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The clam pack represents the output of nine firms in Washington 

 County, five in Cumberland Coimty, nine in Hancock County, four 

 in Knox County, two in Lincoln County, one in Penobscot County, 

 and one in York County. Of these firms, seven also canned sardines, 

 one mussels, and three smoked fish. As it has been found impracti- 

 cable to show the pack of chims by grades and counties without 

 disclosing private enterprise, the pack in detailed form has been 

 omitted from the appended table. The pack was made up of the 

 following items: 259 cases of clams in 4-ounce containers, valued at 

 $1,471; 24,935 cases of 5-ounce cans, valued at S113,373; 2,954 

 cases of 6-ounce cans, valued at S10,930; 6,641 cases of 8-ounce 

 cans, valued at S49.S47; 679 cases of 8^--ounce cans, valued at 

 S3,05S; 4,406 cases of 10-ounce cans, valued at S20,730; 200 cases 

 of 11-ounce cans, valued at S760; 19,234 cases of 1-pound cans, 

 valued at S115,068; 4,199 cases of 2-pound cans, valued at $25,194; 

 1,327 cases of No. 3 cans, valued at $6,348; 74 cases of clam juice in 

 5-ounce cans, valued at $222; 3,843 cases of clam juice in 10-ounce 

 cans, valued at $4,903; 16 cases in No. 1 cans, valued at $48; 503 

 cases in No. 10 cans, valued at $946 ; and 16,156 cases of clam chowder 

 and bouillon in containers of various sizes, valued at $86,323. 



Canning Industry of Maine in 1919, by Counties. 



' steamed by the fishermen. 



'Sardinf^ fjiiarters areyiafkcd 100 cans to the case and other sardines usually 48 cans to the case, except 

 half-pound ovals, which sometimes contain 72 cans per ca.'ic. The number of cans per case of canned clams 

 vary as follows: ThftO-oz.,Hi-oz., 10-oz., ll-oz, 2-lb.,and No. 3 avcratre 2 dozen per case, while the 4-oz., .5-o7,., 

 H.<>7,., and 1-lb. average 4 oozen per case. The clam juice, .Vo/,., 10-oz., and No. 1 cans, average 2 dozen 

 per case, and the No. 10 are packe<l one-half dozen \<i the ca'^c. The ono-half f)Ound kippered herring are 

 packed H dozen to the case, and the 1-lb. cans arc packed 4 and G dozen to the case. 



