U. S. B. F.— Doc. C90. 



Plate XXVII, 



FIG. 1.— LOWERING A BASKET OF CANNED OYSTERS INTO 

 THE KETTLE OR STEAMER TO BE "PROCESSED." 

 (Photo from Prof. E. N. Cory, Maryland State University.) 



FIG. 2.— BASKET OF CANNED OYSTERS, AFTER HAVING BEEN "PROCESSED," 

 READY TO BE LOWERED INTO THE "COOLER," AT RIGHT, WHERE RUNNING 

 WATER IS PASSED ABOUT THE CANS. 



