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



PLATE XXIII. 



Fig. I. — Eight-Inch Fish, Tails Trimmed, Cut to Pack in Ordinary Quarter 

 Oil Can (Total Waste, 43%, Waste of Edible Material, 24%). Four 

 Fish to the Can. 



Trimming the tails results in a saving of 17% when fish of this size are packed in quarter oil cans. 



Fig. 2. — Eight-Inch Fish, Tails Untrimmed, Cut to Pack in High-Quarter 

 Long Can (Total Waste, 42%, Waste of Edible Material, 23%). Five 

 Fish to the Can. 



