The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-08-21
UNITED STATES
GRADES FOR
SWEET POTATOES
RECOMMENDED BY THE UNITED
STATES DEPARTMENT OF
AGRICULTURE

The Bureau Of Markets of the Uni
ted statse Department of Agriculture
recommends the following grades as
a standard for the grading and mark
citing of sweet potatoes.
U. S. grade No. 1 shall consist of
sound sweet potatoes of similar vari-
etal characteristics which are practi-
calIy free from dirt or other foreign
matter, frost injury, decay, bruises,
cuts, scars, cracks and damage
caused by heat, disease, insects (in-
Guiding weeyils1, or mechanical or
other means.
The diameter of each sweet pota-
to shall not be less than one and
three quarters inches nor more than
three and one-half inches, and the
length shall not be less than four
inches nor more than ten inches, but
the length may be less than. four
inches If the diameter is two and one
quarter inches or more.
In order to allow for variations In
cident to commercial grading and
handling, five per cent, by weight, of
any lot may not meet the requirements
as to diameter and length, and in ad-
dition, six per cent, by weight, may
be below the remaining requirements
of the grade.
Any lot in which the diameter is
not less than one and one-half inches
and which contains greater percent
age by weight Of sweet potatoes be
low one and three-quarter than is pre-
mitted in U. S. Grade No. /, but which
otherwise meets the requirements Of
such grade shall be desig latei as U
s. Grade No. ! medium.
Any lot in which the length is not
less than six inches nor more than
twelve inches and which contains a
greater percentage by weight Of
sweet potatoes above ten inches in
length than is permitted in U. S
grade No. i, but whcih otherwise
meets the requirements Of such grade
4 shall be, designated as U. S. grade No
/ long.
/ u. S. grade No. shall consist o.
sound sweet potatoes Of similar vari
etal characteristics, not meeting chs
requirements of the foregoing grades
which are free from serious damag'
caused by dirt or other foreign mat
ter, frost injury, decay, bruises, cuts
scars, cracks, heat, disease, insects
or mechanical or other means, ant
which are not less than one and one
half inches nor more than three ant
one-half inches in diameter.
In order to allow for variations in
cident to commercial grading ant
handling, five per cent by weight 0
any lot may not meet the requirement
as to diameter, and, in addition, si'
per cent by weight may be below tn
remaining requirements OF this graz
similar.
U. s. Jumbo grade shall consist o
sound sweet potatoes Of similar csl
fetal characteristics, which are ire
from serious damage caused by dir
: or other foreign matter, frost injury
decay. bruises. cuts, scars, cracks
:. heat, disease, insects, or mechanics
| or other means, and whcih are not les
than three and on-half inches in dis
meter.
In order to allow for variations IL
cident to commercial grading an
; handling, five per cent by weight G
any lot may be less than the diamete
prescribed, and, in addition, six pc
cent by weight may be below the r.
naming requirements of this grade.
U. S. Grade No. 8 shall consist {
sweet potatoes not meeting the r.
suirements of any of the foregoin
grade.