U. S. APPLE GRADES 

 An Outline of Principal Grade Requirements 



Official Grade Name Grade Characteristics 



("U.S. Fancy" High color ) 



1st Quality ("U.S. No, 1" Good color ) Mature, hand picked 



("U.S. Commercial" No color req'd. ) 



(Same blemish tolerance on all three grades) 



2nd Quality ("U.S. Utility" No color req'd. Mature, handpicked 



Blemishes Allov;ed in U. S. Grades 



1st Quality 2nd Quality 



^ancy," ''Wo.l," and"Ccmmercial" Grades "Utility" Grade 



Form: fairly well formed. Not seriously deformed. 



Russeting: smooth, solid - not over lOj!^ of Smooth solid - not over ^ of the sur- 

 surface . Slightly rough - not over -g- in. face. 

 in the aggregate. Rough - not over \ in. 



Sunburn or sprayburn: no blistering or Must not seriously detract from the 

 cracking or prominent discolored area. appearance of the fruit. 



Limb rubs ; dark brovm or black - not over Hot over l/lo of the surface. 

 ^ in. in diameter. Light brovm - not 

 over 1 in. in diameter. 



Plail marks, drought spots, etc. ; not over Superficial; not over l/lO of the sur- 

 ^ in. in aggregate diameter; must be face. Healed breaks in skin - not over 

 superficial. ^ in. No unhealed breaks in skin. No 



marked deformity. 



Scab spots; not over ■!• in. in 'aggregate Not over 3/4 in. in the aggregate; all 

 diameter; must be corked over. must be corked over. 



Cedar rust: not over ^ in. in aggregate Not over 3/4 in. in the aggregate. 



diameter. 

 Sooty blotch or fly speck : Thin - not Not over l/3 the surface. 



over l/lO of surface. Heavy - not over 



^ in. in diameter. 



T.''orm holes ; none. None. 



Healed insect stings : not more than 2; Not more than 5 healed stings, 

 none over l/S in. in diameter. 



Visible water core; not over -g- inch. 



Color Requirements of "U.S. Fancy" and "U . S .No.l " for a Few Comm on Varieties 



"U.S. Fancy" "U.S. No.l" 



Mcintosh 50^ 26^ 



Opalescent " « 



Baldwin Z3% 15^ 



Cortland " « 



Delicious " " 



Early Mcintosh " « 



Northern Spy " " 



Rome " « 



Wealthy " « 



Williams " «• 



Gravenstein 2b% Tinge 



Oldenburg «• n 



Red Astrachan " " 



(Further details and information concerning Special Grades available on request.) 



