fish guano
fish n I refer to the manufacture of fish-guano from fish offal. The French have invented a process by which the offal of all fish, and the coarse fish that are useless for food, can be converted into a fish-powder nearly as rich as the best Peruvian guano, equally transportable and possessed of the...
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ftmemorialunivdc:oai:collections.mun.ca:elrcdne/27900 2023-12-31T10:19:15+01:00 fish guano 1970/09/xx image/jpeg 1 index card http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27900 eng eng F 187o HARVEY More about Newfoundland 16 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16448 F_16448_fish n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27900 Department of Folklore Original held in the Department of Folklore. Memorial University of Newfoundland. Department of Folklore English language--Dialects--Newfoundland and Labrador Text Manuscript 1970 ftmemorialunivdc 2023-12-04T11:29:23Z fish n I refer to the manufacture of fish-guano from fish offal. The French have invented a process by which the offal of all fish, and the coarse fish that are useless for food, can be converted into a fish-powder nearly as rich as the best Peruvian guano, equally transportable and possessed of the same fecundatory properties when employed in agriculture. The process is simple-the offal or fish are boiled-then subjected to pressure, in screw-presses, to extract as much as possible of the water and oil; then dried and reduced to powder which is found on analysis to contain 12 per cent of nitrogen and 14 per cent of bone earth.The French have had one (over) of these factories in operation for some years, at Quirpon, near the Strait of Belle-Isle, on the north east coast of Newfoundland; but its existence is all but unknown to Newfoundlanders, few if any of whom are aware of the invention. PRINTED ITEM W.J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 17 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn fish and brewis, fish box.~cask,~company,~crate, ~drum, ~farm, ~fly, ~frame, ~gull, ~jigger, ~killer, fish('s) pea(s), ~plant, FISHING ROOM, ~pound, ~room, ~stage, ~store, ~top, ~trimmer, ~truck, ~tub, BANK, FALL, GREEN, SALT FISH, SUMMER, ~barrel, ~barro withdrawn but no stamp; Reverse of card at F_16449 Manuscript Newfoundland Strait of Belle Isle Memorial University of Newfoundland: Digital Archives Initiative (DAI) |
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fish n I refer to the manufacture of fish-guano from fish offal. The French have invented a process by which the offal of all fish, and the coarse fish that are useless for food, can be converted into a fish-powder nearly as rich as the best Peruvian guano, equally transportable and possessed of the same fecundatory properties when employed in agriculture. The process is simple-the offal or fish are boiled-then subjected to pressure, in screw-presses, to extract as much as possible of the water and oil; then dried and reduced to powder which is found on analysis to contain 12 per cent of nitrogen and 14 per cent of bone earth.The French have had one (over) of these factories in operation for some years, at Quirpon, near the Strait of Belle-Isle, on the north east coast of Newfoundland; but its existence is all but unknown to Newfoundlanders, few if any of whom are aware of the invention. PRINTED ITEM W.J. KIRWIN SEP 1970 JH SEP 1970 17 Used I and Sup Not used Withdrawn fish and brewis, fish box.~cask,~company,~crate, ~drum, ~farm, ~fly, ~frame, ~gull, ~jigger, ~killer, fish('s) pea(s), ~plant, FISHING ROOM, ~pound, ~room, ~stage, ~store, ~top, ~trimmer, ~truck, ~tub, BANK, FALL, GREEN, SALT FISH, SUMMER, ~barrel, ~barro withdrawn but no stamp; Reverse of card at F_16449 |
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F 187o HARVEY More about Newfoundland 16 References: Dictionary of Newfoundland English, http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/index.php Dictionary of Newfoundland English Word Form Database 16448 F_16448_fish n http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/27900 |
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