Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-12-22

the grades being in the order mem
toned, with the fancy apples Mt the
| head. He produced as evidence
q number of apples which he said
| that the inspectors has discarded as
Number Ones, and which he con-
| tended should be included in that
class, being only slightly bruised.
When we attempt to legislate out
| OF the State all apples except those
winch compare with box fruit we
are making great mistake" he said.
think the law should be taken
In rational way that will apply to
apples that We are able to produce
In the State of Maine"
He declared that 1t is impossible
today to hire men to 60 out and
sort apples and then not be hauled
up for violations OF the law, and
tnaG tnere ID not one barrel in ave
IN Maine that could be classed "a
Number One" and pass inspection
as the law is interpreted.
r H. Gates of West Paris statad
that he had packed apples for marv
years, but that he IL unable To naci
day. u
F. G. Dunn of Norway said that
the cost of 81 per barrel TO naclr
apples Is too high, and that for two
years ne had sent his apples az
"Unclassif1ed."
=; w. 9. Perham OF Woodstock
SAID that he considered that No.
apples should be good. everv.dav
using apples. and something that the
chase p1i-
In defense of the manner I'm which
the apple packing law Is being inf~r-
preted and enforced, A. NJ, q. Eouia
cnlet or the bureau of Inspection
department Of Agriculture, and rem
resenting Commissioner +. p. wash
ourn OF that department. stated that
ne would establish the fact that the
law mad been reasonably irNerpreted
Tor 10 years, and that It enbodies =
principle which does not hurt a use
Iul article Of food but simply maze
or fruit. Aoou
He said that the hearing relative
TO the branding Of Mr.. Cumming;
apples had brought about q differences
OF opinion between Mr.. Cumminrs
ana an inspector, who can be regard-
ca as an expert And Mr.. Soule
the number Of apples in the barreis
packed at Mr.. Cummings' = farm
which were discarded for Heinr
scabby, wormy or decayed.
A barrel Of apples which had heen
purchased In the Portland market
and was marked "R. Ia Cummirvs
No. l Hubbardson Apples" was
brought into the Council Chamber
and was inspected by Fred Sfurte.
want. an inspector for the Denarf.
ment OF Agriculture, who was for
merly employed aga grading expert
Tor apple growers. OF the apules in
this barrel SO were condemned for
NO. as being defective, and 81 a.
being decayed and over-ripe. A NJ,
tie over halt the barrel passed az
Number One apples. <
Wilson Conant Of the Oxford Bears
Apple Growers Association and Ev-
erett Conant OF Buckfield, member OF
the Slst Legislature, spoke In de-
tense OF the present apple packing
law and the nnannersi which Il is
being interpreted and enforced.
c. 8. Towle of Winthrop asserted
tnat he had bought as high as 1885,
200 barrels Of apples In one year ana
that he had not been bothered or
troubled by the inspectors OF the de.
partment. He believed that The law
Is being reasonably interpreted ana
properly enforced. He had had no
trouble In getting from the small
growers the kind OF apples that
would conform to the law.
1t was brought out In the testimony
OF one OF the apple men that he had
been able to pack 5000 barrels at .
cost or Al cents a harral.