430 rp:port of office of experiment stations. 



. Accordiiiji; to investigations of the Montana Station" salicylic acid 



is normally present in fresh peaches as well as in many other fruits in 



yery small quantities. The exact amount in the case of peaches was 



not determined. 



JUDGING PEACHES. 



The following scale of points for judging peaches is suggested by 

 F. A. Waugh:'' Form 15, size 10, color 20, uniformity 20, quality 15, 

 freedom from blemishes 20. Total 100. 



CANNING. 



Some data haye been accumulated at the stations on the canning of 

 peaches. At the southern California Culture Substation '' a test was 

 made of canning peaches. Six boxes of Yellow Tuscany Cling, Cali- 

 fornia Cling, McDeyitt Cling, Runj^on Orange Cling, Sellers Cling, and 

 Nichol Orange Cling were assorted and sent to a cannery and jiut 

 through the process with the regular pack of other fruits supplied by 

 local growers. At the end of the season the cans were opened and the 

 fruit examined with reference to the appearance of the fruit as to 

 color, absence of red at the pit, firmness of flesh, and clearness of juice. 

 The results, as determined by the best local experts, were as follows: 



Sellers Cling and Yellow Tuscany stood first in firmness, absence of red at the pit, and 

 color. Yellow Tuscany stood first in clearness of juice; McDevitt Cling stood second 

 in this respect, and the other clings were considered decidedly inferior to the above as 

 canning peaches, not only in quality, but in firmness and appearance. California 

 Cling had the greatest numl)er of split pits; Nichol Cling and McDevett came next in 

 this regard. Sellers Cling was entirely, and Yellow Tuscany was, practically, free from 

 split pits. 



Yellow Tuscan}' is considered a yery j^roductiye variety. Lovell is 

 regarded as the most promising of the yellow freestones for canning or 

 drying. 



At the Canachi Kxperimental Farms'^ the varieties of peaches in 

 order of preference for canning purposes were, late Crawford, followed 

 by Smock, Longherst, Wager, and Early Crawford. 



At the Loiusiana stations ^ when high-grade peaches or pears were 

 put in .3-poun(l cans and nl)out \\ pounds of sugar used for the sirup 

 in each dozen cans the cost of labor and material with a cheap can- 

 ning outfit for a day's labor was as follows: Labor $5.40, 400 3-pouiid 

 cans at 3 cents each $12, 50 pounds sugar $3, total, $20.40. The 

 output was 400 3-pound cans. This grade of goods sold for $1.75 per 

 dozen cans. When peaches were put up without sugar, using simply 



a Montana Sta. Bui. 38. 



t Western Fruit Grower, 11 (190.3), No. n. [>. I. 



c California Sta, Rpt. 1898. 



«iCana(hi Experimental Farms Rpt. 189(i, p. Itil, 



'Louisiana Stas. Bui, 81. 



