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paekae:e or container having perpendicular sides and ends, each 

 box shall contain approximately the same numerical count in each 

 layer; provided, that when peaches are packed in boxes, packages 

 or containers, having perpendicular sides, the box, package or 

 container shall also be marked upon the outside of the end thereof 

 in plain figures with the approximate number of peaches in the 

 box, which shall be within four peaches of the true count. 



Sec. 7. Grapes packed for table use shall be of uniform quality 

 and maturity and shall be well matured and show a sugar content 

 of not less than seventeen per cent Balling's scale, except Emperor, 

 which shall show not less than sixteen per cent Balling's scale. 

 Each crate or other package and containers therein shall bear in 

 plain figures the minimum weight of contents. Each crate or pack- 

 age except sub-containers shall be stamped in plain letters with the 

 name of the variety. 



Sec. 8. Berries shall be packed in uniform packages of dry 

 quart containing an interior capacity of 67.2 cubic inches, or dry 

 pint containing an interior capacity of 33.6 cubic inches and shall 

 be reasonably uniform in size, quality and maturity throughout 

 the package or container. 



Sec. 9. Cantaloupes shall be placed in standard crates 

 12 X 12 X 23| inches containing forty-five cantaloupes of uniform 

 size and maturity. Pony crates 11 x 11 x 23| inches containing 

 forty-five cantaloupes of uniform size and maturity. Jumbo 

 crates 4| x 13| x 23^ inches containing twelve cantaloupes of 

 uniform size and maturity or containing fifteen cantaloupes of 

 uniform size and maturity. 



Sec. 10. All boxes, crates, packages or containers of deciduous 

 fruits of the kinds specified in this act, except sub-containers, 

 when packed and offered for sale, or for transportation for sale, 

 shall bear upon them in plain sight, and plain letters on the out- 

 side the name of the orchard, if any, and the name and post office 

 address of the person, firm, company, corporation or organization, 

 who shall have first packed or authorized the packing of the same, 

 also the name of the locality where the fruit is grown. 



Sec. 11. In counties having a county horticultural commis- 

 sioner it shall be his duty (and the duty of his deputies) acting 

 as inspectors, which office is hereby created, to enforce the pro- 

 visions of this act. Additional inspectors shall be appointed by 

 the county horticultural commissioner, upon petition of like nature 

 and at the same pay as provided in section twelve of this act; 

 provided, that any county, having and enforcing a standard higher 

 than the standard in this act shall be exempt from the provisions 

 of this act upon declaration to such efi^ect by the state horticultural 

 commissioner. 



Sec. 12. In a city and county or in counties having no county 

 horticultural commissioner, or deputy, it shall be the duty of the 

 county board of supervisors, upon petition filed with them to 

 appoint inspectors. Said petition shall be signed by at least 

 twenty-five bona fide fruit growers residing in that county, or 

 city and county. The inspectors shall receive for their services 

 the sum of three and one half dollars per day to be paid monthly 



