THIRTY-EIGHTH BIENNIAL REPORT 



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PRODUCTION OF SARDINE PLANTS 

 August 1, 1943, to March 31, 1944 



1 The law requires that 13' 2 cases of 1-lb. oval cans be canned from each ton of sardines received for canning pur- 

 poses, but in calaoulating the amount of fish actually used in canning, a basis of 20 cases per ton is used. 



District 



San Francisco 



Monterey 



San Pedro 



San Diego 



Totals... 



Cannery 

 offal, tons 



10,631 



39,076 



29,019 



14 



78,740 



1-lb. ovals 



packed, 



cases 



277,724 

 747,978 

 377,420 



Other 

 size cans 

 packed, 



cases 



Other 



size cans 



reduced to 



equivalent 



of 1-lb. 

 ovals, cases 



153,866 



821,082 



781,934 



697 



1,403,122 



1,757,579 



147,763 



815,058 



783,633 



697 



1,747,151 



Cases, 

 per ton 



13.8 

 13.5 

 13.6 

 25.8 



1 262 tons for salting. 



