



A PRACTICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE U.S. FANCY GRADE APPLES 



ONE VARIETY — MATURE, but not overripe — wMI^UCKED, showing no evidence of rougli handling or having 

 been on the ground — CLEAN, free of_dig^,i,psidi^ ^^^Ip r materia l - WELL FORMED - FACE OF THE PACK- 

 AGE shall represent size, color and quality of the'coBil^ts — Packages sEall be WELL FILLED — The COUNT or 

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

 more than % inch in diameter. Size Toleron ce,:. n4jjLJjjpum^y_t^^g|g , |kan 5% — maximum, if u«(gd, not more than 10%. 



COLOR — minini^^roquirements: ^^^^^^'^^^^^^^^^^^g*, 



- RED SPORT varieties such as Red Rome . I J i'-isi^^'^' 50% of surface. 



• MclNTOSH, CORTLAND and similar varieties . . . . 33% o( surfaee. |^^ ' 3/16 inch 



- BALDWIN, DELICIOUS, WEALTHY and similar varieties . . 25% of surface. 



DAMAGE — maximum limits permitted in this grade: :;£%?:(^^ 



Group 1 . SMOOTH, NET-LIKE RUSSETTING . . . • > • • • . totql oreo 15% of sorfac. 



SOLID RUSSETTING .... . . . total oreo 5% of surface. 1/4 inch 



SLIGHTLY ROUGH RUSSETTING .. . . . . . i . , total area H inch in dlom.t.r. 



ROUGH RUSSETTING . . . . . • . . • *"*''' '""*' "'^ '"*'' '" """'"•♦*'| 



Group 2 - SCAB AND CEDAR RUST . . . . ■ . .. i ,^^i|^ . . total area !4 Inch in diomete^ 



HEALED INSECT STINGS rx V;-^^^ • • total area 3/16 inch In diameter. 



LIMB RUB •" - ■^'i^— »";- _ ^ ,ol„| area H inch in diometv. 1/2 inch 



HAIL or DROUGHT SPOTS, none more than superficial or total area of H inch in dtatMger, 

 Free from noticeable SOOTY BLOTCH, SUNBURN, SPRAY BURN, or RED SP#ly^ Scale. 

 Free from OTHER INSECT, DISEASE, and MECHANICAL damage. A combinotfon oflfefects in this 

 gri^p l^iiUjm^ed if total seriousness does not exceed that allowed for any one deftt. 



Group 3 - Free '{{om ati^^f^^Hb few shallow and inconspicuous BRUISES. 



Group 4 - Free fronN3ECAY,^^|NAL BREAKDOWN and BROWNING, BITTER PIT, JONATHAN SPOT, 



SCALD. FR>t^lNG IWJlrt^pll^ER CORE, BROKEN SKIN, WORM HOLES, and APPLE MAGGOT. 



GRADE TOLERANCE: - Not more thaT^BUgy^L OF 10% of the apples In any lot may be below the grade requirements. 

 Provided that: - Not more than 1% may be affected wl'Wf'decay or Internal breakdown. 



and: - Not more than 5% may be domoged 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 | 



A PACKir^CS l-4CZ>LJSei F^CDSTEIF^ 



Uni+ed Sta.+ es Depar+Tnent of A.3ricuHure -^ VJnivers i't_y of I^asaacVi-usetts 



County Extension Services Cooperating 



