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



ONE VARIETY - MATURE, but not overripe — 

 been on the groond — CLEAN, free of dir u rea 

 AGE shall represent size, coloftl^^Snny ol 

 MINIMUM DIAMETER shall be stated on closed 



lAND PICKED, showing no evidence of rough handling or having 

 iier material - WELL FORMED - FACE OF THE PACK- 

 -^WELL FILLED - The COUNT or 



'stated, inaxM^.size variation shall not be 



more than % inch in diameter. Six* ToUronca: minimi 



COLOR ~ miniaHNR ra^ulranants: 



- RED SPORT VARIETIES aueh « Rad RomV'v 

 MelNTflSpCORTLAND and similar varieties . 

 JALD^I^EliELICIOUS^ t^LTHY and similor variatias 



Group 1 



moxlniiim limits parmtttad fn this grada 



Hr NET-LIKE RUSSETTING . 



USS^TTING 



SLIGHTLY ROUGH RUSSETTING . . 

 ROUGH RUSSETTING 



SCAB AND CEDAR RUST . . . ;^, 

 HEALED INSECT STINGS . 

 LIMB RUB 



maximnm> If need, not more than lOX. 



3/16 inch 



^4«tat ar«a 10X of curiae*. 

 ^a^ ana H ineh in diomate 

 j^'*^^^»ol »'•« W inch in dlamatei 



K?: 



1/4 inch 



. total oraa % inch in liici^'^ta 



. total oraa 3/16 inch in diameter. 



. total area M inch in,4lon« 



HAIL or DROUGHT SPOT, nona mora than supafficiol or total orao of K inch in 

 from noticaabia SOOTY BLOTCH. SUNBURN, SPRAY BURN, or RED "^" 

 from OTHER INSECT, DISEASE, and MECHANICAL domaga. A combi ^ 

 ip it allowad if total tariousnass doas not axcaad that ollowad for any on* 



Group 3 • Fraa^'^om all 

 Group 4 



a faw shallow and inconapicuous BRUISES. 



. Fraa froot^ECAY, H^ 

 SCALD, FltE€ZING IN 



>L BREAKDOWN and BROWNING, BITTE 

 TER CORE, BROKEN SKIN, WORM 



1/2 inch 



Scale, 

 facts in this 



r JONATHAN SPOT, 

 rES, and APPLE MAGGOT. 



coy 



may be below the (rode requirements. 

 'oTintemol breakdown. 



GRADE TOLERANCE: - Not mere 



Pievided that: • Net more than IX moy^ 



ondt • Not more then 5* moy be damaged by insects in excess ol the limits stoted lor this grode. 



The percentage eut-ol.grade shall be calculated on the basis ol count when count is stated, on the 

 l>oals el weight when size is stated. 



FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION SEE OFFICIAL GRADE SPECIFICATIONS 



A P> A C K. I rvj <S 



Ur.S'ted Sta.+ ea Depar-kTncn+ of AgricuHure 



oljse: f=> a s t El 1^. 



■^ University of NlasaacViusells 

 Countu ELxtension Services Cooperatina 



