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MODERN FRUIT MARKETING 



must be labeled to conform either to the customs of the 

 markets or to the requirements of the laws of the differ- 

 ent states. Some states are very explicit about the label- 

 ing, while others have no law 

 governing the subject at all. In 

 the State of Maine, the require- 

 ments would be about as fol- 

 lows: 



" There shall be affixed in a 

 conspicuous place on the out- 

 side of the package a plainly 

 printed statement clearly stat- 

 ing the size of the package in 

 terms of standard bushel box or 

 standard barrel; the name and 

 address of the owner or shipper 

 of the apples at the time of pick- 

 ing; the name of the variety; 

 the class or grade of the apples 

 contained therein, and if grown 

 in Maine, that fact shall be 

 plainly stated. " This law un- 

 doubtedly was the result of an effort to advertise certain 

 grades of Maine grown apples. It was discovered that 

 certain shippers were buying apples of other states and 

 selling them as Maine grown apples, the reason given be- 

 ing that certain varieties colored up better and developed 

 better flavor in the northern section of the country than 

 they did farther south. 



The United States law and that of New York state 

 practically agree in their requirements for branding 

 packages. They do not specify the size of the apple but 



Fig. 75. MACHINE FOR 



MARKING FRUIT 



PACKAGES 



It prints all the information 

 at one stroke. 



