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CANNED SARDINES 



Table showing the results of analyses of Maine packed sardines collected 

 by the inspectors in igi6. The samples are arranged alphabetically by 

 the names of the packers. 



The samples are grouped by the nature of the material in which they are 

 packed and under each group by the names of the packers. 



Station 

 number 



Name and Address of Packer 

 and Brand. 



Results of Examination 



IN COTTONSEED OIL. 



17174—17178. "Arrow Brand American Sardines 

 in cottonseed oil. 3| ozs. Packed 

 by E. W. Brown Co., So. Port- 

 land, Me." Samples purchased 

 I at factory Oct. 24, 1916. 



17159-17163. "Clyde American Sardines in cot- 

 tonseed oil. Packed at So. Port- 

 land, Me., by E. W. Brown Co. 

 Contents 34 avoir, ozs." Samples 

 purchased at factory Oct. 24, 

 I 1916. 



17235-17239. "Casco Brand American Sardines 



in cottonseed oil. Brown-Willard 



] Co., Portland, Me. Weight 3J 



ozs." Samples purchased from 



I Cut Price Market, 405 Lisbon St., 



I Lewiston, Oct. 25, 1916. 



Net weight 3.7 to 4.1 ozs. Six to 8 

 fish in can in cottonseed oil. Fish 

 hard, firm, good flavor; no feed. 

 Four cans not corroded; one slight- 

 ly corroded. 



Net weight 3.8 to 4.5 ozs. From 8 to 

 16 fish in can in cottonseed oil. Fish 

 hard, firm, good flavor; 8 of the 

 cans no feed, two cans no red feed 

 but a few of the flsh contained di- 

 gested feed in small amounts. Two 

 cans not corroded, 3 cans very 

 slightly coroded. 



Net weight from 3.6 to 4.2 ozs. Seven- 

 teen to 22 flsh in can. Fish hard, 

 firm, good flavor, but with less salt 

 than sardines usually have. No feed. 

 Cans slightly corroded. 



17403-17407. 



17413-17417. 



'Banquet Brand American Sar- 

 dines in cottonseed oil." Samples 

 taken from packer's bench where 

 goods were being packed at fac- 

 tory of L. D. Clark & Son, East- 

 port, Me., Nov. 11, 1916. 



'Clark Brand American Sardines Net weight 3.4 to 4.1 ozs. Five to 10 



Net weight 3.8 to 4.3 ozs. Six to 10 

 small flsh in can in cottonseed oil. 

 Fish somewhat broken, with mussy 

 appearance. Flavor good. Some 

 flsh in each can contained red feed. 

 Cans slightly corroded. 



flsh in can in cottonseed oil. In 3 

 cans fish hard, firm; in 2 cans flsh 

 slightly soft; good flavor. One can, 

 no feed; 4 cans each had few flsh 

 containing red feed . Cans very 

 slightly corroded. 



17224-17228. "Holmes Company (H C O Brand) ;Net weight 3.8 to 4.1 ozs. Seven to 



cottonseed oil. Packed at 

 Eastport, Me., by L. D. Clark & 

 Son. Weight 3i ozs." Samples 

 collected at factory Nov. 11, 1916. 



American Sardines in cottonseed 

 oil. Packed at Robbinston, Me. 

 Average net weight 31 ozs." Sam- 

 ple purchased from E. Janelle & 

 Co., 396 Lisbon St., Lewiston, 

 Oct. 25, 1916. 



18 flsh in can in cottonseed oil. In 



2 cans flsh hard, firm and good fla- 

 vor, with small amount of red feed; 



3 cans slightly soft, flavor flat, some 

 red feed. All cans corroded, some 

 badly. 



17308-17312. "American Sardines in Cottonseed l^g^ weight 3.9 to 4.2 ozs. Five or 6 



17090. 



Oil. Laurens & Cie. 3J ozs. 

 Packed by Lawrence Canning 

 Co., Rockland, Me." Samples 

 collected from factory of Law- 

 rence Canning Co. at Stockton 

 Springs Sept. 22, 1917. 



'Campflre Brand American Sar- 

 dines in Cottonseed oil. Packed 

 by Lawrence Canning Co., Rock- 

 land, Me. 3J ozs." Sample col- 

 lected from John Pelkey. 35 Win- 

 ter St., Rockland, Oct. 24, 1916. 



flsh in can in cottonseed oil. Fish 

 hard, flrm, good flavor; no feed. 

 Ca;ns corroded. 



Net weight 3.6 ozs. Can about two- 

 thirds full. Fish hard, flrm, good 

 flavor; no feed. Can somewhat cor- 

 roded. 



