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4. Contents: Barrel, — quantity expressed by the term, 

 "ONE STANDARD BARREL," or by a statement of the 

 measure (the Massachusetts standard bushel of apples sold at 

 retail is 48 pounds), or of the weight in pounds. Pending the 

 formulation by the two departments of regulations with regard 

 to branding, the term "ONE STANDARD BARREL," or the 

 abbreviation "ONE ST'D. BBL.," will be acceptable to the 

 United States Department of Agriculture and the Massachusetts 

 Department of Weights and Measures as a proper and sufficient 

 statement of the contents of a barrel, regardless of whether it 

 is sold at wholesale or retail in intrastate, interstate or foreign 

 commerce. The abovesaid term will be considered also as 

 applying to the barrel itself. Box, — quantity expressed in 

 terms of measure, weight or numerical count. In interstate 

 commerce the marking to show merely the number of apples 

 in a box is not sufficient; the minimum size of the apples must 

 also be given (Opinion No. 61, Secretary of Agriculture, 

 Washington, District of Columbia). 



5. Variety: true name, that is, the name by which the 

 variety is known on the market. Commercial abbreviations 

 may be used. If not known the expression "VARIETY UN- 

 KNOWN" may be used. 



6. Packer: name and address of, or of person by whose 

 authority the apples were packed or repacked. If repacked 

 the package shall be so marked. (Name and address of farm 

 will comply with this requirement.) 



Order of Statements on Barrels. 

 Regulation. — The statements required by the law, and by the regu- 

 lations adopted thereunder, shall appear on one end of the barrel in the 

 following order: — 



1. Name of the State in which the apples were grown. 



2. Grade. 



3. Minimum size. 



4. Quantity of contents. 



5. Variety. 



6. Name and address of packer or repacker. 



Regulation. — The word "MASSACHUSETTS" as used on packages 

 containing apples grown in Massachusetts shall be considered as showing 

 the State in which said apples were grown as well as applying to the 

 grade. 



