10 



How packed, 



Tolerance, . 



"Fancy." 



Properly, in 

 clean, strong 

 packages. The 

 fruit should be 

 properly 

 stemmed and 

 tailed. The 

 specimens 

 should be 

 packed firmly 

 but not 

 bruised. That 

 the quality may 

 be maintained, 

 it is desirable 

 that a flexible 

 cushion be 

 placed between 

 the face and 

 the cover. 

 New barrels 

 are preferable. 

 Clean second- 

 hand barrels 

 will answer 

 but they de- 

 tract from the 

 appearance of 

 the fruit. 

 Packages 

 should be 

 strong enough 

 to prevent 

 mechanical in- 

 jury to the 

 fruit in 

 handling. 



Apples, on any 

 one defect, or 

 on a combina- 

 tion of defects, 

 may be not 

 more than 3 

 per cent, below 

 specifications. 



•A." 



Properly. 



Apples, on any 

 one defect, or 

 on a combina- 

 tion of defects, 

 may be not 

 more than 5 

 per cent, below 

 specifications. 



Properly. 



Apples, on any 

 one defect, or 

 on a combina- 

 tion of defects, 

 may be not 

 more than 10 

 per cent, below 

 specifications. 



Ungraded. 



Color in the Theee Grades. 



Regulation. — Color shall refer to amount and not to shade. 



The color of apples branded "Massachusetts Standard Fancy Grade" 

 shall cover at least 75 per cent, of the surface in the case of red varieties, 

 such as Baldwin, Tompkins King, Esopus Spitzenburg, Jonathan, Mcin- 

 tosh, Ben Davis, Sutton, Alexander, Wealthy, Fameuse, and the like; at 

 least 60 per cent, in the case of varieties having slightly less red color than 

 the above, such as Hubbardston, Gravenstein, Northern Spy, Rome, 

 Oldenburg, Wagener, and the like; and at least 10 per cent, in the case of 

 varieties having still less red color, such as Maiden Blush, Winter Banana, 

 and the like. Yellow or green varieties, such as Rhode Island Greening, 

 Grimes Golden, Yellow Newtown, and the like, must have the character- 

 istic green or yellow color of the variety; the presence or absence of a 

 blush need not be considered. 



The color of apples branded "Massachusetts Standard A Grade" shall 

 cover at least 35 per cent, of the surface in the case of red varieties, such 



