Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1915-09-20
Apple and Pear
Rules For Grading

The following grading and packing
rules for apples and pears were
adopted by the Northwest Fruit Ship
pers' Council at Spokane last spring
While these rules may differ slightly
from the customs of packing and
grading in the Rogue River valley
they may be of use to those who wish
to adopt the standard demanded by
the Northwestern Shippers:
Pears.
There shall be three grades of
pears, extra fancy, fancy, and c
grade.
Extra fancy: This grade shall con-
sist OF pears that are hand picked,
clean, sound and free of insect
pests, sun scald, scab, scale or other
diseases, worm holes, stings, limb
rub, misshapen, broken skin or stem
less, bruised or evidence of frost by
russetting, rough handling or serious
defects, excepting a small amount of
russetting, not clearly noticeable or
covering a total area to exceed one
half inch square may be admitted, no
one spot to exceed one-fourth inch
area.
No pears smaller in size than 175
to the box shall be permitted in this
grade. Packed boxes should weigh
not less than so pounds gross, except
Winter Nellis, which shall weigh at
least Al pounds gross.
Fancy: This grade shall consist
of all fruit which does not meet with
the requirements of the extra fancy
grade, as to blemishes, deformities
and sizes, but which in every way is
sound and marketable and shows no
disease, skin puncture, stemless or
defect that would injure the keeping
qualities. Slightly misshapen fruit
may be admitted in this grade. Pears
will be accepted in this grade as
small as 200 to the box.
C grade: This grade shall consist
of all fruit which does not meet with
the requirements of the extra fancy
and fancy grades as to hlemishes and
deformities but which in every way
is sound and marketable and free
from disease. Smaller pears than
200 count to the box will be admitted
in this grade.
In the case of Winter Nelils and
Bose varieties, same grading will ap-
ply except that the natural russetting
is desirable and required.
Winter Nelis to be accepted 200
count to the box in extra fancy and
900 to the box in fancy grades.
Every box Of pears shall have clear
ly stamped upon it the number Of
fruit contained in the box.
All packed pears to be wrapped.
Northwest Apple Grading Rules.
First grade, grade No. /, or extra
fancy, are defined as sound, smooth,
mature, clean, hand-picked- we'll
formed apples only, free from all in
sect pests, diseases, bruises, blemish- |
es and other physical injuries, worm
holes, spray burn, limb rub, visible
water core, skin puncture or skin
broken at stem.
The following varieties shall be |
admitted to this grade, subject to the
color requirements specified;
Solid red varieties: Aiken Red,
Arkansas Black, Baldwin, Black Ben
Davis, Gano, King David, Mcintosh
Red, Spitzenburg (Esopus), Wander
pool and Winesap must have not less
than three-fourth good red color.
Jonathan must have not less than
two-thirds good red color.
Black Twig and Missouri Pippin
must have not less than so per cent
good red color.
Striped or partial red varieties:
Delicious and Staymen must have not
less than two-thirds good red color.
Ben Davis, Hubbard Nonesuch,
Jeniton, KaigIn Spitzenberg, North
ern Spy, Wealthy, Rome Beauty, ,
Rainier, Snow, Wagner and York
Imperial must have not less than so
per cent good red color. .
Gravenstein, Jeffrey and King of
Tompkins County must have not less
than one-fourth good red color. !
Red checked or blushed varieties: