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Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. 1917. 



CANNED BLUEBERRIES 



Twelve samples of canned blueberries from 7 dififerent pack- 

 ers in Washington County, Maine were examined. The claimed 

 weight of contents ranged from 18 to 20 ounces and all cans ex- 

 amined were full weight. No report that w^ater is added in pack- 

 ing was m.ade but the high water content of all samples except 

 the last indicates that water was added quite freely in the case 

 of the other packers. Fresh berries carry about 82 per cent of 

 water. With the exception noted all the cans examined carried 

 '6 to 8 per cent more water than fresh berries do. 



Table showing the results of analyses of samples of Maine packed canned 

 blueberries collected by the inspector in the packing season of igi6. The 

 samples are arranged alphabetically by the names of packers. 



Station 

 aiumber 



Name and Address of Packer 

 and Brand. 



Results of Examination 



17319-17320. "Pigeon Brand Blueberries. Pack- 

 ed by E.M. Prye & Co., Harring- 

 ton, Me. Contents 1 lb. 2 ozs." 

 Samples collected at factory Aug. 

 21, 1916. 



17321-17322. "Hall Brand Fancy Blueberries. 

 Packed and guaranteed by Hall 

 Packing Co., Columbia Palls, 

 Me. Net weight 1 lb. 4 ozs." 

 Written in on can: "Packed by 

 Pleasant River Canning Co." 

 Samples collected at factory Aug. 

 21, 1916. 



17328. "Our Brand of Blueberries. Packed 



by Hinkley, Stevens & Co., West 



^ Jonesport, Me. Net weight 20 



l' ozs." Sample collected at facto- 



j ry Aug. 21, 1916. 



17327. "Packed by H. S. Kane, Brooklin 



& Addi.son. Me. Contents 1 lb. 



3 ozs. Pleasant River Brand 



i Maine Blueberries." Sample col- 



i lected at factory Aug. 21, 1916. 



17323-17324. 



'Packed by A. & R. Loggie Co., 

 Ltd., of Loggieville, N. B., Can- 

 ada. Eagle Brand B!ueberri?s. 

 Packed at Columbia Palls, Me. 

 Contents 1 lb. 3 ozs." Samples 

 collected at factory Aug. 21, 1916. 



17317-17318. "Stewart's Brand Blueberries. Net 

 weight 1 lb. 3 ozs. A. L. Stewart 

 & Sons, Cherryfleld, Me." Sam- 

 ples collected at factory Aug. 21, 

 1916. 



17.325-17326. "Wyman's Brand Blueberries. 

 Packed and guaranteed by Jasner 

 Wyman & Son, Mi'bridge Me. 

 Contents 1 lb. 3 ozs." Samples 

 collected at factory August 21, 

 1916. 



Net weight in accord with claim. Cans 

 full and corroded. Appearance not 

 very attractive. Some sticks and 

 leaves. Water 89.7 per cent. 



Net weight in accord with claim. Cans 

 corroded. One can, appearance 

 good; one can, appearance fine, ber- 

 ries large. Water 89 per cent. 



Net weight in accord with claim. Can 

 badly corroded. Appearance not 

 very good. Many unripe berries, 

 sticks, and leaves. Water 88.8 per 

 cent. 



Net weight in accord with claim. Can 

 badly corroded. Appearance fair. 

 Some sticks and leaves. Water 89 

 per. cent. 



Net weight in accord with claim. Cans 

 badly corroded. Appearance poor. 

 Many small, unripe, and shriveled 



! berries, and sticks. Water 88.4 per 

 cent. 



Net weight in accord with claim. Both 

 cans full; one not corroded, one 

 somewhat corroded. Appearance 

 good. An occasional leaf, stick, 

 green or shriveled berry. Water 88. 8 

 per cent. 



Net weight in accord with claim. One 

 can little corroded; one can badly 

 corroded. Appearance good. Wa- 

 ter 82.3 per cent. 



