126 THE MONTHLY BULLETIN. 



It is of interest to note that in San Joaquin County the late Horti- 

 cultural Commissioner, William Garden, with the aid of two field 

 inspectors, was able to look after the work in the entire county. The 

 closest co-operation was secured through a series of meetings held in 

 various parts of the county, previous to the packing season. The law 

 was printed in several languages, so that even the foreign element 

 had little excuse for not knowing of its provisions. As a consequence 

 of this preliminary work no trouble whatever was experienced in the 

 enforcement of the law\ 



STANDARDIZATION OF FRUIT PACKING. 



An act to establish a standard for the packing in the State of 

 California of the kinds of fresh fruits specified in this act, 

 for sale or for transportation for sale, for interstate and 

 foreign shipment, and to prevent deception in the packing; 

 also to establish a system of inspection for the same. 



Chapter 659, A. B. 851, 1915. 

 [Approved June 10, 1915. In effect August 9, 1915.] 



The people of the State of California do enact as follows: 



Section 1. There is hereby created and established a standard 

 for the packing of fresh fruits, for interstate and foreign ship- 

 ment, of the kinds specified in this act. 



Sec. 2. Any box, basket, package or container of fresh fruit 

 of the kinds specified in this act, which shall be packed and offered 

 for sale or for transportation for sale, shall be packed in accord- 

 ance with the specifications herein made. 



Sec. 3. All deciduous fruits of the kinds specified in this act 

 when packed shall be practically free from insects and fungous 

 diseases. 



Sec. 4. All fresh fruit of the kind specified in this act which 

 shall be sold in bulk or loose in the box without packing, shall be 

 exempt from the provisions of this act. 



Sec. 5. All cherries packed in boxes or packages shall contain 

 fruit of practically uniform quality and maturity and one variety 

 only, excepting that such boxes or packages may contain more 

 than one variety if such fact be plainly stamped on the outside of 

 the box or package with the words "Mixed Varieties" with letters 

 one-half inch high. Each box or package shall be stamped on the 

 outside with the minimum weight of contents, and name of variety 

 or varieties. 



Sec. 6. Peaches, apricots, pears, plums and prunes, shall be 

 of practically uniform size, quality and maturity. When packed 

 in crates, packages or containers made up of two or more sub- 

 containers having sloping sides, for the purpose of ventilation of 

 the fruit therein, the fruit shall not vary in size more than ten 

 per cent and no layer below the top layer shall contain a greater 

 numerical count than the top layer. Each box, crate, package, 

 container or sub-container shall be stamped upon the outside with 

 the minimum weight of its contents. Each box, crate, package or 

 container, except sub-containers, shall bear in plain letters the 

 name of the variety contained therein. When packed in a box, 



