298 ANNUAL. REPORT OF THE Off. Doc. 



VEGETABLES. 



Lima Beans. — Cans full of green beans, clear liquor. 



String Beans. — Cans full, beans young and tender and carefully 

 strung, packed during growing season. 



Corn. — Sweet corn only to be used from the cob while young aod 

 tender, cans to cut out full of corn. 



Peas. — Cans full of young and tender peas, free of yellow or black 

 eyes, clear liquor. 



Pumpkin. — To be solid packed as possible, free from lumps and of 

 good color. 



'Succotash. — Cans to be full of green corn and green lima beans. 



Tomatoes. — Cans to be reasonably solid, of good, ripe fruit, cold 

 packed. 



Oysters. — To cut out aiot less than five ounces for No. 1, and ten 

 ounces for No. 2 cans; of dry meat, after liquor is drained off. To be 

 good size and bright color. 



STANDARD SIZES FOR CANS. 



Adopted by the Baltimore Canned Goods Exchange, November 19, 



1893. 



Diameter. Height. 



No. 1 Cans 2f in. 4 in. 



No. 2 Cans 3 7-16 in. 4 9-16 in. 



No. 3 Cans 4 3-16 in. 4| in. 



No. 6 Cans, twice the quantity of No. 3. 



No. 10 Cans 6^ in. 7 in. 



STANDARD SIZES FOR BOXES. 



Sizes of Boxes for Caoned Goods — Inside Measurement. 



2 dozen Cans, size 1, . ._ IHx 8|x 8^ inches. 



2 " 

 2 " 

 4 

 1 

 1 





' 3, 14ixl0^x 9i " 



' 3, 17^x13 xlOi " 



' 1, mxllix 8i " 



i 1 flQ+ ' 1 tlv Civ Al. « 



u 



1, flat, ll^x 8ix 4i 



-2, " L4ixl0ix 4| 



I " Gallon Cans, 10 xl2fx 7^ " 



i '' " " high boxes, 19 xl2fxl4 " 



1 " " " flat '' 2.5^x19x7 



1 '' No, 6 C^ns, .,,,,,.,,,,. 20fxl5fx 6J ''■ 



