ANALYSES OF SWEET POTATOES. 



1129 



SWEET POTATO. 



But one brand of sweet potato, was examined. 



DESCRIPTION OK SAMPLK. 



No. 11008. Baked sweet potato. Anderson Preaerriny Company, Camden, N. J. This 

 sample was bought from A. M. Parsons, Sehnyler, Nebr., and cost 

 20 cents. The label was : "New Jersey baked sweet potatoes. Packed 

 by the Anderson Preserving Co., Carnden Co., N. J." 



The can was bright and clean. No preservative was found. 



Sweet potatoes. 



Sweet potatoes. 



Sweet potatoes Calculated to dry substance. 



Salt. 



Per ct. 

 .40 



OKRA. 



Four samples of canned okra were purchased and examined. None 

 of them contained zinc. Copper was present in one and salicylic acid 

 in another. 



DESCRIPTION OF SAMPLES. 



No. 10769. Popular brand olcra. Fait <$ Winebrenner, Baltimore. This sample 

 was bought from Browning & Middleton, 610 Pennsylvania avenue 

 NW., and cost 12 cents. The label was : "Popular brand okra. Fait 

 & Wiuebrenner, Baltimore, Baltimore Co., Md." 



The can was clean. No preservatives were found. 



No. 10770. Leggett's dwarf okra. F. H. Leggctt <$ Co., New Tork. This sample was 

 bought from J. B. Bryan & Bro., 608 Pennsylvania avenue NW., and 

 cost 15 cents. The label was: "Leggett's dwarf okra. Francis H. 

 Leggett & Co., New York City. Packed at Riverside, Burlington 

 County, New Jersey. " 



