8 BULLETIN 1149, TJ. 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.ft. 
Oz. per 
100 
cu.ft. 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
°F. 
60 
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 
2t) 
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. 
^None. 
5 None. 
6 None. 
7 None. 
8 None. 
6 None. 
6 None. 
49 
83 

11 
,... 19 . 
200 
190 
110 
49 
110 
54 
Parts 
per 
million. 
280 
280 
230 
80 
130 
52 
92 
130 
72 
18 
92 
16 
4 530 
< 130 
4 420 
4 230 
Parts 
per 
million . 
88 
Do 
71 
Do 
4 
4 
85 
Do 
50 
Peaches: 
65 
Do 
32 
Do 
4 
4 
3 
Do 
12 
Pears: 
Ripe 
22 
Do 
11 
Do 
4 
4 
14 
Do 
3 
Peas (green): 
Fresh 
1,100 
Do 
520 
Do 
4 
4 
1,400 
Do 
200 
Peppers (green): 
Fresh 
Do 
4 
4 
Do 
Pineapple (Red Spanish): 
Ripe 
Do 
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 
6 
Do 
6 
Do 
None. 
Pineapples (Cuban): 3 
Ripe (bulk) 
Green (bulk) 
4 
4 
4 
4 
A 
4 
4 
4 
i' 
4 
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 
Green 
490 
130 
170 
• 140 
130 
Do 
56 
Do 
4 
4 
160 
Do 
50 
Potatoes (sweet): 
Good 
Do 
Do. . 
4 
4 
39 
21 
69 
82 
10 
Do 
2 
Do 
31 
Do.... 
21 
Potatoes (white): 
Good 
Do 
Do 
4 
4 
-20 
8 
30 
8 
6 
Do 
2 
Do 
3 
Do 
1 
Salsify: 
Do 
Do 
Do 
4 
4 
Do 
3 Fumigated at Kev West, Fla. 
4 Pod. 
8 feet from generator. 
6 feet from generator. 
7 4 feet from generator. 
8 14 feet from generator. 
