The Fallon standard. (Fallon, Nev.) 1920-1958, 1923-08-22

At a public meeting held in the
office of the state food and drug
commissioner on August Is, for the
purpose of considering standards for
agricultural crops and containers,
standards for the following eommo-
dities were adopted: potatoes, onions
cabbage, cauliflower, celery, lettuce.
honey, cantaloupes and grapes The
standards for potatoes and eanta-
loupes and honey are of immediate
interest to this particular locality at
the present time.
This hearing was called by c. S.
Dinsmore as state sealer of weights
and measures, pursuant to section
two of the fruit and vegetable stan
the last session of the state legisla
ture. The state law provides that
standards for agricultural crops
containers that have been promul-
gated or announced under the auth
ority of the congress of the United
States shall be automatically adopt
ed by this state. In this respect II
can be stated that standards for no
agricultural crops have been promul-
gated, but congress has enacted stan
dards for certain containers, as fol
lows: fruit and vegetable containers
barrels; cranberry barrels, climax
baskets. two. four and twelve quarts
dry measure; berry boxes, one-half
pint, one pint, and one quart, dry
measure; till baskets and other con-
tainers for small fruits and yege-
tables of the capacity of one quar-
or multiples thereof.
Potatoes
Adopted by the state of Nevada.
August 18th, 1923.
u s. No. 1-Shall consist of po-
tatoes of similar varietal character
isties which are not badly misshapen,
which are free from freezing injury
and soft rot, and from damage
caused by dirt or other foreign mat
ter, sunburn. second growth. growth
cracks, hollow-heart, cuts, scab, dry
rot, blight. disease, insects or mech
anical or other means. The diameter
of the potato of round varieties shall
be not less than one and seven-eights
inches, and of potatoes OF long var
ieties one and three-fourths inch.
In order to allow for variations Incl
dent to proper grading and handling.
not more than per cent. by weight.
of any lot may be below the pre-
scribed size, and. in addition, not
more than 6 per cent, by weight. may
be below the remaining requirements
of this grade, but not to exceed one
third of this per cent tolerance
shall be allowed for potatoes affected
by soft rot.
IT, s. No. 1 Small Shall consist of
potatoes ranging in size from one and
one-half inches to one and seven
eights inches in diameter but meet
ing all the other requirements of u.
S. No. /. In order to allow for varia
tions incident to proper grading and
handling not more than 25 per cent.
by weight, of any lot may vary from
the prescribed size. but not to ex-
ceed one-fifth of this tolerance shall
be allowed for potatoes under one
and one-half inches in diameter In
addition not more than per cent.
by weight. may be below the remain
ing requirements of this grade, bur
not to exceed one-third of this per
cent tolerance shall be allowed for
potatoes affected by soft rot.
u. S. No. 2-Shall consist of po-
tatoes of similar varietal character
istics which are from freezing injury
and soft rot and from serious dam
age caused by sunburn. cuts seah
blight, dry rot, disease. insects, or
mechanical or other means. The di=
ameter of potatoes of this grade shall
be not less than one and one-half
inches. In order to allow for yaria-
tions incident to proper grading ard
handling, not more than 6 per cont
by weight, may be below the remain
ing requirements of this grade, but
not to exceed one-third of this 6 per
cent tolerance shall be allowed for
potatoes affected by soft rot.
u. s Fancy No. 1--Shall consist
of potatoes If one variety which are
mature, bright, wellshaped, free
from freezing injury, soft rot. dirt
or other foreign matter, sunburn,
second growth, growth cracks, hol-
low-heart cuts, scab, blight, dry rot,
disease. insect or mechanical injury
or other defects. The range in size
shall be stated In terms of minimum
and maximum diameter or weight
following the grade name, but in no
case shall the diameter be less than
two inches. In order to allow for
variations incident to proper grading
and handling, not more than 5 per
cent, by weight, of any lot may vary
from the range and size stated, and