Bui. 908, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. 



PLATE XVII. 



Fig. I. — An Example of Good Packing Contrasted with Poor Packing. 



Cans taken from packing table before being oiled. Same lot of fish, taken from the same weir on the 

 same day, but packed by different concerns. 



Fig. 2. — Sardines from the Same Lot as Those Well Packed in Fig. I, 

 Taken from the Shipping Room. 



Note the disarrangement of the fish, due to rough handling after being processed. The mussy 

 appearance is due to the presence of particles from the gills of snipped fish and material from 

 the intestines. 



Fig. 3. — Sardines from the Same Lot as Those Poorly Packed in Fig. I, 

 Taken at Random from Shipment Ready for Market. 



Unattractive appearance is due to slack packing and rough handling. Note the 3-flsh can which 

 shows the absence of standardization of the pack. 



