Many of our apple grading laws are not drastic enough. 

 They go only part way, and the reason why they have gone 

 only part way is largely because of the opposition of growers 

 who yet believe that they have the right to put over a raw deal 

 upon the consumer. 



I can talk a little stronger here, possibly, than I would dare 

 to do in New York State. You have a better law here than we 

 have, and I might say that in New York City it has been 

 recognized, during the past few months, that Massachusetts A 

 grade usually stands for good packs and some of the best Bald- 

 wins on the New York City market have been Massachusetts 

 Baldwins. But some growers want to put in as many poor 

 apples as possible. Then the person who buys the barrel, 

 which opens up beautifully at the face end, and maybe is good 

 to look upon at the press end, while two-thirds of the apples 

 in the barrel are so much poorer than the face end, feels sore. 

 Even if he bought them at cider apple prices, he, at heart, 

 feels he has been stung. 



Trade in a commodity is bound to lag if there is no stand- 

 ardized grade and one does not know what he is buying until 

 he sees the pack. 



A State or National Apple Grading Law? 



I believe, and many growers and dealers in New York are of 

 similar belief, that we should have a national apple grading 

 law, supplemented by State laws similar in nature, and even- 

 tually we will all have to come to this view. Some, at least, 



