THE APPLE GRADING LAW 671 



and other defects except such as are necessarily caused in the 

 operation of packing ; or apples of one variety which are not more 

 than five per centum below the foregoing specifications on a com- 

 bination of all defects or two per centum on any single defect. 



Second : " Xew York standard A grade " shall consist of apples 

 of one variety which are well grown specimens, hand-picked, prop- 

 erly packed, normal shape, practically free from dirt, diseases, in- 

 sect and fungus injury, bruises and other defects except such as 

 are necessarily caused in tho operation of packing; or apples of one 

 variety which are not more than ten per centum below the forego- 

 ing specifications on a combination of all defects or five per centum 

 on any single defect. ~No apples in this grade shall show less than 

 thirty-three and one-third per centum of good color for the variety. 



Third : " New York standard B grade " shall consist of apples 

 of one variety which are well matured, hand-picked, properly 

 packed, practically normal shape, practically free from dirt, dis- 

 eases, insect and fungus injury; or apples of one variety which 

 are not more than fifteen per centum below the foregoing specifi- 

 cations on a combination of all defects or five per centum on any 

 single defect. 



Fourth: " "Ungraded." Apples not conforming to the foregoing- 

 specifications of grade, or, if conforming, arenot branded in 

 accordance therewith, shall be classed as ungraded and so branded. 

 The minimum size of the fruit in the package shall also be 

 branded upon it as hereinafter specified and in addition to the 

 other marks hereinafter required. 



The marks indicating grade as above prescribed may be accom- 

 panied by any other designation of grade or brand if that designa- 

 tion or brand is not inconsistent with or marked more con- 

 spicuously than the one of the said four marks which is used on 

 the said package. Apples packed and branded in accordance with 

 the United States law approved August third, nineteen hundred 

 and twelve, shall be exempt from the provisions of this act. 



The minimum size of the fruit in all classes or grades, includ- 

 ing the ungraded, shall be determined by taking the transverse 

 diameter of the smallest fruit in the package at right angles to 

 the stem and blossom end. Minimum sizes shall be stated in varia- 

 tions of one-quarter of an inch, like two inches, two and one-quar- 

 ter inches, two and one-half inches, two and three-quarter inches, 



