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new PACKING
LAW PROPOSED
WILL EFFECT THE ENTIRE COUNTRY
Provides for Standard Grading and
Packing and win BE Pushed by
Shippers Association

Shippers ASSOclHtlOn
At the annual meeting of the Inter
national Apple Shippers Association
which will be held this year, August
9TH and 9th at Niagara Falls, Cne of
the most important measures that has
ever been framed in regard to apple
packing and shipping will be brought
up for consideration. The measure
has already been introduced in Con-
gress by Representative Porter of New
York and is expected to receive t e
unqualified endorsement of the ship
pers association aud growers as we'll.
In speaking of it the Fruit Trade
Journ al says that it provides for
standard grading as we'll as standard
packages, and will apply over the en-
tire United States This is q measure
of far greater Importance than any
thing which has ever been undertaken
in the way of legislation affecting
apple packing, and thus far there
seems to be little objection to it on
the part of growers or shippers, while
all operators are Baturally in favor it.
Ii will come before the fall session
Of Congress, and while it can hardly
become operative during the coming
apple sseason there is every prospect
OF its passage If strongly supported
by those interested, and it will be in
effect next year"
The bill reads as follows:
Section |. That the provisions OF
this act shall apply to closed peck
ages of apples that are, or may be,
transported from one state or terri
tory of the United States, or the Dis
trict of Columbia, to another state or
territory to another place in the
United States to an adjacent foreign
country, or from any place in the
United States through foreign Coun-
try to any other place in the United
States.
Sec. 2. That in this act, unless the
context otherwise requires the express
sion "closed package" means barrel,
box or basket, of which the contents
cannot readily be seen OF inspected
when such package is prepared for
market.
Apples packed in closed crates, bar
rels or boxes, covered with slat Gov
ers, burlap or tartatan, shall come
within the meaning of the expression
"closed packages. "
Sec. 3 That in this act the follow
ing lassiications for closed packages
of apples shall be adopted as standard
packages:
The standard measure for capacity
for all apples packed in boxes shall be
the heaped pushel, containing as neal
ly as may be 2, 564 cubic inches, and
of no less capacity than would be con
aimed in box of the folIing dimen-
sions: 1872 by II by ll1s inches, in
side measurement. Boxes of the
above Described capacity or dimen-
sions shall be marked STANDARD.
Any box of less dimensions or capa-
city shall be marked in plain and
indelible manner, both on side and
top, in letters not less than one inch
long, "short box" or with the frac-
tional part of bushel it may contain
Part 2. The standard measure OF
capacity for all apples packed In bas
kets shall be the heaped bushel, con
tanning 2, ,564 cutie inches.
Baskets of the above described ca
pacity shall be marked STANDARD has.
ket " Any basket of less capacity
shall be marked in plain and indeli.
| Bile manner on both side and top, in
letters not less then one inch long
"shoIt bushel" or with the fractional
part it may contain.
Part 3. The standard measure Of
capacity for all applOs packed In bar
rels shall be as nearly as may be, thre,
bushels, the barrel to be of no lesl
dimensions than lbs inch head
length of staye 2S1a inches, with bulge
circumference not-less than Ga inoheI
outside measurement.
Bari els OF the above described oapa
city and dimensions shall be marked
STANDARD barrel" Any barrel of les
dimensions and capacity shall b,
marked in a plain and indelible man
ner, both on side and top, in letter
rot less than one inch long, "shor
barrel'' or with the capacity in bu
els or fraction there Of, or ii one hal
the capacity or Dimensions OF a stan
dard barrel, it shall be plainly marked
Zone half barrel" p"
That in this act the following class
ifioations of grades for closed pack
ages of apples shall be adopted a
standard grades. "No. u and "No
O." but such mark may be accompa
MED by any other designation of grad
or brand, provided that such desig
, nation of grade or brand is not incOn
sistent with or marked more eonspiou
! ously than the one Of the said tw
marks designating grade which Is use
Oh the package.
D Pat l. Ono l" grade aud quail.
! shall consist oil healthy, well grow
apples of one variety, sound, Of nj
less than % inches in diameter and {
t good color for the variety, OF normi
3 shape and not less than 80 FER Centut
tree from scab, worm holes, bruist
q and other defects, and properly pacl
lad