The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1912-09-27
RULES FOR 6RADlN6
AND PACkING APPLES
EXTRA FANCY

AND PACkING APPLES
EXTRA FANCY
This grade consists of well-formed
apples only, free from all insect
pests, worm holes, stings, scale,
scab, sun-scald, bitter or dry rot,
water core or other defects; limb
rub, skin puncture, skin broken at
stem, bruises or other evidence of
rough handling shall be considered
defects. All apples heavily coated
with dirt or spray must be cleaned.
All varieties of apples admitted
to this grade shall be we'll matured
and of natural color characteristic
of the variety; all red varieties must
have 70 per cent. of good red color;
Ben Davis, Rome Beauty, Baldwin,
Wagner and other varieties of SINH
lar color must show a red color of
SO per cent; Red Cheek Pippins
and Winter Bananas must show
red cheek. Sizes smaller than 200 to
the box will be excluded from this
grade, except that Winesap and
Missouri Pippins may include sizes
not smaller than 225. All apples
of this grade must be carefully
wrapped and properly packed; the
box should be lined with paper,
with cardboard on top and bottom
only.
FANCY
Apples of this grade must be free
from all insect pests, worm holes,
stings, scale, sun scald, bitter or
dry rot, water core, or other de-
fects; skin puncture, bruises, or
other evidence of rough handling
shall be considered defects. Slight
limb rub or like defects not exceed
ing one-fourth inch in diameter will
be permitted. All varieties of
apples admitted to this grade shall
be well matured, and all red apples
must show Is per cent. color. This
grade must also be carefully wrapped
and properly packed; the boxes
should be lined with paper, with
cardboard on top and bottom only.
No pack greater than It's shall be
permitted in this grade except Wine
saps and Missouri Pippins, which
shall be accepted up to and includ-
ing 200.
Association Labels to be used on
Extra Fancy and Fancy Apples
only. The time and place Of appli-
cation to be determined by the
Association.
&C" GRADE
This grade shall be made up of
all merchantable apples not in
Guided in the Extra Fancy and
Fancy grades. These apples must
be free from all insect pests, worm
holes and scale, but will inclue mis-
shapen apples or apples having a
limb rub or other like defects.
Apples of this grade may also con-
tain two worm stings, perfectly
healed over without indentation
and not exceeding 1-16 inch in
diameter, or may show slight
bruises. Each apple must be
wrapped. No count greater than
1853 will be permitted.
Use standard boxes, cleats on top
and bottom; Cd nails, 4 on each end.
Should buldge ga inch top and
bottom.
PROPER MARKING
Use care in stamping boxes.
Have all marks on straight. Stamp
the size in the Upper Left Hand
Corner. Stamp the Grade at the
top in the middle. Stamp the
Variety in the Upper Right Hand
Corner. Stamp Growers Name,
Packers Number and Warehouse
Receipt Number on the opposite end
of the box, when labels are used.
MARK YOUR BOXES
Section 48, of the Horticultural
Laws of the State of Washington:
Any fruit grown in the State of
Washington and offered for sale or
shipment in closed packages, shall
be marked on the outside of the
box o. package with the name of
the variety, or, if the variety is un-
known, shall be marked ''yarietv