332 The Commercial Apple Industry 



out of commercial channels and would, therefore, work to 

 the benefit of the strictly commercial growers in the highly 

 intensive regions. It is not criminal to grow low-grade 

 fruit, but such fruit should not be misbranded or should 

 not sell under false colors to the detriment of the producer 

 of high-grade apples. 



The question of " facing " the barrel pack is one over 

 which much discussion has arisen. " Facing " refers to 

 the practice of placing select apples on the top layer in 

 order to give a good appearance to the pack. This does 

 not enter into the problem of box standards, since inspec- 

 tion may be made at the top,- bottom, or side of the box. 

 While it may be legitimate to arrange the top layer so as 

 to give a neat appearance to the barrel pack, a real stand- 

 ard grading law would surely require the contents of the 

 barrel to be uniform. 



The project of establishing uniform grades and stand- 

 ards enlists much active support and at the same time is 

 the subject of much controversy. Generally speaking, 

 every concerted move towards a standardization of grade 

 and pack will work to the benefit of the strictly commer- 

 cial apple-grower and will serve to make a closer distinc- 

 tion between the commercial and non-commercial crop. 

 For that reason every conscientious effort in working out 

 uniform grades and standards seems meritorious. 



Inspection at point of origin. 



Many prominent apple-growers are insistent on govern- 

 ment inspection at point of origin. A common reason 

 for low returns to the grower has been the poor condition 

 of the fruit at the time of its arrival at market. Further- 

 more, there are always changes in transport to be reckoned 



