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generally customary to mark the choicest fruit with the words 

 "Choice," "Select," or "Fancy," but other special marks are 

 used. The next grading is generally "First Quality", "A-l," or 

 "AA. 1 The lower grade may be marked "A" or "2nds," or 

 for the various grades one or more "X's" may be used. It is 

 seldom that more than three grades are made. In seasons when 

 prices are low it will often be found unprofitable to ship fruit 

 of third quality. 



Every shipper should put his name on his fruit package to 

 indicate his responsibility for its contents. In this way a ship- 

 per's product comes to be known and fairly valued, which is 

 an advantage to him as well as to the dealer and consumer. 



For grading apples and pears, the Ontario Fruit Growers 

 association has adopted the following standards which gives a 

 good idea of what such grades should consist of: 



1. X A No. 1. Sound apples or pears of uniformly large 

 size and high color for the variety named; of normal form; at 

 least ninety per cent, free from worm holes, scabs or other 

 defects. 



2. A No. 1. Sound apples or pears of nearly uniform size 

 and good color for the variety named; of normal form; at least 

 ninety per cent free from worm holes, scabs or other defects. 



3. No. 1. Sound apples or pears of fairly uniform size; 

 at least eighty per cent, free from worm holes, scabs or other 

 defects. 



4. No. 2. Apples or pears that are disqualified from be- 

 ing classed under any of the aforementioned grades, but which 

 are useful for culinary purposes, and not less than two inches 

 in diameter. 



Storage and Storage Buildings. 



It is a common fault, at least with growers of late keeping 

 varieties of apples, that they are often too quick to sell their 

 product and in consequence stand in their ' own light in the 

 matter of getting the best returns from their labor. As a rule, 

 it is unwise for the apple grower to sell late-keeping apples 

 from the orchard. It is generally far better to wait until those 

 who wish to rush their fruit to market have disposed of it be- 

 fore selling. If the grower sells his product as it is picked, 



