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A PRACTICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE U.S. NO. 1 GRADE FOR APPLES 



ONE VARIETY — MATURE, but not overripe — HAND PICKED, showing no evidence of rou^ handling or having 

 been on the ground — CLEAN, free of dirt, residues and other material — WELL FORMED — FACE OF THE PACK- 

 AGE shall represent size, color and quality of the contents — Packages shall be WELL FILLED — The COUNT or 

 MINIMUM DIAMETER shall be sUted on closed containers. If count is stated, maximum size variation shall not be 

 more than % inch in diameter. Siz* Tolerance: minimum not more than 5% — maximum, if used, not more than 10%. 



3/16 inch 



1/4 inch 



COLOR — minimum requirements: 



- RED SPORT VARIETIES such as Red Rome 25% of surface. 



- MclNTOSH, CORTLAND and similar varieties 25X of surfoce. 



- BALDWIN, DELICIOUS, WEALTHY and similar varieties . . 15* of surf.c. 



DAMAGE — maximum limits permitted in this grade: 



Group 1 - SMOOTH, NET-LIKE RUSSETTING total oreo 25X of wrfwir 



SOLID RUSSETTING to*""' '"•" 10* of .orfoce. 



SLIGHTLY ROUGH RUSSETTING total area h inch in diometer. 



ROUGH RUSSETTING total ar^a V4 inch in diameter. 



Group 2 - SCAB AND CEDAR RUST ♦«»»<•' «"••<> W inch in diameter. 



HEALED INSECT STINGS . . total area 3/16 inch in diameter, ^^^ jn^h 



LIMB RUB totol area Ji inch in diameter. 



HAIL or DROUGHT SPOT, none more than superficial or total area of )6 inch in diameter. 

 Free from noticeable SOOTY BLOTCH, SUNBURN, SPRAY BURN, or RED SPOTS from Scale. 

 Free from OTHER INSECT, DISEASE, and MECHANICAL damage. A combination of defects in this 

 group is allowed if total seriousness does not exceed that allowed for any one defect. 



Group 3 - Free from all except a few shallow and inconspicuous BRUISES. 



Group 4- Free from DECAY, INTERNAL BREAKDOWN and BROWNING, BITTER PIT. JONATHAN SPOT, 



SCALD, FREEZING INJURY, WATER CORE, BROKEN SKIN, WORM HOLES, and APPLE MAGGOT. 



GRADE TOLERANCE: - Not more thon a TOTAL OF }0% of the apples in any lot may be below the grade requirements. 

 Provided that: - Not more than 1% may be effected with decoy or Internal breakdown. 



and: • Not more than S% may be damaged by insects In excess of the limits stated for this grade. 



The percentage out-of-grode shall be calculated on the basis of count when count Is stated, on the 

 basis of weight when size Is stated. 



FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION SEE OFFICIAL GRADE SPECIFICATIONS 



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A P>ACK.II^vlC=i I— lOLJSE F»CDS-rE:F^ 



Sta.-tes Depar-l:Tnen+ of AgricuHure -^ LJniversit_y of Nl aaaacKusetls 



County Extension Services Cooperating 



