The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1917-08-31
FARM MARKETS
BULLETIN NO. IS
sluEs GOVERNING STATE IN.
sPEcTIoN AND GRADING OF
POTATOES IN IDAHO.
Promulgated by Harvey Alfred, State
Director Farm Markets Depart
ment, August 20, 1917.
Rules Of Potato Grading.


Choice Grade" and Fancy Grade"
Each standard or grade shall consist
- a uniform size potato, free from
sisease, rot, or second growth per
tnh.rances, frost and dirt, with the
following specified variations.
Choice Grade.
Shall consist of stock which will not
mass through a one and One-half inch
scraen-subject TO maximum varia-
tons of per ce7t undersize 2 per
cent Fusarium 4Iec.iOn when indicat-
ed by the outN I'D appearance Of the
potato, per cent surface scab, 10 per
rent quantity scab in sack, load or lot,
and per cent dirt.
Extra Choice Grade.
OF the Idaho rural or round yarie-
tips shall consist of stock that will
not pass through a one and seven
eighths inch screen. In the Burbank
or long varieties, stock that will not
mass through a one and three-fourths
inch screen-eaeh variety subject to a
maximum variation of per cent
updersize 1 per cent Fusarium infec-
ton when indicated by the outward
appearance of the potato, 5 per cent
surface scab, per cent quantity scab
in sack, load or lot, and 2 per cent dirt.
Fancy Grade.
Shall consist of stock that will not
mass through a two and One-fourth
inch screen. subject to the maxiImum
variation of 5 per cent undersize 2
per cent surface scab, per cent guam
titv scab in sack, load or lot, 1sper
cent dirt. and RhizOetonia that would
not greatly mar the appearance Of the
stock.
All screen measurements shall pc p
the clear.
The regular fees for inspection shall
be. until otherwise promulgated, $z--0
for each inspection of carload lots 0G
mart thereof, when inspected for eAr
sbinment. except as hereinafter set
forth, or 10 cents per ton for ware
house storage in any quantity not lass
than 10 ton lots.
For inspection made on load lois
only, % cents per ton, or 1ractloh
thereof.
The state inspection OF stock is re-
uuested at some point distant from IN
spector's regular territory, the Iee
charge shall be so cents an hour Tor
the time required, including that @
travelling to and from place OF lnspef'
ton. together with actual trahspeAst =
ton and hotel charges.
Law Under Which Rules, Grading arc
Inspection is Made.-chapter
"a, H. 3. No. 63.
l. After investigation and Pnbh'
Aeariug the director may, from time 'e
time, as far as practicable, estaApnlsu
and promulgate standards for open
and closed receptacles for farm pro
ducts and standards for the graae aiis
other classification of farm prooue1s
by which their quantity. quaint! oi
value may be determined ana pre-
scribe and promulgate rules ana reg
lations governing the marks Draiu'
and labels which may be required uI'o'
receptacles for farm products LOT ui'
purpose of showing the name ana au
dress of the producer or patAel' I,''
quantity. nature and quality OF Ih'
product. or any of them, ana I"E III,
purpose of preventing deception IN rel
erence thereto: Provided, 1ha' ~
standard for any farm product OF re
Ceptacle therefor or any RECURRENCE
for making receptacleS for farm ll'
ducts now or hereafter esta"A>i''
under authority of the Congress oil w
United States. shall forthwith as i"
as applicable and practicable De -,
tabliShed or prescribed anu prom
gated by the Director as the ol'i1''
standard or requirement in TINS H'..'s
Provided, further, That no standard g.
tabllShed or requirement for maTAih
Prescribed under this Act shan ''y''.'
effective until the expiration Oh 81
t6l months after it shall nave '''
Promulgated.
N. Whenever any standard tor '
grade or other classification o. o..
farm product becomes effective UNA
this Act, no person thereafter S--- dad.
t4AA ENT safe, olLeI ~ SUI We
in this State any such farm proal', .
vhich such standard is apphe""le -,
les it conEorms TO the stanaa'" >'.'
set ro $lch reasonable N1'.@'-.
heref-om as may be allowed /" -
rules and regulations made under -"
Act; Provided. That any farm p',''.''
aay ba packed for sale. ol'''' =,
ale o- sold without conformity y. =
Standard or grade or other c'"SN'i. -,
aoa applicable thereto II II J.
PeciFgany described As state .'-
~packed under state standard -N :.
1a'danca with such regulations ~ o.
director may prescribe.
4 Upon application of an! o"L Dl-.
pe'son, firm, corporation OF u.s.. =,
10 in charge of farm produ1'S,
e'ector is authorized to aPpo'IH,'
q 'aSe or designate persons 10 ''-st.,
= d classify such farm produces a.