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shall be allowed in this grade, nor any apples of a red variety that are not at 

 least three fourths red, except Rome Beauty, Ben Davis, Snow, and Apple 

 of Commerce, that are one half red. Yellow Newtowns, White Winter Pear- 

 mains, Grimes Golden, Bellflowers, Winter Bananas, and Red Cheek Pippins 

 will be allowed in this grade, but no other variety of yellow apples. Winter 

 Bananas and Red Cheek Pippins must show a red cheek. 



Jui /icy. In this grade, also, all apples must be smooth, sound, free from 

 bruises, blemishes, worms, worm stings, water core, sun damages, and diseases 

 of every kind, and of proper shape according to the variety. No apples 

 smaller than I75's shall be allowed in this grade, except apples of the follow- 

 ing varieties, which will be accepted when packed as small as 200 apples to 

 the box : Winesaps, Jonathans, and Missouri Pippins, when red all over. All 

 apples of red varieties ranging in color from three fourths red down to one 

 third red will be included in this grade. All varieties of yellow apples will be 

 allowed in this grade. 



Labels. All boxes containing apples graded Extra Fancy or Fancy must 

 bear the association label on the end of the box. 



Grade C. This grade shall be made up of all merchantable apples not 

 included in the Extra Fancy and Fancy grades. These apples must be sound, 

 and free from bruises, worm stings, and other diseases. The skin must be 

 unbroken, but misshapen apples, or apples having a limb mark or other like 

 defect, will be allowed. This grade will include apples of all colors, and as 

 small as 2oo's, but no smaller. It is optional with the buyer whether or not 

 this grade is wrapped. 



RULES OF THE NORTHWESTERN FRUIT EXCHANGE 



Extra Fancy. This grade shall consist of sound, smooth, well-formed 

 apples only, free from all insect pests, disease, blemishes, and physical injuries, 

 worms, wormholes, stings, scale, scab, sunscald, fungus, dry rot, decay, water 

 core, spray burns, limb rub, russeting, skin puncture, skin broken at stem. 

 All apples must be of the natural color and shape characteristic of the variety. 

 Apples heavily coated with dirt or spray must be cleaned. Color requirements 

 for this grade are as follows : Solid red varieties, like Arkansas Black, Gano, 

 Jonathan, Missouri Pippin, Spitzenburg, Winesap, etc. must have at least 

 75 per cent of good natural color. Mcintosh Red must have not less than 

 66| per cent of good natural color. Striped or partially red varieties, like 

 Ben Davis, Delicious, Rome Beauty, Stayman Winesap, etc., must have at 

 least 50 per cent of good red color. Red cheek or blush varieties, like Red 

 Cheek Pippin, Winter Banana, etc., must have a distinctly colored cheek or 

 blush. Sizes in this grade shall not be smaller than i75's, but Jonathans, 

 Missouri Pippins, and Winesaps may be packed as small as 20o's. 



Fancy. Apples in this grade must possess the same physical requirements 

 as to soundness and freedom from insect pests, disease, blemishes, and physi- 

 cal injuries or defects as the Extra Fancy, with the exception that minimum 



