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fall, following up what we did last year when Prof. Sears 

 and our other people went around the State to try to 

 i]lustrate the use of the law, will be to get the men who will 

 actually be inspectors at work in the orchards at the call of 

 t'-ny persons who may need them. These men can go to an 

 orchard to give the necessary information or help the far- 

 mer in packing his apples under the law. This year we 

 believe that it will be far better to do that than to attempt 

 to inspect all the apples at railroad stations or city markets, 

 although this Avill he done to a certain degree if our funds 

 hold out. In fact the whole work of the law this year will 

 (iepend a great deal on what appropriation the Legislature 

 gi-aiits this year for the work. 



AVe have no definite appropriation for the law until 

 niter the Legislature acts, and we have asked for $2,000, 

 and hope that Avill be enough to keep five men in the field 

 from the first of September to the first of December. As I 

 Lave said our policy Avill be to keep those men in the field at 

 tlie beck and call of the farmers or persons packing apples. 

 Then we plan also to issue a series of cloth posters, which 

 can be had by applying at our office, giving in large type 

 information Avhich Avill be required under this law. 



The cjuestion of sizing the apples themselves has been 

 raised a good deal, and I have brought here to-day a few 

 ;u:)ples. which I considered would be ordinarily included in 

 the grades which we would know as "Fancy," "Grade A," 

 "Grade B, " and "Ungraded." Now, before I show these I 

 would ,iust like to answer one or two questions which have 

 been brought \\p regarding the law itself. 



Very recently the question was brought* up to us about 

 over-facing. The law does not provide at the present time 

 against over-facing a barrel. As the law stands to-day, you 

 can put Grade A apples on the face of the barrel and Grade 

 B underneath, or Fancy Apples on the face and Grade A 

 nnderneath, or even Grade B underneath. We are there- 

 fore asking this year for a change in the law so that the 

 face of the barrel shall truly represent the contents, but 



