The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1915-05-27
NORTHWEST GRADING RULES. SEASON
Shippers
PEACHES:

PEACHES:
Peaches should be picked for packing only
when fully developed, but firm or hard ripe.
Yellow meated varieties should show some
yellow color The fruit should be picked and
laid, not dropped, in the baskets or pals, and
should be taken from the vessels only at pack
ing table. All possible care should be used to
avoid bruises.
Use standard peach boxes; cleats on top
only use I'd special orange box cement nails
for bottom and sides. Drive nails one inch
from corner four nails to each piece. Use
three 4d cement box nails for each cleat, one
in the center, and one driven two inches from
the end of the eleat. The cover should hold
the fruit firmly in the box but shouldnot bulge
more than three-eighths Of an inch. Use Al
inch boxes only for Elberta peaches, running
SO TO "a, both inclusive, avoiding the use Of
extra cleats except in extreme cases. Peaches
that are too large to be laid five wide in
the boxes, should be packed two and three in
A inch boxes. III the peaches are roundish, as
in the case of Crawfords, it will be necessary
to use some inch boxes with this pack
Peaches that will go five across the box or
smaller, should be packed three and three in
inch boxes The excellence of the pack de-
pends upon uniform grading. The peaches in
box should not vary more than | of an inch
in diameter. All peaches must be carefully
wrapped in suitable paper
Peaches that run less than 96 to the box
must not be packed for shipment. Eight-four
count must be the minimum for Elbertas. In
packing, the box should set on an incline with
the lower end of the box to the packer. Both
tiers should be carried forward together The
peaches should be place in the box stem end
down, those in the top tier resting in the
spaces between those in the lower tier so that
no peach will rest squarely on top of another.
Pack all peaches with the loose end of the
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immature, bruised, misshapen, diseased,
wormy or otherwise defective fruit should be
packed
The variety, numerical count and growers
name to be placed on the label end of box with
rubber stamps
PRUNES AND PLUMS:
Pick as large percentage as possible with
stems on.
Throw out all stemess fruit when skins are
broken or torn. Pickers should be very care
ful in picking not to brush off the bloom.
Gloves should never be use in handling
prunes and plumes.
Prunes and plums should be hard ripe for
picking. Fruit should contain some sugar and
be matured enough so it will continue ripening
and have good flavor.
Fruit should be free from all insect pests,
scale, scab, blemishes, and physical injuries.
Prunes and plums and all such fruit should
dered otherwise. Fruit too small to pack 6x6
top should never be packed in prune crates
and should only be shipped in 81 inch peach
boxes.
Whenever possible use a square pack
Pack all Tragedies and Italians 3 tier deep,
top layer stem end down. bottom layers to be
packed and not jumbled; pack top tier with
creased side up and all the same way. Hun
garian, Bradshaws, Peach Plums and similar
varieties that pack smaller than 5x5 in prune
crates should not be packed.
PEARS:
There shall be three grades of pears, Extra
Fancy, Fancy and grade.
Every box of pears shall have clearly stamp
ed upon it the number of fruit contained in
the box.
All packed pears to be wrapped.
Extra Fancy:
This grade shall consist of pears that are
hand-picked, clean, sound, and free from in
sect pests, sun scad, scab, scale or other dis
eases, worm holes, stings, limb rub misshap-
en-, broken skin or stemess, bruised or evil
dence of frost by russeting, rough handling
or serious defects, excepting a small amount
russettng, not clearly noticeable or covering
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 IT'S to the box
shall be permitted in this grade except Winter
Nellis, which may be packed 200 to the box.
Packed boxes should weigh not less than so
pounds gross except Winter Nellis. which shall
weigh at least AZ pounds gross.
In the case of Winter Nellis and Bose vari-
cites, same grading will apply except that the
natural russeting is desirable and required
Fancy:
This grade shall consist of all fruit which
does not meet with the requirements of the
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ties, and sizes, but which in every way is
sound and marketable and shows no disease,
skin punctures, stemess or defect that would
injury 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, except Winter Nellis, which
may be packed 800 to the box
In the case of Winter Nellis and Bose vari-
cites, same grading will apply except that the
natural russeting is desirable and required.
G Grade:
This grade shall consist of all fruit which
does not meet with the requirements of the
Extra Fancy and Fancy grades as to blemishes
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.
CHERRIES:
10 pound Boxes:
All marketable varieties must be in perfect
condition, of the right degree of ripeness, free
from all insect pests and bemishes. Stemless
cherries to be kept out
In packing the 10 pound boxes, care must be
taken by the packer 20 have the cherries as
near uniform in size as possible all the way
through the box.
Boxes should be marked according to the
number of rows across the end; as in 8 row, 10
row, and IL row.
In making the box, top should be nailed on
and cleated, bottom left off, box should be
placed before packer with open bottom up
Carefully pack the bottom tier, which will
be the top when pack is completed.
In packing the first tier, care should be taken
by the packer to place the rounding side of the
cherry next to the board.
Use only the square pack, never broken one.
Both ends of box should be packed alike.
Allow no stems to stick out of the corners
which will be the top of the box to the packer.
See that the corners are we'll filled.
After the box is nailed up there should be no
stems showing.
Edges of box where cherries are exposed,
should present neat appearance.
Mailer should be very careful when lidding
up, not to cut or mash any of the fruit; all
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