The book The Menhaden Industry of the Atlantic Coast was written by author Greer, Rob Leon, 1876- [from Old Catalog] Here you can read free online of The Menhaden Industry of the Atlantic Coast book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Menhaden Industry of the Atlantic Coast a good or bad book?
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The drainage is both internal and external, the drainage space between the slats of the curb being supplemented by the drainage holes in the shaft. One form of screw press is 18 feet long, or 23 feet including frame and gearing, has a capacity of 80,000 to 100,000 fish per hour, and costs $5,000. Another is 12 feet long, or 17 feet including frame and gearing, with a capacity of about 40,000 fish per hour, and costs $3,500. The larger press requires a 50-horsepower engine, and the smaller one m...ay be operated with an engine of 35 hoi-sepower. Another press very similar to the above is fitted with a cone capable of longitudinal adjustment on the hollow shaft and rotating with th e same. The opening through which the pressed fish are discharged U. S. B. P.— Doc. 811. Plate IV. U. S. B. F— Doc. 811. Plate v. MENHADEN INDUSTRY OF THE ATLANTIC COAST. 19 is controlled by this cone and the pressure applied to the material while in the press is thus regulated. The oil and water collect beneath the press on the floor, which is made of concrete in many of the factories, and runs through troughs or pipes to the oil tanks for further treatment.
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