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formly . The results of experimental packing and of examinations of the commercially 

 packed article are shown in the following tables: 



Effect of varying degrees of sirup upon peaches and the "cut-out^' sirup. 



Density of sirup 

 (degrees). 



1. Weight of fruit, 560 

 grains; hand-peeled; 

 pack of 1912: esam- 

 med Oct. 24. 1912, 

 and May 16, 1913: 



Water 



2. AVeight of fruit. 560 

 grams; Ive-peeled; 

 pack of "1913; ex- 

 amined Aug. 12, 

 1913, Sept. 25. 1913, 

 and Mar. 25, 1914: 



Water 



Gross I Weight of 

 weight, contents. 



Gra 



ms. 

 970 

 965 

 000 

 015 

 ,025 

 ,032 

 ,031 

 ,047 

 ,041 

 ,057 

 ,052 



955 



965 



985 

 995 



995 

 995 



1,015 

 1,020 

 1,020 



1,010 



Grams. 

 S30 

 825 

 860 

 875 

 885 

 892 

 891 

 907 

 901 

 912 

 912 



815 



835 

 '825 



845 

 855 



855 

 855 



875 

 880 

 980 



'976 



Weight of 

 fruit. 



Weight of 

 sirup. 



Grams. 

 550 

 520 

 545 

 545 

 545 

 565 

 551 

 545 

 552 

 517 

 512 



535 

 '525 



545 

 565 



530 

 570 



535 

 565 

 540 



530 



Grams. 

 280 

 305 

 315 

 330 

 340 

 327 

 340 

 362 

 349 

 395 

 400 



280 

 '316 



325 



300 

 290 



325 



280 



340 

 315 

 340 



Brix 



reading. 



Degrees. 

 9.3 

 8.4 

 17.4 

 20.2 

 20.4 

 23.9 

 24.8 

 30.0 

 29.3 

 33.4 

 34.0 



8.4 

 8.4 

 9.6 

 11.2 

 11.4 

 15.4 

 15.0 

 15.9 

 17.4 

 18.0 

 18.8 

 22.0 

 22.4 

 21.9 

 27.8 

 26.3 

 26.3 



Reduc 

 mg sugar. 



Grams 

 per 100 cc. 

 2. ,50 

 3.00 

 2.75 

 4.25 

 6.00 

 5.00 

 8.25 

 4.75 

 7.89 

 5.12 

 7.62 



3.25 

 3.35 

 3.92 

 3.25 

 3.75 

 3.25 

 3.75 

 5.82 

 3.25 

 4.50 

 6.30 

 3.00 

 4.25 

 7.22 

 2.50 

 3.75 

 8.44 



Sucrose. 



Grams, 

 per 100 cc. 

 4.75 

 1.90 

 11.16 

 11.40 

 10.24 

 14.96 

 9.97 

 19.50 

 14.84 

 21.73 

 21.50 



2.14 

 2.04 

 2.77 

 4.75 

 4.12 

 8.55 

 9.02 

 7.13 

 10.45 

 10. 93 

 9.22 

 15.20 

 14.72 

 11.70 

 21.85 

 19.24 

 15.07 



Acidity. 



Grams 

 per 100 cc. 

 0.41 

 .31 

 .43 

 .35 

 .38 

 .65 

 .50 

 .48 

 .47 

 .48 

 .48 



Weight of fruit and compositions of sirup in commercially canned peaches. 



Grade of fruit and 



density of sirup 



(degrees). 



Gross 

 weight. 



Weight of 

 contents. 



Weight of 

 fruit 



Weight of 

 sirup 



Brix 

 reading. 



Reduc- 

 ing sugar. 



Sucrose. 



Acidity, 



Extra special, 55" 

 sirup: 



Average 



Highest 



Lowest 



Extra, 40'sinip: 



Average 



Highest 



Lowest 



Extra standard, 30° 

 simp: 



Average 



HIghr«t 



Lowest i 



standard, 20" sirup 



A verage 



HlKh«*t 



I>ow»«t 



Becondji, 10' sirup: 



Av<rragn 



Hightnt 



Loweot 



Water: 



AvcmKf! 



Hlictirail 



Lffwcdt 



Grams. 

 1,034 

 1,075 

 1,000 



1,015 



1,040 



090 



996 



1,020 



980 



»77 



1,000 



946 



95S 



9W) 

 9(X) 



!M7 

 9W) 

 910 



Grams. 



893 

 935 

 860 



870 

 900 

 840 



S.58 

 m) 

 840 



837 

 860 

 «05 



818 

 m) 

 760 



W)7 

 810 

 770 



Orams. 

 494 

 585 

 410 



.503 

 570 

 440 



515 



580 

 440 



606 

 026 



410 



510 



m) 



42,5 



514 

 car, 



Grams. 

 399 

 525 

 290 



367 

 420 

 310 



345 

 410 

 265 



331 

 400 

 220 



302 

 3H.5 

 265 



2!)3 

 H7t) 

 215 



Degrees. 

 26.1 

 .32.6 

 21.4 



22.2 

 24.0 

 19.6 



18.5 

 21.8 

 17.0 



16. 1 

 1 '.).() 



i:i.3 



12.3 

 1.'.. 4 

 9. r, 



9.0 

 13. 7 

 fi.O 



Grams 



per 100 cc. 



4.29 



5. 75 



3.00 



3.80 

 4.74 

 2. 50 



3.81 

 5. 75 

 2. ,50 



2. 94 

 4.(«) 

 2.00 



2. 01 



3. .50 

 l.fH) 



Grams 



per 100 cc. 



17.89 



24. 95 



11.88 



14. 93 

 17. .57 

 12.59 



11.59 

 1,5. 91 



8.08 



9. 30 

 11.64 



i\. 65 



6.20 



9. o:t 



3. 80 



4. 15 

 !). 02 



. 95 



Grams 



per 100 cc. 



0.40 



.59 



.21 



.43 



.77 

 .25 



