Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-09-26
- HE FOLLOWING rules have been
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= HE FOlh4OWlNG rules nave Deen
adopted by the Northwestern Fruit
Exchange for grading the 1914
pack. All varieties may be admitted
In all the grades. Specifications of
each grade are as follows:
Extra Fancy Grade.
Apples must be properly matured,
clean, of natural color, shape and con-
dition characteristic of the variety,
sound, smooth and well formed, free
from insect pests, disease, blemishes
and injuries, worms, worm holes,
stings, scale, scab, sun-scald, dry or
bitter rot, decay, fungus, water core,
spray burn, limb rot, skin puncture or
skin broken at stem.
Red or striped varieties must show
at least the percentage of good natu-
raj color named in list following:
Seventy-five per cent-Aristo Black,
Arkansas Black, Akin, Baldwin, Bis
marck, Black Twig, Black Ben, Blue
Pearmain, Canada Red, Champion,
Gano Hoover, Ingram, Jonathan,
Kaighn, King David, Kinnard, Lau-
yer, Missouri, Northern Spy, Pewau-
kee, Pryor, Salome, Senator, shackel-
ford, Spitzenburg, Starck, Wagner,
Walbridge, Wealthy, Westfield, Will
low, Winesap, Wolf River, York I'm
perial.
Sixty-six and two-thirds per cent
Ben Davis, Ben Hur, Bennett, Deli
cious, Jefferis, Stayman, TOmpkins
King.
Fifty per cent-Alexander Chicago,
Commerce, Gravenstein, Mcintosh,
Rambo, Rome Beauty, Hubbardston.
Red checked or blush varieties must
have distinctly colored cheek or
blush.
Yellow and green varieties must
show the characteristic color of the
variety.
Apples in this grade shall not be
smaller than $50, except Gravensteins,
Grimes, Jonathan, White Pearmain and
Winesap, which may be as small as
165, and Yellow Newton, which way
be as small as 200.
Fancy Grade.
Physical requirements shall be the
same as in Grade No. except that
slight deviation from proper form may
be admitted, but not when clearly mis-
shapen. Slight blemishes such as limb
rub, scratches and russeting may be
admitted, provided that no apple shall
show aggregate blemishes Of over one
half inch in area.
Color Requirements-All red or
striped varieties must show at least 40
per cent of good red color, except
those varieties which are admitted to
No. l grade with a minimum of &c
per cent on color, may be admitted to
this grade with one-fifth of good red
color, provided that Rome Beauty
when So size or larger need show no
color.
Size Requirements-Apples shall not
be smaller than 175 except Jonathan,
Fameuse, Spitzenburg, King David,
White Pearmain and Winesap may be
admitted as small as 200 if Of color
requirement of No. l grade, and yell
low Newton as small as 225.
30" Grade.
This grade when used shall be made
up of all merchantable apples not in
eluded in grades Nos. l and 3.
Apples shall be well grown speci-
mems Of one variety, reasonably uni
form in size, properly matured, prac-
tieally free from dirt, insect pests,
disease, bruises and other defects ex-
cept such as are necessarily caused in
the operation of packing.
Apples shall not be smaller than 1863
ize.
Special Grade.
This grade shall be tho same in all
respects as No. 9 or Fancy Grade, ex-
eept that the aggregate blemishes Of
not over one-half inch in area therein
permitted, may include fungus or seab,