Evening journal., 1915-03-06
Grade AND MARK
Delaware APPLES
House Passes Mr.. Lether-
bury's Bill With But Six
Dissenting Votes
DEMAND FOR STATES
FRUIT MAY INCREASE

~ % TO the House yesterday af-
ornoon passed Representative Lether-
'ury's bill regulating the grading,
'acking. marking. shipping and sale
{ apples. Those voting against the
i'll were Representatives Cubbage,
lance, Lingo, Milbourne, Salisbury
n nd Webster.
~ Samuel II. Derby, of Woodside.
z #naster Of the State Grange; Senator
barnard and Eugene f. Shallcross, of
81 iiddletown. all prominent fruit grow
N rs. spoke for the bill, and contended
hat while there had been some critic
/. SIN of it on the ground that it would
s Ot be fair to the small grower the
s i'll had been amended to meet most
81 ( the objections. The speakers stated
a hat the bill would be a great benefit
81 10 the growers of this State and the
81 tandardizing of the fruit would in
"a rease the prices and would place
l& Delaware where she belongs. in the
n ront ranks of the apple-growing
81 tates.
81 The provisions of the bill as II
X PASSED the House are given herewith
81 or the information of farmers and
# ruit growers: "672A. Section 23A.
# hat the standard or classes of ap-
les grown in this State when packed
~ n closed packages shall be:
NJ Delaware Fancy Grade
81 Delaware A Grade
Delaware B Grade
# delaware Unclassified
"1st. Delaware Fancy Grade shall
onsist OF apples of one variety, which
Ill tfs.rr lnr
# licked. properly packed, of good color
6 or the variety, normal shape, free
NJ rom dirt. diseases. insect or fungus
Injury, bruises and other defects
kept such as are necessarily caused
81 4 the operation Of packing.
"a "2nd Delaware A Grade shall con-
81 list of one variety which are we'll
81 rown specimens. hand picked, prop
s rly packed, of good color for the
81 ariety. normal shape, practically free
81 rom dirt diseases, insect and fungus
# Jury, bruises and other defects such
s are necessarily caused in the oper-
# ton of packing. Or apples of one
S ariety which are not more than 10
# er cent below the foregoing specili-
# ations on a combination of all de-
81 acts. or 3 per cent on any single de-
% bet
e "3rd. Delaware B Grade shall con-
& list of apples of one variety, hand
z licked. properly packed. practically
s. ormal shape, practically free from
g irt diseases. insect and fungus in
Iries, and which may be of medium
IN less than medium color for the
# ariety OF apples of one variety which
S Ire not more than 10 per cent below
s re foregoing specifications on a COM
s. ination of all defects, or per cent
Is In a signle defect.
# "4th. In the Delaware Fancy, Della
{ are A and Delaware p Grades, the
W Wiinimum size Of fruit shall be mark
"a on the package The minimum
II lie is determined in precisely the
81 lame manner as it always has been for
No. l, or any other grade, /. G.. the
3 transverse diameter If the size of
i. no fruit packed was from IL inches
a d. then the minimum size is 2 l-2
81 lches. If from 2 1-2 inches up, the
Wlinimum is 2 IA. etc. A liberation
variation of 10 per cent on size
|Xhall be allowed in above classes.
H 18th. Delaware Unclassified. Ap-
q les not conforming TO the foregoing
s pecifications or grade, or II conform
are not branded in accordance
#herewith shall be classed as I'm
lassified and so branded.
E "The marks indicating grade, as
"a bove prescribed may be accompanied
Y any other designation or grade or
& rand, if that designation or brand
not inconsistent with, or marked
& lore conspicuously than the one OF
Il he said four marks which is used
# n the said package. Apples packed
H nd branded in accordance with the
W nited States law shall be exempt
q from the provisions of this Act.
X Minimum Sizes may be designated
vi " figures instead of words. The
vord minimum may be designated by
81 sing the abbreviation Min
"672B. Section 23B. Every CLOSED
81 ackage containing apples grown II
1he State of Delaware which is packed
~ old. distributed, transported or OF
s ion or transportation in the State b,
ny person shall bear upon the outsid,
+ one end in plain letters and figures
he name and address Of the packer OIL
s. he person by whose authority the ap
S lies were packed, and the package
Wnarked. the true name of the variety
~ he grade or class of the apples
z& herein contained and the minimum
'# ize of the fruit in the package as pro
81 ided by 672A, Section 23A. IL tn
Wrue name of the variety shall not b.
Anown 10 the packer or the person b.
& whose authority the package is packe'
a. # branded then such variety shall b.
# designated as unknown Every pack
&c of apples which is repacked shal
lear the name and address of the re
} ,acker or the name of the person b,
# whose authority it is repacked in plac
W If that Of the original packer.
81 "672C Section 23C. II shall be un
I awful for any person within thi
81 state, except under the percentages O
2# olerance and variation. as allowed b.
E& paragraphs 2nd and 3rd of 672A. Sec
ion 23A. relating to Delaware A an
I*3 grades to pack, sell. distribute
# transport, offer or expose for sale il
= losed packages apples which are no
land-picked. or which are wormy. o
q diseased, or which show fungus. O
Il lcab injury, unless such fact, or facts
hall be plainly stated by the use @
he words mot hand-picked," !" "wormy,