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made up of two or more subcontainers having sloping sides for the purpose of venti- 

 lation 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 numerical 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 the variety contained in the package. 



Sec. 7. I'lunis and Prunes. The plums and prunes in each box, crate or pack- 

 age shall be uniform quality and maturity and when packed in box or container 

 having perpendicular sides and ends shall contain approximately the same numerical 

 count in each layer. When packed in crates or packages 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 numerical 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 the variety contained in the package. 



Sec. 8. Apricots. Apricots in each box, crate or package shall be uniform qual- 

 ity and maturity and when packed in box or container having perpendicular sides 

 and ends, shall contain approximately the same numerical count in each layer. 

 When packed in crates or packages 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 numerical 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 lettei*s the name of the variety con- 

 tained in the package. 



Sec. 9. (Jrapcs. Grapes shall be of uniform quality and maturity and shall be 

 well matured and show a sugar content of not less than seventeen per cent. Each 

 crate or other package and containers therein shall bear in plain figures the minimum 

 weight of contents. Each crate or package shall be stamped in plain letters with 

 name of variety. 



Sec. 10. Berries. Berries shall be packed in uniform packages of drj' quart 

 containing interior capacity of G7.2 cubic inches or dry pint containing interior 

 capacity of 33.6 cubic inches and shall be of reasonably uniform size, quality and 

 maturity throughout the package or container. 



Sec. 11. That all boxes, crates or packages when packed and offered for sale 

 or for transportation for sale, shall bear upon them in plain sight and plain letters 

 on the outside the name of the person, firm, companj-, corporation, organization or 

 the recognized name of the orchard and post office address, who shall have first 

 packed or authorized the packing of same ; also the name of the locality where the 

 fruit is grown. 



Sec. 12. Any person, firm, company, corporation or organization who shall 

 knowingly pack or cause to be packed, fruit of the kinds specified herein, in boxes, 

 crates, packages or containers to be offered for sale or for transportation for sale 

 in willful violation of the provisions of this act, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor 

 and subject to a fine of not less than $10.00 or more than $50.00. 



Potato Production. The August number of the Bulletin of Agri- 

 cultural and Commercial Statistics, from the International Institute of 

 Agriculture, Rome, Italy, forecasts the potato harvest in Switzerland at 

 8,200,000 quintals, or 96.5 per cent of the production for 1913. In the 

 United States the production is figured at 96,888,960 quintals, or 107.4 

 per cent of the production for 1913. A quintal is 100 pounds. — 

 E. J. V. 



