1550 The Vegetable Ixdtstry in New York State 



or a tag attached to the vegetables ; or, if in a container, on the 

 side or top of the container or on a label or tag attached thereto. 

 Where they are not in a container a sales slip may be given 

 under the following conditions : 



" In case of sales of commodities not in containers, when 

 circumstances make it impracticable to place the marking 

 on or attach it to the commodity, a sales slip showing the 

 name of the seller, identifying the commodity sold and show- 

 ing the required weight, measure or numerical count may be 

 delivered to the purchaser at the time of the sale or deliv- 

 ery, and in such case no other marking will be required. 

 Such sales slip must give in writing the requisite information 

 with equal clearness and distinctness as if marked on or at- 

 tached to the commodity. The provisions of any regulation 

 requiring the marking to be on or attached to the commodity 

 will not be complied with by the use of a sales slip." 



When the sale is made in container, the quantity need not 

 be marked, provided the container is of one of the following 

 sizes : barrel, half-barrel, bushel, or multiples of the barrel, or 

 sub-multiples of the bushel divisible by two. 



This is better understood by referring to the regulations adopted 

 by the Superintendent of Weights and Measures pursuant to law : 



" Containers for vegetables, produce and fruit of standard 

 size. 



" (a) A barrel shall represent a quantity of 7,056 cubic 

 inches or be of the following dimensions : Head diameter, 

 seventeen and one-eighth inches ; length of stave, twenty- 

 eight and one-half inches ; bilge, not less than sixty-four 

 inches outside ; distance between the heads, not less than 

 twenty-six inches. 



" (b) A half-barrel shall represent a quantity equal to 

 3,528 cubic inches. Not being a multiple of the quart, the 

 half-barrel cannot be used as a container for fruit. 



" (c) Such containers other than barrels or half-barrels 

 need not be marked if of the following sizes : Two bushels, 

 one bushel, half-bushel, one peck, half-peck, quarter-peck, 

 one quart, one pint and one-half pint. 



