28 MISC. PUB. 190, U.S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
than 2 inches in diameter; “medium” means 2 to 
31% inches, inclusive; “ large” means over 3144 inehes. 
In order to allow for variations incident to proper 
sizing not more than 5 percent, by weight, of the 
beets in any container may be below any specified 
minimum size and in addition not more than 10 per- 
cent may be above any specified maximum size. 
DEFINITIONS CF TERMS 
As used in these grades: 
‘“ Firm’ means that the beet is not soft, flabby, or 
shriveled. 
“Fairly smooth” means that the appearance of 
the beet is not materially injured by roughness such 
as is caused by abnormal growing conditions or 
roughness of the crowns caused by the shedding of a 
considerable number of dead leaves. Slight roughness 
over the crown or slight pitting caused by the shed- 
ding of dead leaves! shall not be considered as injury 
to the appearance. 
“ Fairly well shaped” means that the beet is not 
misshapen to such an extent as to materially injure 
its appearance. 
* Well trimmed ” means that the tops are trimmed 
to not more than one-half inch in length and that 
unattractive secondary rootlets have been removed. 
‘Soft rot’ means any soft, mushy, or leaky condi- 
tion of the tissue. 
“Damage” means any injury or defect which ma- 
terially injures the appearance of the individual beet 
or the general appearance of the beets in the con- 
tainer, or which cannot be removed without a loss of 
more than 5 percent of the total weight of the beet. 
‘*Diameter ’ means the greatest dimension of the 
beet taken at right angles to the longitudinal axis. 
UNITED STATES STANDARDS FOR ITALIAN 
SPROUTING BROCCOLI 
(Effective July 29, 19380) 
GRADES 
U.S. Faney shall consist of well trimmed stalks of 
Italian sprouting broccoli with compact heads which 
are not overmature; which are free from decay, and 
