The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
NEW Law REGULATING CON-
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Growers who use baskets which
are illegal under the Standard Con-
tainer Act of 1928 should dispose of
such baskets prior to Nov. /, 1929,
the United States Department Of
Agriculture has announced in con-
nection with regulations covering
administration of the act.
The act applies to baskets in both
intrastate and interstate commerce.
Growers are advised by the depart
ment to regulate their purchases so
that all nonstandard baskets will be
disposed of before Nov. II, 1929.
Another effect of the law, in the
opinion of the Solicitor for the de-
partment, is to make imperative all
state laws fixing weights per bushel
for fruits and vegetables, when SUCH
commodities are sold in baskets
meeting its requirements. This
means that no State law which is in
any way in conflict with the Fedora,
Act, either in the matter of prescrib-
ed weights or demensioh specifica
lions, can be enforced as to fruits
ard vegetables sold in hampers and
baskets which comply with that act
The STANDARD Container Act OF
1928, passed during the last session
of Congress, fixes standards for ham,
pers, round stave baskets and splint
baskets for fruits and vegetables,
snd for other purposes. Admini
srration of the law is in the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics, which
bureau is also administering the act
of 1915 to fix standards for baskets
and other containers for small
fruits, berries and vegetables and
for other purposes
The new legislation, defines stand
ard hampers and round stave bask-
cts for fruits and vegetables to be Of
the following capacities: One.
eighth bushel, one-fourth bushel.
one and one-fourth bushels, one and
one-half bushels, and two bushels.
For the purposes of the act a bushel.
standard dry measure, has capac-
ityl of two thousand one hundred and
fifty and forty-two one-hundredths
| (2150.42 cubic inches.
Standard splint baskets for fruits
and vegetables under the act, shall,
be the four-Quart basket. eight-quart
basket, twelve-quart basket, sixteen
quart basket, twenty-four quart
basket, and thirty-two quart basket,
standard dry measure, a quart stan
dard dry measure having capacity
of sixty-seven and two-tenths (67.2ls
cubic inches,
f The legislation requires that INC
manufacturer shall manufacture
hampers, round stave baskets, or
splint baskets, for fruits and vege.
tables unless the dimension specifi-
cations for such (containers) shall
have been submitted to and approx
ed by the Secretary of Agriculture. "
Also, that lit shall be unlawful to
manufacture for sale or shipment, to
offer for sale. to sell, to offer for
shipment, or to ship, hampers.
round stave baskets or splint baskets
for fruits and vegetables, either fill
ed or untitled, or parts of such
hampers, round stave baskets, or
splint baskets that do not comply
with this act"
The department regulations de-
clare that a basket or hamper the
gross dimensions of which are such
as to give to the unframed eye the
appearance Of greater or lesser
"anacity than that of standard con-
-ainer or which is not readily dis
Itingnished from another standard
eontainer, is of deceptive appear
ance.
Copies Of the regulations which
define the capacity and appearance
Of containers. tolerances and varia-
SONS may be obtained from the De-
nartment of Agriculture, Washing
ton, d. C.
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