The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-09-08
STANDARD BARREL LAW
Vermont Shippers Notified Of Change
by State Commissioner

Montpelier, Sept. 5.-C0mmiSSlone
of Weights and Measures George f.
Carpenter has sent out copies of the
new federal law establishing a stand
ard barrel. In his communication Mr..
Carpenter said that this United States
standard barrel law, which went into
effect July |, 1916, Is one which Is of
special interest to Vermonters owing
to the fact that this state is one of the
best apple growing states in the I'm
ion. 1t is important that every one
should be familiar with this law be-
cause it governs the measuring of a
multitude of commodities besides APP
pies.
The department of weights and mea-
sures is in receipt of letter from the
bureau of standards, Washington, ID.
c., containing regulations in regard
to this law. A part of that letter is
quoted below;
Until October 1.19l6, barrels hav-
ing n capacity of less than one stand
ard barrel and more than three four
this standard barrel may be used but
only in case each of such barrels so
used is clearly, conspicuously and per-
manently marked, branded or stencil
ed in letters and figures at least one
inch in height, with the words Three
fourths standard barrel" If the bar
rel has two heads such marking shall
be upon both heads or upon the side
of the barrel and if the barrel has
upon the side of the barrel. Barrels
| having a capacity of less than three
fouiths standard barrel but more than
one half standard barrel, and barrels
having a capacity of less than one half
standard barrel but more than one
third standard barrel may also be used
| but only if each such barrel is marked
'one half standard barrel" or "one
third standard barrel" respectively,
in the same manner as is required in
the case of the barrels mentioned
above.
| 4 ut tOllulllOl uuutI MHiNH SUN
| barrels may be used should be thor
oughly understood and strict followed
since If they are not fully complied
with the user will be liable to the pen
alties provided for in the act
That portion of the federal law that
deals with the size of the standard bar
rel reads:
THAT the standard barrel for fruits,
vegetables and other dry commodi.
ties other than cranberries shall be OF
the following dimensions when mea,
sures without destention of its parts
Length of stave, twenty eight and one
half inches, diameter of heads. seven
teen and one eigth inches; distance be
tween heads, twenty-siX inches; cir
cumference of bulge, sixty.four inches
four tenths of an inch. Provided, that
any barrel of different form having
capacity of seven thousand and
fifty-siX cubic inches shall be stand
ard barrel. The standard barrel fol
cranberries shall be of the followinl
dimensions when measured without
ditention of its parts: Length o
slaves, twenty-eigth and one half inch
es; diameter of head sixteen and ont
fourth inches; distance between hads
twenty-five and one fourth inches
circumference Of bulge, flfty.eight ant
one half inches; outside measure
ment. and the thickness of slaves no
greater than four tenths of an inch.'
The department is also sending on
extracts from the "adulterated but
ter" act of May. A portion reads.
"Adulterated butter" is hereby dc
fined to mean grade of butter pro
duced by mixing. reworking, rechurn
ing In milk or cream. refining, or II
any way producing a uniform. purI
fed. or improved produce from differ
ent lots of parcels of meltedor III
melted butter or butter fat. In whic
any acid. alkali, chemical, or any sui
stance whatever Is introduced or use
for the purpose or with the effect o
deorderizing or removing therefor
rancidity. or any butter or butter ia
with which there Is mixed any sui
stance foreign to butter as herein dC
fined, with intent or effect of cheaI
enlng in cost the product, or any hui
ter in the manufacture or manipulG
J tion of which any process or materio
is used with intent or effect of cau'
ing the absorption OF abnormal quar-
titles of water, milk or cream.
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