Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-12-25

I growers; representatives of New
England apple packing associations;
and commission men Mr.. H. w.
Sampson of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture was also
present, bringing to the conference
the viewpoint of the United States
| Department Of Agriculture, and the
benefit of his experience.
Draft Of Uniform Law on Apple
| Grading and Packing for the New
| England States. Drafted by and
! Approved at Conferences of New
England Agricultural Leaders, held
at the Boston Chamber of Com
merce, January and December,
AN ACT TO REGULATE THE
| GRADING AND PACKING OF
APPLES
| Definition
| Section I. The term CLOSED"
| package when used in this act, shall
mean a barrel, box or other con-
tatner, the contents of which can
!. not be sufficiently inspected without
opening it.
Standard Packages
| Section 2. The standard barrel
for apples shall be of the following
| dimensions when measured without
| distention of it's parts: length o.
stave, twenty eight and one-half
inches; diameter of heads, seven
| teen and one-eighth inches; dis
| lance between heads, twenty-six
inches; circumference of bulge.
slxty-four inches. outside measure
| ments; and the thickness of slaves
not greater than four tenths of an
| men, provided, that any barrel of a
olIerent form having a capacity Of
| seven thousand and fifty-six cubic
inches shall be standard barrel
The standard bushel for appIes
snail be a container having a ca
| paclty OF not less than one United
| states standard bushel or 215O,42
| cubic inches.
Containers for apples other than
| the standard barrel or bushel shall
i, De marked in terms of cubical ca
pacity or count.
Standard Grades
Section 3. The standard grades
| OF apples when packed or repacked
| Within the state shall be as follows:
STANDARD Fancy" shall include
| only apples of one variety which
| are well matured specimens. hand
| picked above medium color for the
variety, normal shape, of good and
| reasonably uniform size, sound, free
| from dirt, disease, insect and
| fungous injury. bruises and any
| other defects except such as ar.
necessarily caused in the operation
| OF packing, and shall be packed
properly in clean, strong packages.
Total Tolerance allowed 1907.
standard A" shall include only
| apples OF one variety which are well
matured specimens, handpicked ex-
| cept for varieties exempted by
regulations adopted under section
| nine, properly packed, of medium
color for the variety. practicalIv
| normal shape, sound. practically
i Tree from dirt, disease, insect and
| 1ungous injury, bruises and other
oe1ects, except such as are neces
sarIly caused in the operation of
packing. Total Tolerance allowed
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STANDARD B" shall include only
apples of one variety, which are
well matured, properly packed. not
materially deformed, practically free
from dirt, disease, insect and
fungous injury or any other defect
which materially Injuries the useful
ness or keeping quality of the ap-
pie. Total Tolerance allowed 1907.
Apples not conforming to the
foregoing specifications of grade, or,
II conforming, not branded in ac-
cordance Herewith shall be con-
sidered 'Unclassified" and so
branded.
Other Designations Forbidden
Section 4. The marks indicating
the grade. as described in the pre-
ceding section, shall not be ac-
companied by any other designation
OF grade or brand which is incon-
sistent with the marks required by
section six.
Minimum Size. Term Defined, etc.
Section 5. The minimum size of
all apples in all grades, including
unclassified apples as defined in
section three, shall be marked upon
the package, and shall be determin-
ed by taking the transverse d.
ameter of the smallest fruit in the
package at right angles to the
stem and blossom ends. Minimum
sizes shall be stated in variations of
one quarter of an inch, such as
two inches, two and one quarter
inches and so forth, in accordance
with the facts. Minimum sizes may
be designated by figures instead of
words. The word minimum" may
be designated by using the alb
breviation min"
Certain Information to be Marked
on Closed Packages
Section 6. Each closed package
of apples packed or repacked with
in the state and intended for sale
within or without the state shall be
marked or branded at the time of
packing, repacking or closing with
a statement of the quantity of the
contents, except as hereinafter pro-
vided, the name and address of the
person by whose authority the ap-
pies were packed, the true name of
the variety, and the grade and mini
mum size of the apples contained
therein, in accordance with sections
three and five, and the name Of the
state where they were grown. If
the true name of the variety is not
known to the packer or other person
by whose authority the apples are
packed, the statement shall include
the words variety unknown" and
if the name of the state where the
apples were grown is not known,
this fact shall also be set forth In
the statement. If apples are re-
packed. the package shall be mark
ed 'repacked," and shall bear the
name and address of the person by
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