REPORT ON GRADING APPLES. 



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The Report ox Grading Apples. — D. S. 

 Beckwith, of Albion, X. Y., Chairman of the 

 Committee on Grades, presented a report 

 to the National Apple Shippers of the U. S., 

 which was adopted in the following- form : 



" Resoh'ed that the standard for size for 

 No. I apples shall not be less than 2)2 inches 

 in diameter, and shall include such varieties 

 as the Ben Davis, Willow Twig-, Baldwin, 

 Greening- and other varieties kindred in size. 

 That the standard for such varieties as Ro- 

 manite, Russett, Wine Sap, Jonathan, 

 Missouri Pippin and other varieties kindred 

 in size shall not be less than 2^ inches, 

 and furthermore that No. i apples shall at 

 time of packing be practically free from the 



action of worms, or defacement of surface 

 or breaking of skin ; shall be hand picked 

 from the tree and be of a bright and normal 

 color and a shapely form. 



" No. 2 apples shall be hand picked from 

 the tree; shall not be smaller than 2^^ 

 inches in diameter. The skin must not be 

 broken or the apple bruised. This g-rade 

 must be faced and packed with as much 

 care as No. i fruit." 



Every member o{ the National Apple 

 Shippers' Association is requested to incor- 

 porate the above resolution in their apple 

 contracts for this year and, as far as possible, 

 use such grading when picking. — Frtiitman's 

 Guide. 



