Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-10-08

apples branded MAINE STANDARD
A shall cover at least twenty-five
percent Of the surface in the case OF
varieties such as: "Hubbardston.
Baldwin, Northern Spy. Ben Davis,
Nodhead, Staymen Winesap. Stark
and Wagner. For yellow or green
Island Greening, Grimes Golden.
Yellow Bellefiower and the like the
presence or absence Of color need not
be considered.
Sound and free from all defects
such as "*s"s"*' that materially in
jures the appearance or useful
quality of the apple" The wording
of this phrase would indicate that all
apples in this grade must be sound
and free from defects to the extent
that the appearance and useful
qualities of the apples are not
materially injured. Therefore. the
following may be classified as blem-
isnes which are not of sufficient i'm
portance to affect apples of this
grade. (a) Two small healed insect
stings not larger than one-eighth
inch in diameter in which the injur-
ed tissue is dry and corky. (b) Limb
rubs which do not materially dis
figure the fruit aggregate area not
to exceed the size of a nickel. Co
Smooth russeting where the injury
is net-like and does not spread over
more than one-fifth of the surface, or
russell, which is solid or bark-like,
such as is characteristic of the in
jury of the green fruit worm where
the injury affects an aggregate area
not to exceed three-fourths inch in
diameter. ca Spray burn or sun
scald where the injury is superficial
and the normal color of the fruit is
not changed and where there Is no
blistering or cracking of the skin.
Maine Standard 3: Defined
VARIETY: Only one variety in
the same package. MATURITY:
Well matured but not over-ripe.
SHAPE: Normal. SIZE: Minimum
size to be stated on package.
SOUND: Interpreted to mean free
dom from decay and not to strictly
mean free from flaw or defect. Ac-
cordingly the following may be
classified as blemishes which are
not of sufficient Importance to af-
feet the apples of this grade.
BY the wording of Paragraph 8 of
Section q and the omission of GER
tain explanatory words used in
Paragraphs l and 2 this grade is
plainly intended to mean apples
which are not included in Maine
Standard Fancy and Maine Standard
A. Color plainly does not enter into
the eligibility of apples to this grade.
The following superficial defects
shall not be considered sufficient to
throw apples out of the grade. (a)
Three healed insect punctures. (b)
small scab, blotch, or limb rub
covering an aggregate area the size
of quarter of dollar, Co super
fetal blelnishes such as fruit spot
and fly specks affecting not to ex-
coed 1919 of the surface. Co hail
marks where the injury is superficial
and the skin has not been broken or
discolored and (e) solid russeting
affecting not to exceed one-third of
the surface.
Maine Orchard Run: Defined
The grading and definition for this
grade is apparently clearly defined
under the law to mean thaty MAINE
ORCHARD RUN apples shall consist
of well matured apples that conform
to the grades of MAINE STANDARD
FANCY, MAINE STANDARD A
and MAINE STANDARD B packed
together in clean, strong packages.
Unclassified Grade: Defined
VARIETY: Mixture of variety per-
mitted. SIZE: Minimum size to be
stated on package. MATURITY:
Well matured but not over-ripe.
SHAPE: No particular require
ment.
Apples which do not meet the
specifications for MAINE STAND
ARD FANCY grade, MAINE
STANDARD A and MAINE STAND
ARD B grades shall be known as un-
classified. In other words. the culled
apples from which apples of MAINE
STANDARD Fla N Y, MAINE
STANDARD A and MAINE STAND
ARD b grades have been taken.
Apples that have been packed and
assorted SO as to eliminate objection
able apples that are merchantable,
useful apples, can be properly packed
and labeled UNCLASSIFIED.
UNCLASSIFIED apples are apples
which do not meet with the forego-
ing grade specifications. Apples not
conforming to conditions prescribed
for graded apples and are not in
tended to conform to those condi-
tions. They are a. Apples entirely
inferior to MAINE STANDARD A
grade. b. Apples inferior to MAINE
STANDARD B grade.
To sort apples into MAINE
STANDARD FAN CY, MAINE
STANDARD A and MAINE STAND
RID B grades and then brand these
grades as UNCLASSIFIED is plac-
ing upon the package statement
that is false and misleading, and
such package is misbranded not only
under the Maine Apple Packing Law,
but would be an example of mis-
branding under Chapter So of the
Food and Drugs Act.
Piles should not be marked in COM
bination grades or classes Fancy
Maine Standard A
nor Fancy A Grade"
or Fancy B Grade.
Marks or language directing atten-
ton to the locality or farm where
the fruit was grown or it's grower or
packer may be used. For example:
COUNTY. MAINE,
A, BALDWINS. or,
FARM. MAINE, STAND
ARD FNCY BALDWINS.
The use of the common but in
definite terms as Choice, Extra
Choice, Extra Fine. Selected. Very
Best, ETC., etc, to indicate that the
contents are superior to the average
fruit of that grade tends to create a
and confusion of grades
and so render the law meaningless.
The use of such terms Is in direct
of the purpose of the
law.