HAMPSHIRE COUNTY FARMERS' MONTHLY 



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Apple C;raf]infj;- l^atv l{e^-iseil 



Continued from p.-if^c^ 14. oolurnii 3 

 the fruit which appeared on top. The 

 opportunitie.s for fiaud which the un- 

 standardized closed package formerly- 

 offered were .still unrestrained in the case 

 of open packages. The honest packer 

 and seller was discriminated against and 

 the buyer not recognizing the difference 

 in law requirement between open and 

 closed packages was too fretjuently vic- 

 timized. 



To avoid this unfair and often fraudu- 

 lent condition and in the endeavor to 

 better meet the competition of western 

 grown and packed fiuit, the Massachu- 

 setts Fruit Growers' Association proposed 

 a measure to the General Court legula- 

 ting the sale of apples in open packages. 

 This has been enacted and applies to all 

 sales of 1924 and later crops. 



The old law defined exactly what 

 "Standard Fancy", "Standard A" and 

 "Standard B" mean in size and color of 

 the apples contained in the closed pack- 

 age. Without changing these definitions 

 under the amended law, Massachusetts 

 apple growers may now use individual 

 brands and colored labels on their pack- 

 ages and thus obtain the meichandising 

 advantages which attractively labelled 

 goods bring the seller. But such mark- 

 ings cannot be inconsistent with the pres- 

 ent i-equired marks. Growers who sell 

 open packages may grade and label them 



as in tlie case of closed packages. Con- 

 sumers who buy open packed apples will 

 be guaranteed in the future that the ap- 

 ples at the bottom of the barrel or box 

 are .just as good as those at the top. 

 .1/re.s.s. Dept. of AgriniUurc. 



< 'liililron's <'lollieN I*ro.ieo( < 'i»ini»lotiMl 



I'ontiniu'd Irom p.'tge 5. column 2 

 an exhibit from Filene's store at Boston. 

 Most of the garments were articles that 

 have to be bought such as shoes, stockings 

 and underclothes although there was a 

 party dress of pink crepe de chine which 

 made us all quite envious of the little 

 girl who could wear it. 



Taking everything in all we have had 

 lots of fun working together planning 

 our children's clothes saying nothing of 

 the benefit I'eceived. 



from Standard bred R. I. Reds and from 

 M. 'A. C. strain utility Reds. All stock 

 tested and free from White Diarrhoea 

 Mrs. Ida Rhoades, Box J, Williamsburg, 

 Mass. 



FOR SALE:— 70 x 90 all-wool blankets 

 made from wool grown on this farm. E. 

 H. Alderman, Chester, Mass., R. F. D. 



FOR SALE:— Collie pups eligible for 

 registry. P. W. Wheeler, Belchertown 

 Road, Amherst, Mass. 



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FOR SALE:— S. C. White Leghorns, 

 bred for high production and Standard 

 Qualities. Our cockerels are all from 

 dams producing over 200 eggs per year. 

 Order your Eggs and Chicks Now. 

 Emory Bartlett, Box C, Enfield, Mass. 



FOR SALE:— Day Old chicks sold to 

 last of May. We offer Hatching Eggs 



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