188 SIXTEENTH BIENNIAL REPORT 



Rome Beauties must liave a perceptible blush or overcast of reddish color 

 characteristic of this variety. 



All apples packed under this gx-ade must be wrapped in printed Red Diamond 

 paper. All boxes must be lined and layer board be used, top and bottom. 



Defiance or Mountain Grade (Growers to Stamp "C" Grade on Center 



of Box End) 



This grade shall consist of mature, handpicked apples, free from all insect 

 pests, Worms, worm holes, infectious diseases, skin puncture, bruises or broken 

 skin, but slightly misshapen apples or those having slight sun scald, and not to 

 exceed two healed-over stings, and the blemishes allowed for Red Diamond 

 grade shall be permitted. 



All apples of striped or red varieties must have a tinge of color. All apples 

 175 and smaller in red varieties must carry 25 per cent color, and in striped 

 varieties must carry 10 per cent color; all apples must have one clean cheek. 

 All fruit packed under this grade must be wrapped in piain paper, and all boxes 

 must be lined and layer board to be used, top and bottom. 



Sizes 



We are appending a list of sizes permitted under Northwest grading rules: 

 Apples smaller than allowed in Standard grades, but otherwise conforming 

 to the requirements thereof, may be packed and stamped under these grades, if 

 desired hy the grower. Such apples will be sold as market conditions Warrant. 

 It would be wise to consult your sales office before packing smaller sizes than 

 suggested in these rules. 



Wiping Apples 

 Better results can be secured if we can offer the trade bright attractive 

 apples, removing all signs of spray, dust or aphis. All apples must be clean 

 when packed, and apples must be wiped when necessary. This rule is imperative 

 where growers have used Bordeaux as a late spray, or where aphis is serious. 



Marking Boxes 



Regularity is most desired, and we urge care in proper marking. On one end 

 of the box at the upper left band edge mark the size (number of apples) and on 

 the Upper right hand edge mark the grower's number. On the upper center mark 

 the variety. On the center of this end, so the words can be covered with our 

 label, mark the grade. On the other end of the box at the upper left hand edge, 

 mark the grower's name and address, and on the upper right hand edge, mark 

 the packer's number, (see cuts). In the use of stamps for marking boxes, you 

 must provide yourself with the regulation black ink pads, so as to create a 

 uniformity of packages. 



Be careful, please, in marking boxes as to correct size. Some of our members 

 are using the hundred pack and mismarking the boxes. See that all sizes are 

 shown correctly; if you pack 100 count, mark boxes 100, (see cuts). 



Explanation 



It is the purpose of these grading rules to cover the physical defects, so far 

 as it lies in our power in making our apples commercial in all respects. 



There can be but one definition for Blue Diamond, and we must maintain 

 that Standard. 



In our Red Diamond grade, it is the purpose of these rules to have apples 

 that meet the color requirements of this grade, to carry only the physical defects 

 permitted in this grade, believing that the lack of color is in itself a defect. 



• We are attaching herewith a table of sizes admitted to these grades, with 

 the understanding that the commercial apple now provided for American use 

 Covers the sizes as noted, but it is absolutely necessary in packing the smaller 

 apples to have them as attractive as possible in their sizes. 



