The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-08-12
USES STANDARD PACK
Western Colorado Fruit Associations
Change Methods.

Apples shipped from western Colo
RADIO in the future will be packed
as they should be. The regulations
for fancy pack of apples have been
agreed upon by the various associa.
tions.
Hitherto Colorado has had what
is known as 'jumbled pack" but
in the future only standard pack
will be permitted to be shipped out
The old standard of fancy and
| choice has been changed and in
the future there will be three packs
extra fancy extra choice" and
Standard" the first two to be lay
cred and put up in an attractive
manner, as is done now in the Hood
River, Ore, section.
Not only the great apple produc-
ing sections of Grand Junction,
Fruita, Clifton and Palisades and
the Plateau valley will follow this
standard, but the associations at
Delta, PaOnia, Hotchkiss and Mont
rose will also pack the fancy stock.
The regulations for the pack as
now laid down are as follows:
Extra Fancy-This grade must
consist of perfect apples, absolutely
free from all specks and blemishes,
OF high color, shapely in form and
not less than 2 u inches in diane
ter. They must be graded to size
and layered in diamond form
throughout the box. This grade is
to be packed in autographed labeled
boxes. 1t will be called the Noun
tain Lion brand.
Extra Choice-This grade must
consistof apples free from worms or
worm holes and not less than IA
incres in diameter. This grade will
take apples that arc worm specked
but not wormy, and apples not high
ly enough colorej for the extra fan
cy grade.
Standard-This grade may consist
Of apples not good enough for ex-
ira choice. 1t may contain apples
slightly irregular in shape, limb
marked and reasonably free from
worms. All aples must be at least
a inches in diameter and no rot
ten or wilted apples or windfalls
will be allowed. Keep out the trash
There will probably be years of low
prices when it will not pay to ship
this grade. The standard grade may
be layered in the diamond form
throughout the box or packed the
jumbled pack.
All apples must be packed so that
there will be one-half to three
fourths inch bulge on both top and
bottom of box
Summer Apples-Summer varie-
ties should be packed in only two
grades, fancy and choice. The fancy
grade should be layered throughout
the box and of good size for the
variety. The choice grade can either
be layered through the box or faced
and tumble pack and should be very
little inferior to the standard
grades.
Instructions are also given as to
pears, which are graded fancy and
choice, packed 4, and sitter. The
instructions say: Pears must be
picked from twenty-four to forty
eight hours before packing to allow
them to shrink. A pear that will
measure 21a inches when picked will
be considerably smaller when pack
ed. Measure pears for first and Sec
ond picking with a 21a Inch ring.
Leave the smaller pears to grow
Do not pick a Sitter Bartlett pear
until it has reached a stage where
it would be dangerous to leave Ion
gr.
Fancy-This grade must consist
of perfect pears, absolutely free from
all specks and blemishes, smooth
and shapely in form. In the sitter
pack all pears must be TT least 2 "a
inches in diameter.
Pears in the Alter pack must be
at least ga inches in diameter and
larger 1t is a mistake to use this
pack unless the pears are large
enough to make the box fully up to
weight.
Choice-This grade should consist
Of pears only a little inferior to the
fancy. 1t may contain fruit slight
ly SCARED and otherwise defective
but must be reasonably free from
worms and must not contain culls.
This grade should be packed the
same as the fancy grades.
The gross weight of box of
pears must be at least SO pounds.
The box must have a good bulge on
both top and bottom. This is neces-
sary in order to allow for shrinkage
in ripening.
Heavy shipments of peaches are
still being made from Palisades as
we'll as the earlier varieties of ap-
pies. A few apples are also being
shipped from Grand Junction and
Fruita.
The crop is in fine condition now.