Bul. 908, U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. PLATE XVII. 
Fic. |.—AN EXAMPLE OF GOOD PACKING CONTRASTED WITH POOR PACKING. 
Cans taken from packing table before being oiled. Same Jot of fish, taken from the same weir on the 
same day, but packed by different concerns. 
Fic. 2.—SARDINES FROM THE SAME LOT AS THOSE WELL PACKED IN Fle: l, 
TAKEN FROM THE SHIPPING ROOM. 
Note the disarrangement of the fish, due to rough handling after being processed. The mussy 
appearance is Gue to the presence of particles from the ins « of snipped fish and material from 
the intestines. 
Fic. 3.—SARDINES FROM THE SAME LOT AS THOSE POORLY PACKED IN FiaG. 1], 
TAKEN AT RANDOM FROM SHIPMENT READY FOR MARKET. 
Unaiiractive appearance is due to slack packing and rough handling. Noite the 3-fish can which 
shows the absence of standardization of the pack. 
