No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 297 



THE STANDAKl) OF THE BALTIMORE CANNED GOODS EX- 

 CHANGE. 



Officers of tlie Exchange 



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Wm. Miller, President. A. F. Jones, Secretary. 



Apples. — Pared and cored, clear in color; cans to be full of fruit, 

 jjut up iji water. 



Blackberries.— Cans to cut out oot less than two-thirds full after 

 draining; fruit to be sound, put up in water. 



Cherries. — White Wax. Cans to be full of fruit, free of specks and 

 decay, put up in not less than ten degrees of cold ca«e sugar syrup. 



Cherries. — Red. , Cans full of fruit, free of specks or decay, put up 

 in water. 



Gooseberries. — Cans to cut out not less than two thirds full after 

 draining; fruit unripe and uncapped; put up in water. 



Egg Plums and Green Gages. — Cans full, whole fruit, free from 

 reddish color or specks, put up in not less than ten degrees of cold 

 cane sugar syrup. 



Peaches. — Cans full, fruit good size, evenly pared, cut in half 

 pieces, put up in not less than ten degrees of cold cane sugar syrup. 



Pie Peaches. — Cans full, fruit sound, unpared, cut in half pieces, 

 put up in water. 



Pears. — Bartlett. Cans full, fruit white and clear, pared, cut in 

 half or quarter pieces, put up in oot less than ten degrees of cold cane 

 sugar syrup. 



Pears. — Bell or Duchess. Cans full, fruit pared, cut in half or 

 quarter pieces, put up in not less than ten degrees of cold cane sugar 

 syrup. 



Pineapples. — Cans full, fruit sound and carefully pared, slices laid 

 ifi evenly, put up in not less than ten degrees of cold cane sugar 

 syrup. 



Plums and Damsons. — Cans full, sound fruit, put up in water. 



Quinces. — Cans full, fruit pared and cored, cut in half or quarter 

 pieces, put up in not less than ten degrees of cold cane sugar syrup. 



Raspberries. — Cans to cut out not less than two-thirds full and 

 after draining, fruit to be sound, put up m not less than ten degrees 

 of cold cane sugar syrup. 



Strawberries. — Cans to cut out after draining oot less than half 

 full of fruit, which shall be sound, and not of the variety known as 

 seedlings, put up in not less than ten degrees of cold cane sugar 

 syrup. 



Whortleberries. — Cans full, fruit to be sound, put up in water. 



