Evening journal., 1915-01-29
Suggested Law Provides
Regulation in Grading,
Packing, Marking, Etc.
LETHERBURY is
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| shipping and sale of apples. The
provisions Of the bin arc.
An Act to amend Chapter I'll OF The
! Revised Code Of the State of Della
ware by providing regulations in re-
1 srect 10 the grading packing. mark
ing, shipping and sale Of apples.
Be il enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives OF the
state Of Delaware, in General Assem-
4 bly, met:
That Chapter q of the Revised
4 Code Of the state of Delaware be and
the same is hereby amended by the
/ insertion therein Of the following sec
tions, to be styled 672A. Section 23A.
672B, Section 23B, 672C Section 23C !:
672D, Section 23D; 6T2E. Section 23E
672F, Section 23F. G72G. Section 23G
672H. Section 23H 672l. Section 23I:
672J. Section 23J. 672K. Section 23I<
672L. Section 23L; 672M. Section
pm; 672N, Section 23N.
672A, Section 23A. That the stand
ard grade or classes of apples grown
IN this state when packed in closed
| packages shall be.
Delaware Fancy Grade
Delaware A Grade.
Delaware 3 Grade.
Delaware Unclassifled
lst. Delaware Fancy Grade shall
consist Of apples of one variety.
which are well grown specimens.
hand picked, properly packed, of good
cclor for the variety, normal shape.
free from dirt, diseases. insect or
I fungus injury. bruises and other de-
fects except such are necessarily
caused in the operation of packing
End. Delaware A Grade shall con
slst OF one variety which are we'll
grown specimens. hand picked. prop
erly packed. of good color for the
yariety, normal shape, practically free
4 from dirt diseases, insect and fun
/ gus injury. bruises and other defects
except such as are necessarily caused
in the operation of packing. Or APP
pies Of one variety which are not
more than 10 per cent below the
| foregoing specifications on a COM
1 bination of all defects, or per cent
on any single defect
/ 3rd Delaware B Grade shall con-
/ sist Of apples of one variety hand
| picked. properly packed, practically
| normal shape, practically free from
dirt, diseases. insect and fungus in
/ jnries, and which may be of medium
or less than medium color for the
variety or apples OF one variety which
are not more than 10 per cent below
/ the foregoing specifications on q
\ combination Of all defects, or S per
cent. on a single defect
4th. In the Delaware Fancy. De-
I laware A and Delaware B Grades.
the minimum size Of fruit shall Dc
marked on the package The mini
mum size is determined in precisely
the same manner as it always has
been for A. No. /. or any other grade
/. G., the transverse diameter. If
/ the size of the fruit packed was from
two and one-hGlf inches up. then the
minimum size is two and onc-half
inches. If from two and one-quartcr
+ inches up, the minimum Is two and
/ one-quarter. etc. A federation or va
riation of 80 per cent on size shall
be allowed in above classes.
5th. Delaware Unclassified. Ap-
pies not conforming to the foregoing
specifications or grade. or if con
forming are not branded in accord
ance Herewith shall be classed rs
unclassitied and so branded.
The marks indicating grade as
above prescribed may be accom-
panied by any other designation or
grade or brand. if that designation
or brand is not Inconsistent with. or
marked more cOnspicuously than the
one Of the said four marks which IS
used on the said package Apples
packed and branded in accordance
with the United States law shall be
exempt from the provisions Of this
Act.
Minimum sizes may be designated
BY figures instead of words The
word minimum may be designated by
using the abbreviation Min"
tf2B, Section 23B. Every closed
Package containing apples grown in
the state Of Delaware which IS pack
ed, sold. distributed, transported or
offered or exposed for sale, distribu-
tion OF transportation in the state
/ BY any person shall bear upon the
outside of one end in plain letters
and figures, the Eame and address OF
the packer or the person by whose
authority the apples were packed.
and the package marked, the true
name Of the variety. the grade or
class OF the apples therein contained
and the minimum size Of the fruit IN
the package, as provided by 672A.
Section 23A. II the true name Of
the variety shall not be known TO the
packer or the person by whose au-
thority the package is packed or
branded. then such variety shall be
designated as Unknown" Every
package of apples which is repacked
shall bear the name and address Of
OF the name of the person by whose
authority it is repacked in place of
that Of the original packer.
672C, Section 23C. Il shall be un-
lawful for any person within this
state. except under the percentages
Of tolerance and variation. as allowed
by paragraphs End and 3rd of 672A.
Section 2SA. relating to Delaware a
and B Grades, to pack, sell, distri-
butte, transport. offer or expose for
sale in closed packages apples which
arc not hand-picked, or which ara
wormy or diseased, or which show
fungus, or scab injury, unless such