The following kinds of containers are hereby declared to be "closed 

 packages:" — 



Barrels provided with the usual closely fitting heads. 



Barrels covered with burlap or other material through which the apples 

 cannot readily be seen. 



Boxes, including covers, made entirely of close-fitting boards when the 

 covers thereof are nailed or otherwise securely fastened. 



Boxes or cartons of corrugated paper, cardboard, metal or other ma- 

 terial, the covers of which are sealed or otherwise fastened in such a 

 manner as to prevent opening without damaging either the fastener or 

 the container. 



Baskets, the covers of which are sealed or otherwise fastened in such 

 a manner as to prevent opening without damaging either the fastener or 

 the container. 



" Standard Barrel " defined. 



Staves: length, 28^ inches; thickness, not greater than yo 

 of an inch. 



Heads: diameter, inside of staves, 17| inches; distance 

 between (inside measurement), 26 inches. 



Bulge: circumference (outside measurement), 64 inches. 



Capacity: 7,056 cubic inches. 



Any barrel of a different form than this but of the same 

 capacity, no matter what its dimensions, is a standard barrel. 

 Particular reference is had to paper and steel barrels used in 

 some parts of the country. A flour barrel is a standard barrel. 



Apples must not be sold or offered or exposed for sale in any 

 barrel that is of less capacity than 7,056 cubic inches, except 

 that subdivisions of the standard barrel known as the third, 

 half and three-quarters barrel may be used, provided their 

 capacities, respectively, are at least one-third, one-half or three- 

 quarters the capacity of the standard barrel (United States 

 Standard Barrel Law). 



" Standard Box " defined. 



Length, 18 inches (inside measurement). 



Width, 11^ inches (inside measurement). 



Depth, 10^ inches (inside measurement). 



Capacity, not less than 2,173^ cubic inches. 



A box of different dimensions or of a different capacity is 

 not a standard box but may be used for packing for sale or 

 distribution apples of standard grade. 



