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" Closed Package " defined. 



Regulation No. 1. — A barrel, box or other container, the contents of 

 which cannot be seen sufficiently for purposes of inspection without re- 

 moving nails, wire, hoops or metal, cloth or paper strips, or similar seals 

 or contrivances which cannot ordinarily be removed without mechanical 

 assistance or without destroying the usefulness thereof, except that string 

 or tape unless sealed shall not be considered as having been destroyed 

 when cut, broken or removed, shall be a "closed package" within the 

 meaning of the law. 



The following kinds of containers are hereby declared to be "closed 

 packages:" — 



Barrels provided with the usual closely fitting heads. 



Barrels covered with burlap or other material through which the apples 

 cannot readily be seen. 



Boxes, including covers, made entirely of close-fitting boards when the 

 covers thereof are nailed or otherwise securely fastened. 



Boxes or cartons of corrugated paper, cardboard, metal or other ma- 

 terial, the covers of which are sealed or otherwise fastened in such a 

 manner as to prevent opening without damaging either the fastener or 

 the container. 



Boxes with slatted covers are considered closed packages. The brand- 

 ing or marking of these boxes may be on sides, top, or on paper top 

 under slats with printed matter showing through. 



Baskets with slatted covers are considered closed packages. The 

 branding or marking of these baskets may be on sides, top, or on paper 

 top under slats with printed matter showing through. 



Baskets, the covers of which are sealed or otherwise fastened in such 

 a manner as to prevent opening without damaging either the fastener or 

 the container. 



"Standard Barrel" defined. 



Staves: length, 28f inches; thickness, not greater than y^ 

 of an inch. 



Heads: diameter, inside of staves, 17| inches; distance 

 between (inside measurement), 26 inches. 



Bulge: circumference (outside measurement), 64 inches. 



Capacity: 7,056 cubic inches. 



Any barrel of a different form than this but of the same 

 capacity, no matter what its dimensions, is a standard barrel. 

 A flour barrel is a standard barrel. 



Apples must not be sold or offered or exposed for sale in any 

 barrel that is of less capacity than 7,056 cubic inches, except 

 that subdivisions of the standard barrel known as the third, 

 half and three-quarters barrel may be used, provided their 



