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dium sweet fruits, such as blackberries, currants, dewber- 

 ries, huckleberries, raspberries, peaches and pears. 



Medium thick sirups are used in the canning of all sour 

 fruits, such as gooseberries, apricots, sour apples, etc., and 

 delicately colored fruits, such as strawberries and red rasp- 

 berries. 



Thick sirup is used in preserving and in making of all 

 kinds of sun preserves. 



USEFUL TABLES 



1,000 No. 2 empty tin cans will weigh 212 pounds. 

 1,000 No. 3 empty tin cans will weigh 310 pounds. 

 1 case for 24 empty No. 2 tin cans will weigh 13 pounds. 

 1 case for 24 empty No. 3 tin cans will weigh 17 pounds. 



The following table will show about how many No. 2 and 

 No. 3 cans may be filled from a bushel of various fruits and 

 vegetables; a No. 3 can is equal to one quart, No. 2 is equal 

 to a pint, 



No. 2 cans No. 3 cans 



or pint or quart 



Product filled filled 



bushel windfall apples 30 20 



bushel standard peaches 25 18 



bushel pears 45 30 



bushel plums 45 30 



bushel blackberries 50 30 



bushel windfall oranges (sliced) 22 15 

 bushel windfall oranges (whole) 35 



1 bushel tomatoes 22 15 



1 bushel shelled lima beans 50 30 



1 bushel string beans 30 20 



1 bushel sweet corn 45 25 



1 bushel shelled peas 16 10 



1 bushel sweet potatoes 30 20 



