﻿8 BULLETIN 1149, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Table 2. — Hydrocyanic acid in fruits and vegetables after fumigation — Continued. 





Sodium cyanide. 



Tem- 

 pera- 

 ture. 



Rela- 

 tive 



humid- 

 ity. 



Period 

 after 

 fumi- 

 gation. 



Hydrocyanic acid in- 



Product. 



NAP 



Vac. 



Whole 

 fruit. 



Rind. 



Flesh. 



Parsnips: 



Good 



Oz. per 



100 

 cu.fi. 



Oz. per 



too 



eu. ft. 

 4 

 4 



4 

 4 



4 

 4 



4 

 4 



4 

 4 



4 



4 

 4 



•jr. 



CO 

 60 

 60 

 60 



73.5 

 73.5 

 73.5 

 73.5 



73.5 

 73.5 

 73.5 

 73.5 



77.5 

 77.5 

 77.5 

 77.5 



82 

 82 

 82 

 82 



71 

 71 

 71 

 71 

 71 

 71 

 71 

 70 

 70 



20 

 20 

 20 

 20 



51 

 51 

 51 

 51 



51 

 51 

 51 

 51 



43 

 43 

 43 

 43 



65 

 65 

 65 

 65 



49 

 49 

 40 

 49 

 49 

 40 

 40 

 70 

 70 



Days. 

 







1 







1 







1 







1 







1 







1 







1 







1 







1 





 

 

 

 

 

 



1 



2 



7 

 6 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 4 

 3 

 3 





 1 

 

 1 



1 

 1 

 

 1 

 

 1 



1 

 1 

 



1 







1 





 

 



1 







1 



Parts 



per 



million. 



370 

 220 

 320 

 120 



88 

 120 



60 

 59 



None. 

 5 None. 



5 None. 

 6 None. 

 'None. 

 8 None. 



6 None. 

 6 None. 



49 

 83 



11 

 19 



200 

 190 

 110 

 49 



110 

 54 



Parts 



•per 



million. 



280 



280 



230 



SO 



130 

 52 

 92 



130 



72 

 18 

 92 

 16 



4 530 

 <130 

 <420 

 <230 



Parti 

 per 



million . 

 88 



Do 





71 



Do 



4 



4 



85 



Do 



50 



Peaches: 



65 



Do 





32 



Do 



4 

 4 



3 



Do 



12 



Pears: 



22 



Do 





U 



Do 



4 

 4 



14 



Do 



3 



Peas (green): 



Fresh 



1,100 



Do 





520 



Do 



4 

 4 



1,400 



Do 



200 



Peppers (green): 



Fresh 





Do 







Do 



4 

 4 







Do 







Pineapple (Red Spanish): 



Ripe 







Do 





Oreen 





180 



88 





2 

 4 

 2 



4 

 1.5 

 1.5 



1.08 



1.6 



1.27 



1.31 



1.46 



1.46 



1.37 



1.02 





Do 







Do 



100 



100 



23 



6 



14 



Green 



6 



Do 



6 



Do 



None. 



Pineapples (Cuban): 3 



Ripe (bulk) 





Green (bulk) 













Do 



4 

 4 



4 

 4 



4 

 4 



4 

 4 



J 



4 

 4 

 4 



4 



84 

 84 

 84 

 84 

 86 

 90 



78 

 78 

 78 



78 



65 

 65 

 72 

 72 

 68 

 6S 



65 

 65 

 72 

 72 

 68 

 68 



64 

 64 

 63 

 63 

 63 

 63 



71 

 71 

 71 

 71 



44 

 44 

 33 

 33 

 34 

 34 



44 

 44 

 33 

 33 

 34 

 34 



42 

 42 

 19 

 19 

 19 

 19 







Ripe (bulk) 













Do 







Green (bulk) 







Do 







Plantains: 



Oreen 



490 

 130 

 170 

 140 



130 



Do 







56 



Do 



4 

 4 



160 



Do 



50 



Potatoes (sweet): 



Good 





Do 









Do 



"i" 



4 



39 

 21 

 69 



82 



10 



Do 



2 



Do 



31 



Do 







21 



Potatoes (white): 



G ood 







Do 









Do 



4 

 4 



20 



3 

 30 



s 



8 



Do 



2 



Do 



3 



Do 





t 



Salsify: 



Good 







Do 

















Do 



:::::::: 







Do 



\ 







Do 







8 Fumigate 1 at Kev West, Fla. 

 < Pod. 



6 8 feet from generator. 

 » 6 feet from generator. 



4 feet from generator. 

 14 feet from generator. 



