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



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ONE VARIETY — MATURE, but not overripe — HP^IMfKED, showing no evidence of rough handling or having 

 been on the pound — CLEAN, * 'mMlf^^'"' and oifer mate rial — WELL FORMED - FACE OF THE PACK- 

 AGE shall represent size, co\jagSt0^^S^oi '*• "IjQil'y '~JBff^^^^^^^ ' ' >^ILLED - The COUNT or 

 MINIMUM DIAMETER a^^/^ stated oa?|||ged_co|iSi^|^ tf^Sunt is stated, raaximoniigize variation shall not be 

 more than % inch in diameter. Six* ToUranc*: minimum adtmai^^i^^ 5% — raaximom, if uittd. not more than 10%. 



COLOR — mini^^ rcquiraniMits: 



. REi SPORT|wi«t»« i« 



mAtosh, CORT LAH^ 

 .J)EUCJI01B, 



50% oi surfoc*. 



y«r«tiet' .- .,,.:." 

 LTHY and similgr varieties 



3/16 inch 





ISX of stif 

 ^al sreo 51% of surfoca. 

 itai atma K Inch In diameter. 

 4ai ar»e M Inch In diameter. 1 



1/4 inch 



maximttifi limits permit^d in this grade: 



SMOOTH, Nejr-MKERUSSETTING . 



SOLID RUSSiffWG 



SLIGHTLY RddGH RUSSETTING . . 

 ROUGH RUSSETTWG ..... • 



Group 2i SCAB AND CEDAR RUSr,;^.V ;% .:i., .i^VflJ^^^E . totol area ]i inch In 4lai|i^ 



HEALED INSECT S1^^%gS©?I^^^^^^^P ' ***"' "*" ^^'* '"'*' '" ^'' 



LIMB RUB . . v^^l^^^St^^^^^P^ . . »otol oreo W Inch In diam.ttf. 1/2 Inch 



HAIL or DROUGHT SPOTS,^ n«ie more Then^vperliciQi «r total area of K inch inm^tnAr. 



from noticeable SOOTY BLOTCH, SUNBURN, SPRAY BURN, or RED SPO^v^ Scale. 



J^m OTHER INSECT, DISEASE, and MECHANICAL damage. A combinotioir^^flKfectt in this 



gr«^|i> allowed if total seriousness does net exceed that allowed for any one 



Group 3 • Free l^m ai|^|||9^ a few shallow and inconspicuous BRUISES 



Group 4 - Free from 

 SCALD, 



%L BREAKDOWN ond BROWNING, BITTER^ 

 KTER CORE, BROKEN SKIN, WOR| 



^JONATHAN SPOT, 

 rES, and APPLE MAGGOT. 



GRADE TOLERANCE: • Not mero thoini^iiy^gKMUM^^^to^^P^VT may bo bolew the grade requirements. 

 Providod ttiot: • Net moro than IX moy boolfeeto^mh Jaeoy or Intamol brookdewn. 



and: • Net moro than 5% may bo damaged by Insects In excess of tho limits stated for this grade. 



The porcofltage out>of-grado shall bo calculated en tho basis of count when count Is stated, en the 

 basis of weight when si so is stated. 



FOR COMPLETE INFORMATION SEE OFFICIAL GRADE SPECIFICATIONS | 



A PAOKirvjcsi i-4^ljse: F»cz>S"rE:F^ 



Uni+ed Sta-ies Depar-kinen+ of AgricuUure -^ Uni\/ersi-l_y of NlaesacViuseHs 



Countu Cxlension Services Cooperatinq 



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