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Thls training Inoludos aanpllng tha product in a fadarally pre- 

 scribed uniform manner, keeping proper and accurate note sheets to 

 determine the final grade of the product and writing the quallt]^, 

 condition and final grade of the product in the proper terminology. 

 After training all our State inspectors are Issued a U.S.D.A. license* 

 a reauirenent they must neet before being allowed to inspect. 



In return Massachusetts is allowed to certify Massachusetts fans 

 products by trained and licensed inspectors on official U.3.D.A. cer- 

 tificates which are accepted as prima facie evidence in all U.S. courts. 



This inspection service is offered by the Division of Markets to 

 any financially interested parties within the Coimnonwealth on a fee 

 basis and shus the program becomes self-sustaining. All fees are re- 

 tained by the Comnonwealth except for a very small administrative cost 

 retained by the U.S.D.A. 



?or many years the Federal-State Inspection Service in Massa- 

 chusetts, through strict adherence to grades end other essential data, 

 has done much to upgrade the quality, condition and grade of the final 

 product. Massachusetts leads the world in the production of cranberries 

 and many shipmonta of this product carry a Pederal-State certificate. 



The two major comnoditles inspected for f^rade at shipping points 

 In Massachusetts are apples and potatoes. Our state produces one- 

 third of all the apples grown in New England with an annual crop of 

 about three million buahels. 



By law all apples must be inspected for export and our Inspection 

 service has been instrunental in helping Bay State farmers maintain 

 this lucrative market. The Inspection service has aided in developing 

 new methods of transportation, especially in the export field. 



Palletisation, bulk bins, and now the latest containeriaatlon 

 have all been Inaugurated here to Improve arrival conditions for the 



