190 U. S. BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
STORAGE AND SHIPPING TESTS 
The canned fish were stored on a platform near the roof of a shed in San 
Pedro, Calif. In summer the heat would become almost unbearable. At night 
it would be quite cool. In winter the air temperature probably went at times 
as low as 40° and as high as 90°. Beginning in July, 1924, storage was in the 
Fishery Products Laboratory, Washington, D. C. The air temperature of the 
laboratory probably never went below 60° nor above 90°. 
The following shipping tests were made: 
1. Cans wrapped only in paper, three to the package, and shipped via parcel 
post from San Pedro, Calif., to Washington, D. C., and return. These cans 
received very rough treatment, as they always returned with large dents in them. 
2. Cans packed in regular cases and shipped as freight in January, 1923, from 
San Pedro to New Orleans, La., and return, one way being by boat through the 
Panama Canal and the other by railroad. 
3. Shipment in regular cases from San Pedro to Washington by boat. 
4. Cans placed under rear seat of a Ford automobile and carried from San 
Pedro to San Diego, Calif., and return, a total distance of about 270 miles. 
Table 33 indicates the tests made upon the various packs. The general 
results obtained are discussed on pages 114 and 115. 
TaBLE 33.—Storing and shipping tests made with the experimental packs of Cali- 
fornia pilchards 




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