this trough runs a conveyor, consist-ing of two parallel endless chains, between whicli, at intervals of 2 oro feet, ai-e attached pieces of board which act as buckets to push thefish along through t he trough when a section of the covering is
Report of the Commissioner - United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries . m RECEIVING-BIN FOR FISH AT MENHADEN CONTINUOUS STEAM-COOKER, USED BY FISHERIES COMPANY AT PROMISED LAND, NEW YORK. AQUATIC PRODUCTS AS FEETILIZERS. 261 iniddlo, where is stationed a trougli or chute with a covering movablein sections of short length. In this trough runs a conveyor, consist-ing of two parallel endless chains, between whicli, at intervals of 2 oro feet, ai-e attached pieces of board which act as buckets to push thefish along through t he trough when a section of the covering is trough with endless carrier is in use in practicallj^ all the largefactories, irrespective of the method of cooking. It carries the fishto the cooking bins, or to the steam cooker in case the latter isemploj-ed, traps or slides in the bottom of the trough permitting thedistribution of the fish into anj^ of the tanks desired. The cooking bins or tanks are large rectangular wooden boxes hav-ing capacity of from 50 to 100 barrels each and arranged with a latticeplatform, about 4 inches above the bottom, on which the fish
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