The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-09-06
fruit Packing School.
Nampa Record :

at Meridian in charge of Mr.. Yost.
for some time. Thursday the pack.
ers and fruit growers had joint
meeting at the ManyilIe- Hurst
packing house on the Boise Valley
for the purpose Of making exam
nations with reference to the skill
of the packers. Score cards were
provided for first second and third
grade. Professor j. F. Littooy.
>. d. Smith and Walter Wood
were prominent in the work, they
having been selected to pass on
the grading in order that the skill
and carefulness of each packer
might be known. In addition to
the score cards there will be merit
AMI dement, cards for actual use in
the packing houses, in order that
the careless packer even though
competent may be eliminated.
For instance car Of extra fancy
apples might be ruined in price if
few boxes of second class stuff
was found by the eastern purchas
er. 1t is the plan of the associa-
ton to keep out careless packers
in order to obviate this possible
loss and the dement, system it ia
thought will do that.
Prof. Littooy who was seen by
RecoId representative, said the
schools had brought out high
class of people very different from
what one usually sees in coast
packing houses, and that they are
all bright, clean, and capable and
take great interest in the work.
He thought the system adopted by
the Boise Valley association would
rank this section in eastern mark
cts with Hood River and other
high class packs. He said the
joint meeting Thursday WAS q
move to secure absolute uniform
ity in the pack. matter of great
est importance. 1t was the inten-
ton to have all fruit, bearing the
Boise Valley association label of
certain grade uniform no matter
whether it be packed at Meridian,
Ustick or elsewhere.
Another plan adopted cannot
help but be Of great advantage in
the eastern markets is that of hav-
ing but two grades, Fancy" and
Extra Fancy" The label will
not be put on anything else. The
sc" grade or second class stuff
will alb be shipped in the name of
the grower.
At the Thursday meeting the
attendance was quite large, and
much interest was shown. Short
addresses were made by several of
those in attendance and a general
cooperative sentiment was foster
ed. Cooperation is the key to
success in all modern farming or
fruit growing activity, and those
most interested are awaking to the
fact, which is shown by the inter-
est taken in all the efforts being
made in that direction.
Following is copy of the grad
ing rules adopted by the Boise
Valley Fruit Growers Association:
Extra Fancy Grade.
This grade consists of perfect, we'll
formed apples only, free from all insect
pests, worm holes. stings, scale. scab.
sun-scald, dry-rot, water-eore or other
defects; limb rub, skim puncture or evil
denoe of rough handling, shall be con-
sidered defects. All apples heavily
coated with dirt or spray must be clean,
ed.
All varieties of apples admitted to-
this grade shall be well matured and Of
natural color characteristic of the var.
iety; Spitzenburg, Winesap, Jonathan,
Arkansas Black, Gano, LAWYER. and
other solid red varieties, must have rs
per cent of good red color.
Ben DAVIS, Rome Beauty, Baldwin,
Wagner, and other varieties OF similar
color must be 50 per cent red. Red
Cheek Pippins ana Winter Banans must
show a red cheek.
Fancy Grade.
Apples of this grade must be free
from sll insect pests, worm holes, scale,
St1u Snaid dry rof wataF.eDra ar other