Massachusetts 

 agricultural experiment station 



BULLETIN NO. 426 APRIL 1945 



Botulism and Home Canning 



By William B. Esselen, Jr. 



In order to answer some of the many questions which have been raised con- 

 cerning botulism and home-canned foods, a summary of available information 

 is presented. 



► MASSACHUSETTS STATE COLLEGE 

 AMHERST, MASS. 



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