. British Columbia Fishery Commission [microform] : report 1892. Fisheries; Salmon-fisheries; Pêches; Saumon. BRITISH COLUMIHA FISHERY COMMlHSION. 203 Q. Havo you iiny knowU-d^^e ot' its effects on the milk ? A. I have he: nl fiwmers say so. (.^. How does it effect hogs -does it show the effects in tlie pork ? A. Yea ; it gets uinnaiketahle. y. Then as a fertilizer ami oil—you think the fertiliz«'r would he valuable for agricultural purposes? A. Certainly; there is tish guano made in Norway sells in London for £(5 to £10 sterling a ton. .ei' would i>e useful for both agricultural and hortic
. British Columbia Fishery Commission [microform] : report 1892. Fisheries; Salmon-fisheries; Pêches; Saumon. BRITISH COLUMIHA FISHERY COMMlHSION. 203 Q. Havo you iiny knowU-d^^e ot' its effects on the milk ? A. I have he: nl fiwmers say so. (.^. How does it effect hogs -does it show the effects in tlie pork ? A. Yea ; it gets uinnaiketahle. y. Then as a fertilizer ami oil—you think the fertiliz«'r would he valuable for agricultural purposes? A. Certainly; there is tish guano made in Norway sells in London for £(5 to £10 sterling a ton. .ei' would i>e useful for both agricultural and horticultural , and when we <:et the knowledge how to make it properly we will ship it away to England and other places—but we don't need to ship it -we need it here. I in a few years from now I will be alile to use oO tons of fish guano a year, and if we go into the raisijig of beet-root wo will want every pound we t!an get. Q. If it were made, you would cotisume a lot of it and you think others would do the same? A. Yes, 1 would and I think others would. I think too that steps should be taken immediately to utilize the humpback salmon—they are the sji r;'! livers and streams in this country and it is a very small matter if bins were made. A ton of green fish will make 400 pounds of dry fertilizer. Mr. Hi<;<iiNS. - Suppose this offal, Mr. Cunningham, were towed out into deep cur- rent of the river would it taint the water as now?—A. Oh, no ; T think it would not, l)ut I think it would be a gross waste of very valuable material. ]\[r. - AVell, then, why don't you go into this profitable business ?—A. Well, that is not my V)usiness I am a consumer. Mr. Hui(3i\s.—Well, but we will admit then! is no way of utilizing that offal?— A. Jiut, r don't think so. Mr. Hidciixs.—But suppose there is no way and there is no factory -what would you do with it?—A. T think T would tow it out to deep water that would be better than lea
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