674 THE FRUIT INDUSTRY irf NEW YORK STATE 



grading, packing, marking, shipping and sale of apples/' is hereby 

 repealed. 



3. This act shall take effect July first, nineteen hundred and 

 fifteen. 



APPLICATION OF THE LAW 



This law applies to all apples grown in the state of New York 

 and packed in closed packages for sale. 



INTERPRETATION OF TERMS 



New York Standard Fancy Grade 



" Well grown specimens."- - They must be mature, but not over- 

 ripe. 



" Properly packed."- - The package itself must be standard in 

 size and neat in appearance. The fruit should be properly 

 stemmed and tailed. The specimens should be packed firmly but 

 not bruised. That the quality may be maintained, it is desirable 

 that a flexible cushion be placed between the fruit and the cover. 



" Normal shape."- - Characteristic shape of the variety. 



" Good color."- - Color as interpreted by this department refers 

 to the amount and not the shade. For a few common varieties the 

 minimum allowance of amount constituting " good color " is given. 

 The red varieties, such as Baldwin, Tompkins King, Northern 

 Spy, Esopus (Spitzenburg), Jonathan, Mclntosh, Ben Davis, Sut- 

 ton, Alexander, Wealthy, Fameuse, and the like, must have 75 per 

 cent of the surface covered. 



Varieties having slightly less color than the above, such as Hub- 

 bardston, Gravenstein, Rome, Oldenburg, Wagener, and the like, 

 must have at least 60 per cent of the surface colored with some 

 shade of red. 



Varieties of still less color, such as Maiden Blush, Winter 

 Banana, and the like, must have at least 10 per cent of the surface 

 colored with some shade of red. 



Yellow or green varieties, such as Rhode Island, Grimes, Yel- 

 low Newtown, and the like, must have the characteristic color of 

 the variety. 



New York Standard A Grade 



" Well grown specimens."- - They must be mature, but not over- 

 ripe. 



" Properly packed."- - The package it-self must be standard in 

 size and neat in appearance. The fruit should be properly 



NOTE. For representative specimens of the varieties and descriptions 

 thereof, the packer is referred to " The Apples of New York," which is 

 standard. 



