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the limit. He also asks for fullest support of the University and Depart- 

 ment of Agriculture in their effort to aid the fruit growers in every 

 department of production. 



This report should inspire all fruit growers of other than citrus fruits 

 to follow this organization in its cooperative achievement, until every 

 deciduous fruit shall profit by just such an exchange as that possessed 

 by our citrus growers. INIay not the organizations under the county 

 advisers aid powerfully to this accomplishment? — A. J. C. 



PROPOSED BILL FOR THE STANDARDIZATION OF CALIFORNIA 



FRESH FRUITS. 



Following is a bill written by H. E. Butler, of Penryn, F. B. Mc- 

 Kevitt, and Senator C. B. Bills, of Sacramento, and approved by fruit 

 growers, packers, association managers and others, at a meeting held in 

 Sacramento, October 7th, under the direction of State Horticultural 

 Commissioner A. J. Cook, and presided over by Col. Harris Weinstock. 

 It was decided by those present that Col. Weinstock and Dr. Cook con- 

 stitute a committee to present this bill before fruit growers assembled 

 in convention at Los Angeles, November 10th to 14th : 



An act to establish a standard for the State of California for packing of fresh fruits 

 for sale or for transportation for sale, for interstate and foreign shipment, and 

 to prev/ent deception in the packing of fresh fruits for such purposes. 



Be it enacted by the people of the State of California ■' 



Section 1. There is hereby created and established a standard for the packing 

 of fresh fruits for the State of California. 



Sec. 2. That 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 accordance with the specifications herein made. 



Sec. 3. All fresh fruit of the kinds specified in this act which shall be sold in 

 bulk without packing, shall be exempt from the provisions of this act. 



Sec. 4. Cherries. Each box or package shall contain fruit of uniform quality 

 and maturity and one variety only, excepting that if package contains more than 

 one variety, such fact shall be plainly stamped on the outside of the package with 

 the words, "Mixed Varieties." (Letters one half inch high.) Each box, package or 

 container shall be stamped on the outside with the minimum weight of contents. 



Sec. 5. Peaches. The peaches in each box or package shall be of uniform size, 

 quality and maturity, and comply with the standard specified in section two ; when 

 packed in a box or container having perpendicular sides and ends, shall contain 

 approximately the same numerical count in each layer; also the box or container 

 when packed and offered for sale or for transportation for sale, shall bear on the 

 outside of the end in plain figures the approximate number of peaches in the box 

 which shall be within four peaches of the true count and shall also bear in plain 

 figures on the outside of the end the minimum weight of contents. Excepting when 

 packed in crates or boxes made up of two or more subcontainers having sloping sides 

 for the purpose of ventilation of fruit therein, the fruit shall not vary in size more 

 than twenty per cent and no layer below the top layer shall contain a greater numer- 

 ical count than the top layer. Each box, crate, other package or container shall be 

 stamped on the outside with the minimum weight of contents. Each box, crate or 

 package shall bear in plain letters the name of variety contained in the package. 



Sec. 6. Pears. The pears in each box or package shall be of uniform size, qual- 

 ity and maturity. Each box or container shall bear in plain figures on the outside 

 the minimum weight of contents. Excepting when packed in crates or packages 



