STANDARDS FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES DA. 
handling, not more than 10 percent, by count of the 
stalks in any container”? may be below the require-. 
ments of the grade but not more than one half of this 
tolerance, or 5 percent, shall be allowed for defects 
causing serious damage and not more than one fifth 
of this amount, or 1 percent, shall be allowed for 
decay. 
TOLERANCE FOR DIAMETER AND LENGTH 
In order to allow for variations in diameter and 
length incident to proper sizing, not more than 10 
percent, by count, of the stalks in any container * may 
be below the prescribed minimum diameter for the 
grade or any other specified minimum diameter or any 
specified minimum length. 
U.S. No. 2 shall consist of stalks of asparagus 
which are fresh, well trimmed, and not badly mis- 
shapen; which are free from decay and from serious 
damage caused by Spreading or broken tips, dirt, dis- 
ease, insects, or mechanical or other means. 
Unless otherwise specified each stalk shall have a 
diameter of not less than five sixteenths inch and not 
less than one half of the stalk length shall be of a 
green color. Any lot may be otherwise classified as 
to diameter and amount of green color. (See Diam- 
eter Classification, Amount of Green Color, and Stalk 
Length. ) 
TOLERANCE FOR DEFECTS 
In order to allow for variations, other than diameter 
and length, incident to proper grading and handling, 
not more than 10 percent, by count, of the stalks in 
any container” may be below the requirements of the 
grade but not more than one tenth of this tolerance, 
or 1 percent, shall be allowed for decay. 
TOLERANCE FOR DIAMETER AND LENGTH 
In order to allow for variations in diameter and 
length incident to proper sizing, not more than 10 
2'The tolerances specified for the various grades are placed 
on a container basis. However, any lot of asparagus shall 
be considered as meeting the requirements of a_ specified 
grade if the entire lot averages within the tolerances speci- 
fied provided that no sample from the containers in any lot 
is found to exceed the following amounts: For a specified 
tolerance of 10 percent, not more than 11% times the toler- 
ance shall be allowed in any 1 package. For specified tol- 
erances of 5 percent or less, not more than double the 
tolerance shall be allowed in any i package. 
