Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1914-09-11
Regulation for Packing, Ship
ping and Sale of Apples in
Maine, Just Isused by
Dept. of Agriculture
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One of the recent publications of
the State Department of Agriculture
Is copy of the rules and regula-
tons for carrying out the provisions
of Chapter 1876, Public Laws of 1913,
entitled. An Act to Regulate the Pack
ing, Shipping and Sale of Apples. The
law refers only to closed packages.
The Department devoted much time
last year to the work of seeing to it
that the provisions of the act were
complied with by apple packers and
the work will be continued this year.
1t Is probable that the same inspec-
tors will be employed by the Depart
ment in this work this year because of
the advantage of their experience of
last year. These inspectors will be
assisted by the food inspectors of the
State Bureau of Inspection, of which
A. M. G. Soule is chief
The rules and regulations are CIV
en- in the pamphlet under the follow
ing heads: Containers, Glasses and
Grades of Apples, Packing, Branding
Duty and Authority of Commissioner
of Agriculture, and Penalty. The pub
LEGATION just issued is more extensive
than that issued on the subject last
year and makes a deeper analysis of
the different phases of the law.
The following section Is of much
interest as 1t refers to the classes and
grades of apples packed:
Section 2. The standard grades for
apples when packed in closed pack
ages shall be as follows:
First. Fancy shall consist of ap-
pies of one variety above the average
size and color for the variety, ana
none smaller than two and one-hal.
inches in diameter. sound and free
from worm holes, bruises, scab or
any other defect that materially in
jures the appearance or useful quail
ity of the apples, and shall be prop
erly packed in clean, strong packa ges.
Second. Number one, or class one,
shall consist of we'll matured apples
of one variety of normal shape and
good color for the variety, not less
than two and quarter inches in
diameter, sound and free from all de-
rally Injuries the appearance or use
fects such as worm holes, bruises,
scab or any other defect that mate
full quality of the apple, and shall
be properly packed in clean, strong
packages.
Third. Number two, or class two,
shall consist of we'll matured apples
of one variety, not less than two inch
es in diameter, of medium color for
the variety and normal shape. Apples
two and ne-quarter inches in diam
eter or less, must be sound. Apples
more than two and quarter inches
in diameter may have one defect such
as a worm hole or a bruise If the
skin is not broken and shall be prop
erly packed in clean. strong packages.
Fourth. Unclassified. Apples not
conforming to the foregoing condi-
lions as to variety, size and other con-
ditions. shall be classed as Unclassi-
fed"
Apples in Class @ not exceeding
21-4 inches in diameter. should be
free from defects. Apples over 2 Ia
inches in diameter may have "one
defect" From this "one defect there
are excluded:
(a) Apples with skin broken by a
bruise.
(b) Apples with a worm hole in
the side.
(c) Apples that are rotten in whole
or in part.
Unclassified apples are those not
conforming to conditions prescribed
for graded apples and not intended to
conform to those conditions.
They are:
(a) Apples entirely inferior to No.
grade
CD Apples inferior to No. 2 grade
mixed in same package.
(c) Apples of the various grades
not inferior to No. mixed in same
package.
Apples conforming to any one of the
grades Fancy" NO /" or mo. 2"
are not unclassified and cannot le-
gally be branded as such.