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BETTER FRUIT 



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Grade Rules North Pacific Fruit Distributors, Season 1914 



RECOMMENDATIONS of Grade and 

 Pack Conference, composed of 

 accredited representatives and experts 

 from all sub-central districts, acting in 

 concert with chief inspectors, sales 

 managers, district managers and branch 

 ofTice managers. Unanimously approved 

 and adopted by the board of trustees of 

 the North Pacific Fruit Distributors, in 

 regular session, May 18, 1914. 



APPLES 



The grades to be used will be desig- 

 nated as Extra Fancy, Fancy, and "C" 

 grade, and defined as follows: 



Extra Fancy — This grade shall con- 

 sist of sound, smooth, matured, clean, 

 hand-picked, well-formed apples only; 

 free from all insect pests, disease, blem- 

 ishes, bruises and other physical in- 

 juries, scald, scab, scale, sun scald, dry 

 or bitter rot, worms, worm stings, 

 worm holes, spray burn, limb rub, vis- 

 ible water core, skin puncture or skin 

 broken at stem. All apples must be of 

 good matured color, shape and condi- 

 tion characteristic of the variety. 



The following varieties defined as to 

 color shall be admitted to this grade: 

 Solid Red Varieties — Aiken Red, Arkan- 

 sas Black, Baldwin, Black Ben Davis, 

 Gano, Jonathan, King David, Mcintosh 

 Red, Mammoth Black Twig, Missouri 

 Pippin, Spitzenberg (Esopus), Vander- 

 pool, Winesap. Striped or Partial Red 

 Varieties — Ben Davis, Delicious, Grav- 

 enstein, Hubbardston Nonsuch, JefTeris, 

 Jeniton, Kaighn Spitz, King of Tomp- 

 kins County, Northern Spy, Rainier, 

 Rome Beauty, Staymen, Snow, Wealthy, 

 Wagener, York Imperial. 



Color requirements of Extra Fancy 

 are as follows: Solid red varieties to 

 have not less than three-fourths good 

 red color. Sizes 175 and smaller, when 

 admitted to this grade, must have 90 

 per cent good red color. Striped or 

 partial red varieties, as designated 

 above, to have not less than one-half 

 good red color. Sizes 175 and smaller, 

 when admitted to this grade, must have 

 at least 75 per cent good red color, ex- 

 cept that Gravenstein, Jefferis and King 



of Tompkins County in all sizes must 

 be at least one-fourth good red color, 

 and Mcintosh Red in all sizes must have 

 at least two-thirds good red color. Red 

 cheeked or blushed varieties, such as 

 Hydes King, Red Cheek Pippin, Maiden 

 Blush and Winter Banana, must have a 

 blushed cheek. Ortley must be white, 

 yellow or waxen. Yellow or green 

 varieties, such as Grimes Golden, White 

 Winter Pearmain, Yellow Newtown 

 and Cox's Orange Pippin, must have the 

 characteristic color of the variety. 



No sizes admitted to this grade 

 smaller than as follows: Aiken Red, 

 200; Arkansas Black, 200; Baldwin, 200; 

 Ben Davis, 163; Black Ben Davi.s, 163; 

 Cox's Orange Pippin, 163; Delicious, 

 150; Gano, 163; Grimes Golden, 200; 

 Gravenstein, 200; Hubbardston Non- 

 such, 150; Hydes King, 150; Jeniton, 

 200; Jonathan, 200; Jefferis, 200; King 

 of Tompkins County, 163; King David, 

 200; Maiden Blush, 163; Mcintosh Red, 

 200; Missouri Pippin, 200; Mammoth 

 Black Twig, 150; Northern Spy, 163; 

 Ortlev, 163; Rainier, 163; Rome Beauty, 

 163; Red Cheek Pippin, 163; Spitzen- 

 berg (Esopus), 200; Staymen, 163; 

 Snow, 200; Vanderpool, 163; Winesap, 

 200; Wagener, 200; Winter Banana, 150; 

 White Winter Pearmain, 200; Wealthy, 

 200; Yellow Newtown, 200; York Impe- 

 rial, 163. 



All boxes to be lined and carboard 

 used top and bottom. No cardboard to 

 be used between layers in sizes smaller 

 than 88s. No apples will be accepted in 

 boxes showing infection of worms or 

 cocoons. All apples to be wrapped. 



Fancy Grade — In this grade all 

 apples must be matured, hand picked, 

 clean and sound, free from all insect 

 pests, diseases, stings, scald, scale, sun- 

 scald, dry or bitter rot, worm, worm 

 stings or worm holes, spray burn, 

 visible water core, skin punctui"e or 

 skin broken at stem. Slight leaf rubs, 

 scratches or russeting will be permit- 

 ted up to a total of one inch in diam- 

 eter in sizes 125 and larger; three- 

 fourths inch diameter in sizes 138 to 

 103 inclusive; one-half inch in diam- 



PEARS— SIZES (INCHES) BY GRADES AND WEIGHTS OF PACKAGES 



Wrap — Do Not Line — Face Bottom, All Grades. 



eter in sizes 175 and smaller. Limb 

 rubs will be permitted showing an ag- 

 gregate area in the various sizes of one- 

 half the above. No apple shall show 

 total blemishes aggregating more than 

 one inch in diameter in sizes 125 and 

 larger; three-fourths inch in diameter 

 in sizes 138 to 163 inclusive, and one- 

 half inch in diameter in sizes 175 and 

 smaller. Fruit clearly misshapen, 

 bruised or bearing evidence of rough 

 handling shall not be permitted in this 

 grade. The varieties admitted to this 

 grade are the same as in the Extra 

 Fancy. 



Color requirements are as follows: 

 The solid red varieties must have fully 

 40 per cent good red color, except 

 Mcintosh, which must have fully 30 per 

 cent good red color. Sizes 175 and 

 smaller, when admitted to this grade, 

 must have at least 75 per cent good red 

 color, except Mcintosh, which must 

 have at least 60 per cent good red color. 

 Striped or partial red varieties must 

 have at least one-fourth good red color. 

 Sizes 175 and smaller, when admitted 

 to this grade, must have at least 50 per 

 cent good red color, except that Graven- 

 stein, Jefferis and King of Tompkins 

 County must have at least 10 per cent 

 good red color. Sizes 175 and smaller, 

 when admitted to this grade, must have 

 at least 20 per cent good red color. Red 

 cheeked or blushed varieties must have 

 correct physical qualities with tinge of 

 color. All apples of green or yellow 

 variety shall be of a characteristic 

 color. 



No size shall be admitted to this 

 grade smaller than as follows: Aiken 

 Red, 200; Arkansas Black, 163; Baldwin, 

 163; Ben Davis, 163; Black Ben Davis, 

 163; Cox's Orange Pippin, 150; Deli- 

 cious, 150; Gano, 163; Grimes Golden, 

 200; Gravenstein. 200; Hubbardston 

 Nonsuch, 1.50; Hydes King, 150; Jeniton, 

 200; Jonathan. 200; Jefferi.s. 200; Kaighn 

 Spitz, 200; King of Tompkins County, 

 163; King David. 200; Mcintosh Red, 

 200; Maiden Blush, 163; Mammoth 

 Black Twig, 1.50; Missouri Pippin. 200; 

 Northern Spy, 163; Ortley, 163; Rainier, 

 163; Rome Beauty, 163; Red Cheek Pip- 

 pin, 150; Spitzenberg (Esopus). 200; 

 Stavmen. 150; Snow, 200; Vanderpool, 

 150; Winesap. 200; Wagener. 200; Win- 

 ter Banana. 150; White Winter Pear- 

 main. 200; Wealthy. 200; Yellow New- 

 town, 200; York Imperial. 163. 



All boxes to be lined and cardboard 

 to he used top and bottom, l)ut no card- 

 board to be used between layers in 

 sizes smaller than 88s. No apijles will 

 be accepted in boxes showing infection 

 of worms or cocoons. .Ml apples to be 

 wrapped. 



Coml)ination (Extra Fancy and 

 Fancy Grades Packed Together)— The 

 following apples to be packed in one 

 grade, combining the Extra Fancy and 

 Fancy grades, as provided by these 

 grading rules covering I'ancy grade, ex- 

 cept that no size to be smaller than 163 

 count. This pack to be marked or 



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