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

the amendeQ Apple-pAekinB Aows oS
as follows:
Rules and Regulations for Carrying
out the Provisions Of the Maine
Apple Packing Law, Chapter 50,
Revised Statutes, Sections, 1884,
a. Amended by Chapter 1o7 Of the
Public Laws Of 1925.
Specific requirements of the Maine
Apple Packing Law and the regula-
tions governing this law are mere
with promulgated in accordance with
authority granted under Section 90.
Closed Package: Defined
REGULATION No. /. A barrel.
box or other container. the contents
of which cannot be seen sufficiently
for purposes Of inspection without
removing nails, wire, hooks. Stats or
metal, cloth or paper strips, or paper
cardboard, or similar seals or con-
triyances which cannot ordinarily be
removed without mechanical assist
ance or without destroying the use
fulness thereof shall be q closed
package within the meaning OF the
law.
The following kinds of containers
are hereby declared to be closed
packages: Barrels provided with
the usual closely fitted heads. Bar
rels covered with burlap or other ma
terial through which the apples can
not readily be seen. Boxes. includ-
ing covers, made entirely of close
fitting boards nailed or otherwise
securely fastened to the box. Boxes
or cartons of corrugated paper,
cardboard, metal or other material,
the covers of which are closed or
sealed or otherwise fastened. Boxes
with Slated covers are CONSIDERED
closed packages. The branding or
marking of those boxes may be on
sides, top or paper top under Stats
with printed matter showing
through Baskets with Slated
covers are considered closed pack
ages. The branding or marking OF
these baskets may be on the sides,
top or on paper top under Stats with
printed matter showing through.
Baskets the covers of which are Stat
ted or otherwise fastened in such
manner as to prevent opening With
out damaging either the fastening or
the container.
REGULATION NO. 2. BRAND
ING. Section % specifies how clos
ed packages of apples are to be
branded. In accordance with the
specifications and in accordance with
the purpose of the law, the branding
should be a. On the outside of the
package. b. On conspicuous part
thereof should be a plainly printed
statement clearly and truly stating.
a. The size of the package. b.
The name and address of the owner
or shipper of the apples at time OF
package. C. The minimum size OF
oh In mr. c
Of inches. d. Name of the variety.
e. Glass or grade of apples. I.
Statement that the apples were
grown in Maine, If such was the
fact.
Branding may be done by stencil
brush or any means, provided it is
made plain and lasting. A lead
pencil should not be used. Growers
who ship apples only in small
quantities and those who ship only
small number of packages. say ten
barrels a year, and to New England
markets, may use a heavy card Of
good size firmly affixed to the pack
age. Such cards may be printed or
typewriter.
The language used for describing
the grade should be exactly in accord
with the law. And the language
should accurately describe the con-
tents of the package and if it mis-
states the actual facts, the package
is misbranded.
BRANDING. The words MAINE
Standard" shall be used in connec-
ton with Fancy" IA and "B' as
specified in Section 81, while Maine"
alone shall be used in connection
with Orchard Run" and "Unclassf-
fed.
Maine Standard Fancy: Defined
VARIETY: Only one variety in
the same package. MATURITY:
Well matured tut not over-ripe.
SHAPE: Normal. SIZE: The
minimum sizes of apples sold as APP
pies graded for MAINE STANDARD
FANCY. when measured at right
angles to the stem and blossom end,
shall be as follows for the several
varieties:
First Group: Diameter "a
inches: Golden Russet, Red Canada.
Roxbury Russell, Williams, Yellow
Transparent, Gano.
Second Group: Diameter "a
inches: Baldwin, Ben Davis. Hub
bardston, Mcintosh, OldenburS,
Palmer Greening, Red Astrachen.
Sutton, Wagner, Wealthy, Yellow
Bellefiower, Gravenstein. Rhode Is
land Greening, Delicious, Stark. Nod
head.
Third Group: Diameter 2% inches:
Fall Pippin, King Tompkin, Northern
Spy, Rolfe, Rome Beauty
Fourth Group: Diameter 3 inches:
Twenty Ounce, Alexander. Wolf
River.
COLOR: Color" refers to that
portion of the surface of an apple
which shows a good shade Of red,
characteristic of the variety. above
Average color" may be considered to
mean that the color of apples brand
ed MAINE STANDARD FANCY"
shall cover at least seventy-five per-
cent of the surface in the case of
Black Ben, Gano, King David
Spitzenburg, Jonathan. King Tomp-
kin, Wealthy, Delicious, Wolf River,
Fameuse, Williams. above average
color" may he considered to mean
that the color of apples branded
MAINE STANDARD FANCY shall
cover at least sixty percent of the
surface in the case of varieties such
as: Hubbardston, Baldwin. North
ern Spy, Ben Davis. Nodhead. Stay
man Winesap. Stark, Wagner. yell
low or green varieties of apples like
the Rhode Island Greening. Yellow
Bellefiower and Grimes Golden
should have bright skin of char
acteristic( color. The presence or
absence of blush need not pc con-
sidered.
Sound and free from worm holes,
bruises, scab or other defect that
materially Injuries the appearance
or useful quality Of the apple" The
words sound and free from" leaves
no doubt as to their meaning, up to
the words "other defect" which NAV