The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-10-17
MANY IGNORANT
OF NATIONAL LAW
Provisions of the Federal Law Requir-
ing a Standard Barrel in
Packing Apples.

Many apple growers are found who do
not know anything about the national
apple packing law 1t is hoped that all
farmers will conform to it as nearly as
possible
BE it enacted by the Senate and
House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled
that the standard barrel for apples shall
be of the following dimensions when
measured without distention of its parts;
Length of stave, 2S1a inches; diameter of
head, 171s inches; distance between heads,
70 inches; circumference of bulge, "a
inches outside measurement, representing
as nearly as possible 1856 cubic inches,
provided that steel barrels containing the
interior dimensions provided for in this
section shall be constructed as comph-
ance Herewith.
'Sec. 2. That the standard grades for
apples when packed in barrels shall be
shipped or delivered for shipment in inter
state or foreign commerce, or which shall
be sold or offered for sale within the Dis
trict of Columbia or the territories of the
! United States shall be as follows: Apples
| of one variety, which are well-grown speci-
mems, hand picked, of good color for the
variety, normal shape, practically free
| from insect and fungOus injury, bruises
and other defects, except such as are nee
essarily caused in the operation of pack
| ing, or apples of one variety which are
not more than 10 per centum below the
! foregoing specifications shall be standard
grade minimum size ~ inches, if the
minimum size of the apples is 212 inches
III transverse diameter; standard grade
minimum size "a inches, if the minimum
size of the apples is 2A inches in trans
4
mum size , inches if the minimum size of
the apples is inches in transverse diam
eter.
Sec 8 That the barrels in which APP
pies are packed in accordance with the
provisions of this act may be branded in
accordance with section , of this act
''Sec. 4. That all barrels packed with
apples shall be deemed to be below stan
dard if the barrel bears any statement
design or device indicating that the barre
is a standard barrel of apples, as herein
defined, and the capacity of the barrel Is
less than the capacity prescribed by sec
ton l of this act, unless the barrel shall
be plainly marked on end and side will
: words or figures showing the fractional
D relation which the actual capacity pre-
scribed by section 1 of this act. Th'
marking required by this paragraph shall
be in black letters of size not less than 4:
point, one-inch gothic.
t Sec. ;. That barrels packed with ap
i pies shall be deemed to be misbrande'
within the meaning of this act:
First, If the barrel bears any state
ment, design or device indicating that tn
1 apples contained therein are 'standar
grade and the apples when packed d
not conform to the requirements pre-
| scrbed by section = of this act.
Second. If a barrel bears any state
( ment, design or device indicating that tn
s apples contained therein are standar
; grade and the barrel fails also to bear
f statement of the name of the variety, tn
;, name of the locality where grown, and tn
" name of the packer or the person b
l. whose authority the apples were packe
} and the barrel marked.
Sec. 6. That any person, firm or col
poration, or association. who shall know
+ ingly pack or cause to be packed apple
in barrels or who shall knowingly sell @
offer for sale such barrels in violation {
g the provisions of this act, shall be liabl
|, to a penalty of 81 and costs for eac
IS such barrel so sold or offered for sale,
= be recovered at the suit of the Unite
: States in any court of the United State
K having jurisdiction
a Sec Z That this act shall be
l. force and effect from and after the l.
e day of July, 1913"