The enterprise. [volume] (Harlem, Mont.) 1899-1926, 1913-08-07
Montana Apple Box Law


AT the session of the legislature
held at Helena, January and February
1913, law was enacted which estab-
lished q Standard Apple Box for
Montana, and fixed the requirements
for grades.
'The standard size of the apple
box shall be of the following dimen-
sions, when measured without dis
tension OF its parts: Dep'h of end,
lo1a inches: width of end 49, inches:
length OF box Is inches inside
measurements. as near as possible
2173la cubic inches"
Any box in which apples Shall be
packed and offered for sale that con-
tains less than the required cubica]
content must be mark ed "Short Box"
on one side and one end with letters
one inch high.
The box when packed and Offered
for sale, shall bear upon it in plain
figures the number of apples in the
box (within 5 apples); the name of
the firm, company Or organization
who shall have first pack ed orauthor-
lied the packing of the same; also
the name of the locality where the
fruit was grown; also the correct
name of the variety of apples in the
box; also the grade adopted by the
grower, firm, company or organiza-
ton that authorized the packing of
the fruit.
The grades adopted are Extra
Fancy, Fancy and &C" grade.
"The "extra fancy" gra'e shall
consist of sound, smooth, we'll formed
apples free from all insect pests,
disease, blemishes, and physical in
jury, and all apples in this grade
must show natural color and be
characteristic of the variety. The
color of apples of this grade shall be,
for solid red variety at least 20 per
cent of good red color; for striped
variety the apples must have at least
45 per cent OF red color with yellow
backgrounds; for red cheek or blush
variety the apples must show a dis
tinctly colored cheek or blush, and
in this grade no box Shall contain
more than 200 apples. The Clancy"
grade shall be composed only of
apples having the same physical re-
quirements as the extra fancy, and
be free from disease, blelnish, injury
or defects as the extra fancy, but may
contain apples that are slightly limb
rubbed OF russeted. In solid red
variety the fancy grade must have at
least 35 per cent Of good natural
color. Striped or partially red va
riety must have at least 10 per cent
of good red color: red cheek or
blush variety must have correct physi-
cal qualities without requirements as
to color and no box must contain
more than 22o apples. The "C'
grade Shall be made up of all mer-
charitable apples not included in the
extra fancy and fancy grades, and
must be free from rot. The require
ments as to color shall be omitted in
this grade, and no box contain more
than 225 apples. All other apples
offered for sale within the State of
Montana and not marked as extra
fancy, fancy, or ''C' grade shall
be culls. and shall be marked as
"culls'
Section 7. All apples offered for
sale in this state in any other manner
than in the standard box provided for
in this act shall be marked and sold
us 'cull apples.
Section s. That any person, firm,
company, or organization who shall
knowingly pack, or cause to be pack.
ed apples in boxes, or who shall
knowingly sell or offer for sale such
boxes, in violation of the provisions
of this act, shall be guilty of a mis-
demeanor, and subject to a fine Of
not less than ten ($1O dollars, MOI
more than fifty ($5o) dollars.
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