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



COLOR — minj 



- RED SPOI 



ONE VARIETY ~ MATURE, but not overripe - Hi 

 been on the ground — CLEAN, free of dirt, residuJ 

 FACE OF THE PACKAGE shalj^ 

 FILLED - The COUNT 



size variation shall 

 used, not more the 



ED, showing no evidence of rough handling or having 

 r material — WELL FORMED, typical of the variety- 

 Packages shall be WELL 



count is stated, maximum 

 an 5% — maximum if 



1/8 inch 



VARIETIES suth ai Red'Rome 



NTOSH, CORTLAND and simitar varieties 66% of lurfoca 



DELICIOUS, WEALTHY and similar varieties . , 



[A ii mi tv permitted in this grade: 



HET-LiKE RUSSETTING . . . . . . . t «^)i**»l'<"< 



flTlNG . . . . j; ^'l&ct orao H Inch in diome 



asCajXm RUSSETTING . ..... . 



_^ _JNG . . . V -•: • . • • . 



GrooD 2 - CEDAR RUST^^£^r^^~V'' _. . ♦»»»' «"•«« l/« '"h 



HEALED INSECT.^Ip^,^. . .- -^,:2-^-^S^:i^p^^^^^* totol ar.a 1/8 inch 1.^1. 



1MB RUB . . ^^^^V^"- }f&rS^^^i^^' ♦•*"' "'•'' '/^ '"^ !^' 

 r^ir DROUGHT Sf^H^^il^^SliSl^l^^^^^^fcan superficial or to^|Pgriei| 



noticeable SOOTY BLOTCH, SOWlURN, SPRAY BURN, or RED SP« 



-rap. trsflt^^ER INSECT, DISEASE, and MECHANICAL dawa^e. A combinoti^ 

 grou0.^is if}j^i8Wd,if total seriousness does m»t exceed that allowed for any one^ 



GrouD 3 - Free fr<Mi|,al( 



Group 4 • Free from DEQ 

 SCAB. FREEZIN 



BRUISES. 



AKDOWN and BROWNING, BITT1 

 CORI, BROKEN SKIN, WORi 



IT, JONATHAN SPOT, SCALD, 

 .ES. and APPLE MAGGOT. 



GRADE TOLERANCE: Not more than a TOTAL OFlO^onP^ppTerinany lot may bo below the grade requirements. 

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



and: Not more than S% moy be damaged by in«ectx in excess of the limits stated for the grade. 



The percentage ou^of-grade shall be calculated on the basis of count when count is stoted, on the 

 basis of weight when size is stated. 



I FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION SEE OFFICIAL GRADE SPECIFICATIONS 



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Ur.i+ed Sta.-tes Department of A.gricuU 



County Extension Services Cooperatinq 



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