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Standard "A" Grade, shall consist of apples of one va- 

 riety which are well matured specimens, hand-picked, well 

 [>acked, of good color for the variety, normal shape, practi- 

 cally free from diseases, insect and fungus injury, bruises 

 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 specifi- 

 catins. 



Standard "B" Grade, shall consist of apples of one va- 

 liety, which are well matured specimens hand-picked, prop- 

 erly packed, practically normal shape, practically free from 

 diseases, insect and fungus injury, or any other defect that 

 materially injures the appearance or useful quality of the 

 apples, and which may be less thn medium color for the 

 variety; or apples of one variety which are not more than 

 ten per centum below the foregoing specifications on a com- 

 bination of all defects or five per centum on any single de- 

 fect. 



''Ungraded." Apples not conforming to the foregoing 

 specifications of grade, or, if conforming, are not branded in 

 accordance thercAvith, 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 

 accompanied by any other designation of grade or brand if 

 that designation or brand is not inconsistent with or marked 

 more conspicuously than the one of the said four marks 

 which is used on the said package. 



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

 including 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 variation of one quarter of an inch, like 

 two inches, two and one quarter inches, two and one half 

 inches, two and three quarters inches, three inches, three and 

 one quarter inches, and so on, in accordance with the facts. 



