THE. MASSACHUSETTS APPLE GRADING LAW. 



a. Edwards Annin, Jr., Chief Inspector, State House, Boston 



When the call first came from Secretary Brown for 

 someone to come to this meeting and talk on the apple 

 grading lavr, Mr. Wheeler turned to me and said "You go.'' 

 I know inspectors are not Tery popular people. You never 

 see many flowers at their funeral. Now, I have been 

 brought up a Presbyterian, a breed rare in New England, 

 but we pride ourselves on our ability to find a verse of 

 scripture that will always fit the case when in trouble, and 

 the passage that seemed to best fit my case will be found in 

 Daniel 6 J. 6 — "And the king commanded, and they took 

 Daniel and cast him into a den of lions." But looking along 

 a little further I came to the 22d verse and was comforted 

 when I found that in the morning Daniel was still in the 

 ring "for the Lord had sent his angel and stopped the 

 mouths of the lions." On looking over this audience I see 

 that there are many more angels than lions here tonight. 



In speaking of the Massachusetts Apple Grading Law 

 to the Massachusetts Fruit Growers' Association it will not. 

 of course be necessary to go over the law itself in detail or 

 take up such points as the reasons for its passage or Avhat it 

 v;as hoped the law would do. The law has now been on the 

 statute books since June, 1915; it has been in full force and 

 effect since July 1, 1916 and it is to be presumed that you 

 men who are really those most interested are fully cognizant 

 with its provisions. I do want, however, to take a moment 



