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Red cbeeked or blushed varieties : 



Extra fancy — Perceptibly blushed cbeek. 



Fancy — Characteristic color. 



Hyde's King, Maiden Blusb, Red Cheelv Pippiii. Winter Banana. 



Green and yellow varieties : 



Extra faney — Cliaracteristic color. 

 Fancy — Cliaracteristic color. 



Grimes' Golden, Yellow Newtown, "White Winter Pearmain, Cox's Orange, 

 Pippin. Ortley, Yellow Bellflower, Rhode Island Greening. 



Summer and fall varieties : 



Summer varieties, such as Astrachan, Bailey's Sweet. Beitegheimer, Duchess, 

 Early Harvest, Red June. Strawberry. Twenty-ounce Pippin. Yellow 

 Transparent and kindred varieties not otherwise specified in these grading 

 rules. together with early fall varieties, such as Alexander, Blue Pearmain, 

 Wolf River, Spokane Beauty, Fall Pippin. Waxen. Tolman Sweet, Sweet 

 Bougli and other varieties not provided for in these grading rules, as grown 

 in sections of early maturity, shall be packed in accordance with the grad- 

 ing rules hereinbefore set forth as to defects but may be admitted to fancy 

 grade regardless of color. 



Section 2. There shall V)e two regulär or Standard grades of pears. extra 

 fancy or "blue" grade, and fancy or "red" grade. 



The Standard pear box for the State of Oregon shall be of the following 

 inside dimensions : eight and one-half inches deep, eleven and one-half inches wide 

 and eighteen inches long. Every box of pears shall have clearly marked upon 

 it the grade, the name of the variety contained therein, or the words "Variety 

 Unknown." the name of the place where grown, the name of the grower. or in 

 case of sale or shipment through an association or shipper, the name of the 

 association or shipper. net weight and number contained in the box. Packed 

 boxes must weigh not less than forty-two pounds net, except W^inter Nelis 

 which should weigh at least forty pounds net. 



Extra Fancy Grade. — This grade shall consist of pears that are mature, 

 hand picked. clean, sound and free from insect pests, sun scald, scab, scale or 

 other diseases, worm holos. stings. liroken skin, liruises ; or evidence of frost, 

 russeting. rough liandling or other serious defects. Russeting covering a total 

 area not to exceed one incli in diameter may be admitted, and also those 

 varieties which are naturall\' russeted more or less. In the case of Winter Nelis 

 and Bosc varieties. same grading will apply. except that the natural russeting 

 is desirable and required. Slightly misshapen or slightly rublied fruit may be 

 admitted to this grade. 



Fancy Grade. — This grade shall consist of all fruit which does not meet the 

 requiremeuts of the extra fancy grade as to blemishes and deformities but which 

 in every way is sound and merchantable and free from disease. Seal) to a total 

 area of one-half inch in diameter. and not to exceed two worm stings healed 

 thoroughly. shall Iie permitted in this grade. 



Packing.- — The term "properly packed" shall refer to the arrangement and 

 the amount of pears in each box. Pears to be properly packed shall he arranged 

 in the box according to approved and recognized methods, and all Itoxes shall 

 be tightly filled but the contents not to show excessive or unnecessary l>ruising 

 as a result of the pressure exerted in lidding the box. Pears may lie packed 

 in half boxes if so desired, boxes to be of same dimensions, excepting one-half 

 of the depth, obtained in Standard boxes. 



Section 3. Definition of Terms ; Tolerance. — In order to provide for the 

 variations incident to commercial grading and handling, a "tolerance" of five 



