The Leavenworth echo. [volume] (Leavenworth, Wash.) 1904-current, 1909-12-31
SI.O0 Per Year
This Bill Covers Every Point in Packing
and Marketing-lS Interesting
Reading for Growers

Inc Lafean Dill, relatlng 10 the
packing and marketing Of apples, has
probably caused more discussion from
one end Of the country to the other
than any bill Of a similar nature ever
introduced in congress. For the BEN
eft Of our many readers, all OF whom
are interested in the development of
the apple industry in the wonderful
Wenatchee valley, we publish the bill
in full, as follows:
To provide for standard packages, grades
and marks for apples in closed pack
ages entering into interstate and for
eign countries, and for other pur-
poses.
Section /. Be enacted by the Sen
ate and House of Representatives of
the United States Of America in Con-
gress assem- bled;
That the provisions Of this act shall
apply TO closed packages of apples that
are being transported, or have been
transported, or are intended for trans
portation from one state or territory OF
the United States, or in the District Of
Columbia, to any other state or terri
tory to any other place in the same ter
ritory, or from any place in the United
States to a foreign country, or from any
place in the United States through a
foreign country to any other place in
the United States.
Section D. That for the purposes Of
this act the expression closed pack
ages shall apply to any barrel, box or
basket, the contents of which cannot
be readily seen or inspected when such
package is prepared for market.
Section 8. The following classifca-
ton for closed packages for apples
shall be adopted as standard packages:
First-The standard box package for
apples shall be box having capacity
of not less than two thousand, three
hundred and forty-two inches, when
measured without distension of its
parts. Any box OF less canacity, when
used for apples, shall be marked on
both end and side, in a plain and in
delible manner with black letters Of
size not less than seventy-two point
block gothic, with the words short
box" or with the number of cubic
inches it actually contains.
Second - The standard basket for
apples shall be a basket having
capacity of not less than two thousand
three hundred and forty-two cubic
inches, when measured level full with
out distension Of its parts. Any bas-
ket of less capacity, when used for ap-
pies, shall be marked on both top and
side in a plain and indeEble manner
with black letters of size not less than
ID point block gothic, with the words
short basket" or with the fractional
part of a standard basket which it con-
tains.
Third-The standard barrel package
for apples shall be barrel having a ca
pacity Of not less than that Of barrel
Of the follaging dimensions, when
measured without distension of its
parts: Length of stave, twenty-eight
and one-half inches; diameter Of head,
seventeen and one-eighth inches; cir
cumference Of bilge, sixty-four inches,
outside measurement. Any barrel Of
less dimensions or capacity shall be
marked in a plain and indehble man
ner with black letters Of size not less
than seventy-two point block gothic,
with the words, short barrel" OF with
the fractional part of a standard barrel
that it actually contains.
Section 4. Any person who uses
closed packages for apples for inter
state, territorial or foreign shipments
that are not of standard size or capac-
ity, as defined in this act, and who
neglects to mark them as designated in
this act, shall be subject to a penalty
Of not less than seventy-fve cents nor
more than one dollar for each package
so used.
Section 5. A grade of apples for
interstate, territorial or foreign ship
ment, Of the following specifications
shall be known as STANDARD" we'll
grown specimens Of one variety, hand
picked, of good color for the variety,
normal shape, practically free from in
sect and fungus injury, bruises and
other defects, except such as are nee
essaTily caused in the operation Of
packing, well packed and with not
more than ten per centum below the
above specifications. (a) A standard
grade in which the minimum size of
the fruit is two and one-half inches in
traverse diameter shall be known as
Size A." (b) A standard grade in
which the minimum size Of the fruit is
two and one-fourth inches in traverse
diameter shall be known as Size B."
(c) A standard grade in which the
minimum size of the fruit is two inches