fish-curing

If we desire to follow the opinions of the Ionians as regards Egypt, who say that the Delta alone is Egypt, reckoning its sea-coast to be from the watch-tower called of Perseus to the fish-curing houses of Pelusion, a distance of forty schoines, and counting it to extend inland as far as the city of Kercasoros, where the Nile divides and runs to Pelusion and

The History of Herodotus Herodotus 2003

Cape Town's list of manufactories in 1859 included a total of fifty-six brickfields, limekilns, foundries, breweries, corn and snuff mills, soap, candle, fish-curing and printing establishments.

Class & Colour in South Africa 1850-1950 - Ch.1 Ray Esther 1969

Therefore, for packing and forwarding to Ireland, we used a fish-curing shed, not far from

The Life Story of an Old Rebel John Denvir

In six months 'time, the' Star of the Sea 'may be ploughing the deep, and a fleet of sailing boats in her wake; and then the fish-curing stores, and, at last, the poor old village will look up and be known far and wide.

My New Curate P.A. Sheehan

The manufacture is carried on at the fish-curing stations, and the quality of the guano made from this source is somewhat different from that made from whole fish, as a large proportion of the fish-offal is made up of bones and heads.

Manures and the principles of manuring Charles Morton Aikman

The refuse of herring and other fish-curing establishments, whales 'blubber, and similar fish refuse, are all useful as manure, and are employed whenever they can be obtained.

Elements of Agricultural Chemistry Thomas Anderson

The salmon-fishery and fish-curing are important branches of its trade; and it has also breweries and flour-mills and manufactures snuff and coarse linen.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" Various

Many attempts have been made to convert the offal of the great fish-curing establishments, and the inedible fish, of which large quantities are often caught, into a dry manure, which has received the name of "fish guano."

Elements of Agricultural Chemistry Thomas Anderson

Among the fish-curing sheds one day, unseen, I chanced to hear Trevose speak of my mother to another man and declare that she did evil and dishonoured my father.

The Red Redmaynes Eden Phillpotts 1911

Therefore, for packing and forwarding to Ireland, we used a fish-curing shed, not far from Byrom Street, lent for the purpose by a patriotic Irishman,

The Life Story of an Old Rebel Denvir, John 1910