ALMONDS FOR VARIOUS FOOD PRODUCTS 
15 
1 -quart friction-top cans. The approximate cost of these several 
■containers is given in Table 6. 
Table 6. — Cost of unit packages and containers and their cost per 100 pounds of 
finished product 
* 
Glass jars > with lithographed covers, 
labels, and shipping cases 
Cans with 
labels and 
packing 
cases 
Litho- 
graphed car- 
tons with 
Friction-top 
tin cans 
with litho- 
Xo. 1 
Xo. 2 
Xo. 3 
moisture- 
proof lining 
graphed 
labels 
Product 
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Per 100 pounds 
of product 
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Salted almonds 
Cents 
3. 25 $27. 80 
3.25 14.85 
Cents 
4. 15 $16. 60 
4.15 8.85 
Cents 
5.75 
5.75 
$16.42 
8.76 
Cents 

Cents 

Cents 
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8 
8 
$1.60 
1.60 
Almond powder --- . 
0.86 
$0.86 
4.50: $4.50 
1 The jars designated here as Xos. 1, 2, 3 hold approximately 1.87, 4, and 5.6 ounces of salted almonds 
and 3.5, 7.5, and 10.5 ounces of almond butter, respectively. 
It will be noted from Table 6 that the glass containers are by far 
the most expensive, and the cost is especially high if a small size is 
used. If the two larger sizes are used the cost of the packages for 
100 pounds of either the salted almonds or almond butter is only 
about 60 per cent of the cost of packing this quantity in the small 
size. The package charge for 100 pounds of salted almonds is about 
90 per cent higher than for almond butter. This is because the jars 
hold a much less quantity, by weight, of the salted almonds than of 
the almond butter. 
The almond confection and paste, if desired, may be packed in 
much larger containers than are here considered. For large users 
of these products, especially of the paste, tin or wooden pails of 20, 
50, or 100 pounds capacity could be used, which would no doubt 
considerably reduce the package cost. 
The almond powder may be packed in paper cartons lined with 
waxed or moisture-proof paper, or in friction-top tin cans. The tin 
can has the advantage that it can be resealed if only parts of its con- 
tents are used at a time. The paper cartons cost only about one- 
fifth as much as the cans, but the machinery required for the auto- 
matic filling and sealing is very expensive and requires much floor 
space, although the actual cost of operating such machinery is very 
low. If cans are used machines for filling and labeling are required 
for large production, but these machines require comparatively small 
floor space and are not expensive. If it is desired to sell the product 
in large quantities to bakers and confectioners it would probably be 
best to pack it like almond paste. 
MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT 
The number and types of machines necessary for the manufacture 
of almond products will depend to some extent on the scale of opera- 
tions. At first some of these products will probably be made in only 
