The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1913-08-07
Grade and Pack Rules
For Apple Growers

The North Pacific Distributors
the big selling organization whicl
is said to be the largest standard
lied deciduous fruit agency in tn.
world. has adopted grading AM
packing rules:
The basis for handling the 1911;
crop is fixed at SIS per car, which
comprises the entire selling ex
penses, and which will be conceded
to be very reasonable.
The management is said to hav,
a foreign market in view, and, a
least, partially under contract, which
is very encouraging. Aside from
this, the general outlook for market
ing is considered very good.
The following are the grading
and packing rules adopted:
Apples
Tho grades to be used will be dis
tinguishcd Gs extra fancy, fancy and
grades, and defined es follows:
Extra Fancy-This grade shall
consist of sound, smooth, matured
clean, hand-pickcd, well formed ap
pies only, free from all insect pests
disease. blemishes, bruises and 9th
er physical injuries, stings, scaM
scab. sun scald, dry or bitter rot
worms. worm holes, decay. spray
burn, limb rub, water core, skin
puncture or skin broken at stem
All apples must be. Of good ma.
tured color, shape and condition
characteristic of the variety.
The following varieties defined as
to color shall be admitted to this
grade:
Solid Red varieties-Aiken Red
Arkansas Red, Black Ben Davis
Fall Wine, Gano, Geniton, .Johna.
than, King David, Mammoth Black
Twig, Missouri Pippin, Oregon Red
Spltzenberg (Esopus) Steelc Red
VanderpoOl, Wincsap.
Striped or Partial Red Varieties
Ben Davis, Delicious, Gravenstein,
Hubbardson, Nonesuch, Jeffrics, King
of Tompkins Co., Mcintosh Red, Nor.
thern Spy, Rome Beauty, Stamen,
Snow, Wagner, Wealthy, York I'M
perial
Color Requirements
Color requirements for extra fancy
are as follows:
Solid red varieties to have not
less than three-fourths good red col.
or, and the size of IT'S or smaller wh<
admitted to tho grade to have. at
least ninety per cent good red color.
Striped or partial red varieties as
designated above to have not less
than one-half good red color and
when the size Of IT'S or smaller is
admitted to this grade they must
have at least three-fourths good red
color.
Except that Gravensteins, Jeffries
and King of Tompkins County in
all sizes must be at least one-third
good red color.
Red cheek or blushed varieties
such as Hyde's King, Red Cheek
Pippin, Winter Banana and Maiden
Blush must have a red cheek.
Ortleys must be white, yellow OF
waxen.
Green or yellow varieties such
as Grimes Golden, White Winter
Pearmain. Yellow Newton and Cox's
Orange Pippin must have the char.
acteristic color of the variety.
No sizes are admitted to this
grade smaller than as follows:
Aiken Red, 200; Arkansas Black
l75; Ben Davis. 1853; Black Ben
Davis, 1853; Cox's Orange Pippin
1913; Delicious $50; Fall Wine 200 /:
venstein 200; Hubbardson Nonesuch'
Jonathan 200; Jeffries 225; Kins
OF Tompkins County 1853; Kins
David 200; Mammoth Black Twio
$50; Missouri Pippin 200; McIn.
tosh Red 200; Maiden Blush 163.
Northern Spy $50; Oregon Red
!.o' Ortiey 10; Rome Beauty
1853; Red Cheek Pippin, 1853; Spite
(Esopus) 200; Steel Rcd, 1853:
Stayman, 1863; Snow, 225; Wander.