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BETTER FRUIT 



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APPLE PACKS 



Figure 11—11)3 apples 



"igurc 12 — 173 apples 



Figure 13—188 apples 



Apple Grading Rules, Standard Pack,for 1919 



Firs; Grnde, (iraile Xo. 1 or Extra /•'luuy 

 Apples are deflued as sound, smooth, mature, 

 clean, hand-picked, well-formed apples only, 

 free from all insect pests, diseases, blemishes, 

 bruises and other physical injuries, scald, scab, 

 scale, dry or bitter rot, worms, worm stings, 

 worm holes, spray burn, limb rub, visible 

 water core, skin puncture or skin broken at 

 stem, but sliRht russetting within the basin of 

 the stem will be permitted. 



Second Grade, Grade Xo. 2 or Fancy Apples 

 are defined as apples complying with the re- 

 quirements for flrst grade apples, except that 

 slight sun scald or other blemishes not more 

 than skin deep shall be permitted up to a total 

 of lO^fi of the surface of the apple. 



Third Grade, Grade Xo. 3 or C Grade Apples 

 shall include all remaining apples free from 

 infection, excepting that two stings to each 

 apple shall be permitted, and if shippe<l in 

 closed packages shall be marked "Third Crade 

 or C Grade." 



Combination Grade may also include all 

 other apple varieties not provided for in First 

 and Second Grades. 



When Second and Third Grade apples are 

 packed together the packages must be marked 

 "Combination Second and Third Grade." 



Orchard Run. When First, Second and Third 

 Grade apples are packed together, the package 

 must be marked "Orchard Run," but Orchard 

 Run packages must not contain any apples that 

 would not meet the requirements of Third 

 Grade. 



Summer and Early Fall Varieties. Summer 

 varieties such as Astrachan, Bailey's Sweet, 

 Beitigheimer, Duchess, Early Harvest, Bed 

 June, Strawberry, Twenty-Ounce Pippin, Yel- 

 low Transparent and kindred varieties, not 

 otherwise specitied in these grading rules, to- 

 gether with F:arly I'all varieties such as Alex- 

 ander, Blue Pearmain, Wolf Biver, Spokane 

 Beauty, Fall Pippin, Waxen, Tolman Sweet, 

 Sweet Bough and other varieties not provided 

 for in these grading rules, as grown in sections 

 of early maturity, shall be packed in accord- 

 ance with the grading rules covering Fancy 

 Grade as to defects, but regardless of color. 



The following varieties shall be admitted to 

 the Extra Fancy and I'ancy Grades, sul)ject to 

 the color requirements herewith specified: 



SOLID RED VARIETIES 

 Extra 

 Fancy 



Aiken Red "59o 



Arkansas Black 75% 



Baldw in "5% 



Black Ben Davis 75% 



Black Tw ig 50% 



(iano 75% 



King David 75% 



Mcintosh Red 50% 



Spitzenburg (Esopus) 75% 



Yanderpool 75% 



Winesap 75% 



STRIPED OR PARTIAL RED VARIETIES 

 Extra 

 Fancy Fancy 



Ben Davis 50% 10% 



Delicious 66%% 15% 



Geniton 50% 10% 



Gravenstein 25% 10% 



Hubbardston 50% 10% 



Jefferis 25% 10% 



Jonathan 66%% 15% 



King of Tompkins County... 25% 10% 



Missouri Pippin 50% 10% 



Northern Spy 50% 10% 



Rainier 50% 10% 



Rome Beauty 50% no color 



Snow 50% 10% 



Stayman 66%% 15% 



Wagener 50% 10% 



Wealthy 50% 10% 



York Imperial 50% 10% 



RED CHEEKED OR BLUSHED VARIETIES 

 Perceptibly blushed cheek; 

 Tinge color. 

 Hyde's King. 

 Maiden Blush. 

 Bed Cheeked Pippin. 



Perceptibly blushed cheek; 

 Characteristic color. 

 Winter Banana. 



YELLOW OR GREEN VARIETIES 



Extra Fancy — Characteristic color. 



Fancy — Characteristic color. 



Grimes Golden. 



Yellow Newtown. 



Y'ellow Bellefleur. 



Ortley. 



White Winter Pearmain. 



Cox's Orange Pippin. 



Northwestern Greening. 



Rhode Island Greening. 



DIMENSIONS OF STANDARD APPLE AND 

 PEAR PACKAGES 



The standard size of an apple box shall be 

 18 inches long, 11 M; inches wide, IOV2 inches 

 deep, inside measurement. 



Pear ISxllV-xS'/i inches, and outside length 



19% inches. 



Sy^-inch suitcase pack Peach-Plum — 18x11 Vj 

 xSVa inches. 

 DIMENSIONS OF APPLE BOX MATEBIALS 



Ends— %xlOV,xliy2, 2 pieces, 20 to bundle. 



Sides— "sXlOVjXig^, 2 pieces, 40 to bundle. 



Top and Bottom— y4x5M.xl9%, 4 pieces, 100 

 to bundle. 



Cleats — %x34xll%, 4 pieces, 100 to bundle. 



Thirty-two 6d nails conmionly used per box. 



RULES FOR ESTIMATING PAPER AND 



CARDBOARD 



.Apples and Pears. 



Wraps for packing 100 boxes, 50 pounds. 



Lining for packing 100 boxes, 7V.. pounds. 



Cardboard for packing 100 boxes (apples), 



16 pounds. 



RULES FOR USE OF PAPER 

 Apples. 

 Use 8x8 for 188-200-213-225 Packs. 

 Use 9x9 for 175-163-150-138-125-113 Packs. 

 Use 10x10 for 112-104-100-96-88 Packs. 

 Use 11x11 for 80-72-64-56 Packs. 

 Use 12x12 for 30-48-41-36-32 Packs. 



Pears. 

 Use 8x8 for 210-228-245 Packs. 

 Use 9x9 for 19.3-1S0-165 Packs. 

 Use 10x10 for 150-135-120-110-100 Packs. 

 Use 11x11 for 90-80-70-60 Packs. 



CEMENT COATED NAILS 



Per keg: 4d, 

 6d, 2.3,600. 



33,000; 5d, .39,700: j'jd, 31,000; 



The above picture shows the proper and improper biii;;e r.ir .1 p^nkul box ol apples, llie box on 



the left is too low, the one in the center just right, and Ihe one on Ihe right loo high. 1 he box ni 



the center is a good example of the straight pack. 



